Disney World Restaurant Bans Children

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AP
Posted: 2008-01-05 18:31:00
Filed Under: Nation News, Travel News
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 5) - The home of Mickey Mouse, Tigger and Tinkerbell has banned kids from its fanciest restaurant.

Beginning this week, children under 10 are no longer welcome at Victoria & Albert's in the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Victoria & Albert's is Walt Disney World's only restaurant with an AAA five-diamond rating.

"We want to be the restaurant that's available for that adult experience," said general manager Israel Perez.

Only about three families a month ever brought young children to Victoria & Albert's, said Rosemary Rose, Disney's vice president for food, beverage and merchandise operations.

Men are required to wear jackets, and women must wear dresses or pantsuits. The hushed atmosphere features live harp music, and the menu, which changes daily, offers seven-course dinners that can last as long as three hours. Prices start at $125 a person.

Rose noted that there are plenty of dining options for families at Disney, which World has 97 other full-service restaurants.


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2008-01-05 16:20:38

[Siren]

I think its a good idea. Kids don't mix in those sorts of restaurants anyways. 10 and over are far more understanding about the atmosphere there, so it makes sense.

[Disney Villain]

This is a very good idea. I have eaten at that resturant many times before and I can see how people could get upset over the younger children. It's a very classy restaurant and the majority of people are there to relax. Now don't get me wrong I love kids. When we travel to Disneyworld each year we bring about 8 children under twelve with us (big family, lol). I'm just saying that because of the restaurant and its atmosphere this is a good move on Disney's part.

[Siren]

As a mom, I was saying I agree with the idea. So yeah, I love kids too. But kids have a place and a fancy restaurant is not a place for Happy Meal kids. My daughter is 9, so almost of age to eat there, but as good as she is, she wouldn't enjoy it. There would be likely nothing to color, lol. And a lot of adults go to Disney World without kids. Especially for business and conventions. So it gives a place for adults to go without worrying about distractions from other people's kids.

[Disney Villain]

As a mom, I was saying I agree with the idea. So yeah, I love kids too. But kids have a place and a fancy restaurant is not a place for Happy Meal kids. My daughter is 9, so almost of age to eat there, but as good as she is, she wouldn't enjoy it. There would be likely nothing to color, lol. And a lot of adults go to Disney World without kids. Especially for business and conventions. So it gives a place for adults to go without worrying about distractions from other people's kids.

I completely agree with you. Most children (if not all children) would not care for the food in the restaurant. I know for a fact that all of my younger cousins, like your daughter, would be well behaved but not enjoy the experience.

[Prudence]

I most likely would have liked it during my "underage" decade, but I digress. It would be completely unreasonable to have maturity tests for the kids who think they want to dine in said restaurant, and the new rule makes perfect sense.