Heads up MWers!!!
Bring your ID to CDA!!!
Couldn't buy a beer with lunch without one. Then the rudest CM swoped in to snatch my hubbies beer because he saw me take a sip!!!
Had to talk to the manager and finally get a new beer!
Wherever you buy alcohol they ALWAYS I.D you. That's why I haven't gotten my margarita ;( I never carry my I.D lol - Dreamer276.1 #786 8-1-11 1:14PMLike Reply
Who would've thought anyone would get carded for alcohol. The nerve! - PrincessCarmen2580.9 #23 8-1-11 1:15PMLike Reply
Well duh they card you for alcohol. Its the law. - MagicalCaprice480.6 #253 8-1-11 1:16PMLike Reply
They can get sued for not asking for ID. They are just doing their job. - swingingwake217.9 #1415 8-1-11 1:17PMLike Reply
They pretty much card you no matter what all over the resort. It really isn't a bad thing at all! - ythdudette340.0 #446 8-1-11 1:18PMLike Reply
Yeah unfortantly as a server you gotta protect yourself cause your the one that will be fined and in BIG trouble. It sucks I know but its better to be safe than sorry - NeverlandTink421.8 #311 8-1-11 1:18PMLike Reply
I cant believe that Disney would be concered about losing their Alcohal license - Dave 8821.6 #2 8-1-11 1:19PMLike Reply
Seriously, what kind of business is Disney running?? I don't drink but it's common sense to show ID when buying alcohol. - KAA357.1 #409 8-1-11 1:20PMLike Reply
I wouldn't be upset. It's the law to ask for and see ID. We all know this. The CM wasn't rude, they didn't know if you were of age. Take it as a compliment, he thought you were younger than you really are. - DisneyFanZoe1099.6 #74 8-1-11 1:21PMLike Reply
yeah, you don't really get to be mad here. - missgoofy367.8 #392 8-1-11 1:24PMLike Reply
This is like when an old man got carded at cvs and he didn't have an id. He must have been at least 65 - mozbaby132.2 #2602 8-1-11 1:25PMLike Reply
It IS the law in California and can you imagine what would happen if Disney were cited for serving to minors? They must be ultra vigilant. I'm sorry you felt you had a bad experience. I'm sure it was innocent on your part but I can't fault Disney for following the law. I have to say that in this day and age, I'm surprised any adult would be or could be without ID! - MoonWillow375.7 #376 8-1-11 1:25PMLike Reply
Umm hello!!! common sense! It's the law!!! - ERICKA491.4 #249 8-1-11 1:25PMLike Reply
I always carry my ID, you just never know what may happen that you may need it. The CM was just doing their job, noone wants to lose their job! Sometimes businesses have secret shoppers that make sure employees are doing their job, the CM was just watching their own rear. - reinakim221.5 #1366 8-1-11 1:26PMLike Reply
Wow they gave u a new beer? Maybe u should took a bigger sip then. I for one don't like when I don't get carded. I mean had to that long to actually get one legal might as well make it legal by showing ID. Oh yea I suppose u don't carry credit cards or write checks cause u need ID for those things. - Cricket224.1 #1330 8-1-11 1:26PMLike Reply
Wow, I would live to be carded. - SUUZinOC715.9 #141 8-1-11 1:27PMLike Reply
They are just doing their job. - ekwhite463.5 #266 8-1-11 1:32PMLike Reply
I'd like to chime in and say this is a great tip! In fact it's a good idea to have I.D. with you anywhere in California you attempt to buy alcohol, but I'm sure that just about everyone knows that. But for that 1% that doesn't, this is spot on. - Zooter1361.8 #60 8-1-11 1:35PMLike Reply
I'm not complaining about asking for ID. I took that like the big girl I am. It's taking away hubbies beer!!! I was NOT expecting that! - Pwing18.0 #5377 8-1-11 1:37PMLike Reply
Thank you for the tip. It's especially good for out of state MWers - cesium55531.2 #221 8-1-11 1:40PMLike Reply
@pwing If u don't mind me asking are u over 35 or look over 35 I think that's the law to card if u look under 35. - mozbaby132.2 #2602 8-1-11 1:41PMLike Reply
Disney always cards. Partially to make sure you are not a minor but they do even if you look old enough. Reason being that if for whatever reason someone came into that restaurant and carded everyone and found that you had an alcoholic beverage and no ID that would be major trouble for everyone involved. Happened to me when we went to Napa rose. I went without my purse and had to go back to the hotel. Luckily we were staying at the grand that trip. It's frustrating but it's the law and it's meant to protect us. - DisneyBride°O°370.4 #387 8-1-11 1:42PMLike Reply
Didn't you say YOU took a sip of his beer???? When you didn't have ID?? Who's the one at fault here????? - Kenry1285.0 #64 8-1-11 1:45PMLike Reply
The id & alcohol thing- no brainer but... CDA??? Lol.. Jus a friendly lil joke! - ZMaleficent235.5 #1183 8-1-11 1:48PMLike Reply
Cm was just doing his job - RyanP242.3 #1106 8-1-11 1:48PMLike Reply
They could have booted you from the park for that. - 415beachgirl469.0 #264 8-1-11 1:53PMLike Reply
***you should always carry some form of ID with you at all times, God forbid something like a car accident happen, you dont want to be another Jane Doe while your family has no idea where you are. I saw it way too many times in the ER during nursing school, so this situation proves my point. - ERICKA491.4 #249 8-1-11 1:55PMLike Reply
Take it as a complement that you look that young!!! - Elaine406.2 #331 8-1-11 1:56PMLike Reply
Ya the law is 30/30 if you don't look over the age of 30 they have to card you for alcohol and tobacco! - pintsize289.0 #689 8-1-11 1:59PMLike Reply
I've gotten carded for ordering a coke at the bar in DTD so not a big surprise that people get carded there (Disney property). I always card when people buy alcohol at my work, policy is if the person looks 30 and under, even if I know the person is over 21. - JediStitch429.7 #297 8-1-11 2:04PMLike Reply
As a former server I'm on the CMs side. You messed up. It's a no brainer especially at a place like DCA you most likely will be carded. - WeLoveDisneyland413.1 #322 8-1-11 2:05PMLike Reply
i hope i don't get that way at your age - toph2406.7 #26 8-1-11 2:06PMLike Reply
I'm surprised they even replaced the beer. Most places would say too bad you consumed alcohol after not being able to purchase it. - luvmygreenarmyman171.6 #2014 8-1-11 2:45PMLike Reply
I was buying something at the gift shop in the GCH last night and the CM sold a beer to a guest that didn't have ID (he had just come from the pool). I was surprised. He looked old enough but that doesn't mean he was. I teach high school and many of my students would pass for over 21 when I don't! I completely understand not selling alcohol without proper ID. The risk isn't worth it for the seller. - LilSterner2686.2 #20 8-1-11 2:55PMLike Reply
if you took a sip and they asked you for id and u didnt have one the CM could be fine if you were under age. So i understand why they would card you if you take a sip. When i worked at the grocery store if i carded you and you had no id than i cant legally sell to you. same thing in a restaurant. The CM could be fined and lose their job if they do not follow the alcohol policy. - shopalot92650.7 #3793 8-1-11 2:57PMLike Reply
Your pretty lucky he gave you another beer. If you were in the casino in Vegas with no ID you would have been 86. And if you took as sip from the beer you would have both been 86. And no beer or refund. With out legal ID you couldn't even be in the casino and I've had people 86 from there to protect my job. I need money! - vegasbrat403.8 #333 8-1-11 3:01PMLike Reply
if they sell to you, it is a misdemeanor... - ERICKA491.4 #249 8-1-11 3:03PMLike Reply
A good rule of thumb is to always carry some type of identification...not only for attaining liquor but in case of other situations...you just never know ;+) - uscdisneyteacher3328.5 #13 8-1-11 3:07PMLike Reply
I have to do this all the time at Concerts. The CM is just protecting him/her self. - Knik449.4 #279 8-1-11 3:10PMLike Reply
Heck I get all giddy when I get carded these days, almost wanna jump the counter and give em a kiss! - donnievegas1127.7 #72 8-1-11 3:10PMLike Reply
I'm with PE with always having ID on you. I carry mine when I just go jogging. I may overdo it with my health card but if something were to happen and I'm unconcious, I'm taken care of - cesium55531.2 #221 8-1-11 3:11PMLike Reply
I always carry my ID. If i didnt, Iwouldnt get my %20 premimum pass holder discount. - PinTrader262.7 #911 8-1-11 3:12PMLike Reply
I'm sorry...but once I hit 30 I LOVE getting carded...means I am still young and beautiful looking...The law is the law and if a sixteen yo had been sipping the beer you probably wouldn't be upset for it being taken away...oh and one more thing...the service industry is the most difficult job you could imagine and 90% of the time you feel they r being rude... they r just having a HUMAN response to your rudeness! - buzzgrrl13.1 #6127 8-1-11 3:13PMLike Reply
I'm 47 and still get carded. I take it as a compliment and smile. I think it's great , they're just doing what they're told to do - scoot279.0 #757 8-1-11 3:13PMLike Reply
Did you pay your bar tab? - Rob512755.1 #134 8-1-11 3:27PMLike Reply
I hate it when I get carded. Thinking about it I would be thrilled to be carded. But I would be concerned about the server's eye sight. - sr citizen space ranger50.2 #3807 8-1-11 3:35PMLike Reply
Well I'm pregnant so I haven't had alcohol in 5 months, but I still always have ID with me. There are other reasons to need it besides getting booze - TickledTink352.8 #419 8-1-11 3:38PMLike Reply
I'm failing to see the problem here....what responsible adult DOESN'T have their ID especially when buying alcohol? - KissDclown1088.4 #77 8-1-11 3:44PMLike Reply
Ok, I thought MW was a place for MW'ers to come TOGETHER. But wow. Some vicious attacks and some malicious comments. I can see both sides of the coin. Yeah, you should have ID before taking a sip. BUT.... You are at the happiest place on earth with the person you love. My wife and I share drinks all the time. It's not a thought process. It just happens. Grab a sip. We are human. The CM was in the right inbquestioning, but you don't confinscate a drink like that without verification. Obviously, as the manager replaced the drink using his better judgement. And for the person who said that this wouyld happen in Vegas, I live in Vegas and worked in the casino's for many years. This was common place. Lots of ladies don't carry purses or ID on the strip. Apples to appples. I am not siding against anyone here. Just a fellow MW wanted to sound off and perhaps a different approach could have been taken to voice back opinions. - GummyGST31.5 #4386 8-1-11 3:45PMLike Reply
If something ever happened to you and you ended up split from your party and unconceous on the ground with no id they would take you in as a jane doe...you should think about carrying your id - buzzgrrl13.1 #6127 8-1-11 3:48PMLike Reply
If someone looks old, it's silly to card them.. You can't fake old. - Calypso814.4 #118 8-1-11 3:50PMLike Reply
Sorry Gummi if any of us offended you but we love our CMs and our MWrs both...can't we all just get along? - buzzgrrl13.1 #6127 8-1-11 3:50PMLike Reply
MW is not the place for bashing CMs and we all take great offense to it Gummy Thongs. And not one person in this thread was viscious or attacking. I have to have my ID to get my AP discount as a responsible adult especially when purchasing alcohol everyone knows they are going to get carded. - Mrsblue692.4 #151 8-1-11 3:52PMLike Reply
I think that all people must present an ID when they purchase alcohol in CA, regardless of age--many places just don't ask. - Spoonful_O_Sugar439.0 #289 8-1-11 3:54PMLike Reply
I have my ID tattooed on my person just saying!!! - Rob512755.1 #134 8-1-11 3:57PMLike Reply
Technically, everyone should be carded, no matter how old they look. Carding some and not others based solely on appearance is discriminatory. And, since she had tried to buy a beer and had no I.D., the CM had verification, legally, to confiscate the beer. She could not prove she was of legal drinking age, regardless of appearance, and it is illegal to give or share alcoholic beverages or tobacco with someone that is underage. Not trying to be confrontational, just simply pointing out fact and the legality of the situation. My father is a lawyer, so I asked him about it. - DSMonson_CM320.0 #539 8-1-11 3:58PMLike Reply
Smar.teabag, your sick. - KAA357.1 #409 8-1-11 3:58PMLike Reply
"Blame it on the a a a a a alcohol" hahahah. - veronica619517.3 #229 8-1-11 3:59PMLike Reply
I missed the days when I used to get carded. - MimiMouse1015.6 #88 8-1-11 4:00PMLike Reply
I didn't know that was you rob You big weinie! And I still think your sick! - KAA357.1 #409 8-1-11 4:02PMLike Reply
@Sharel...that's too funny. - SUUZinOC715.9 #141 8-1-11 4:07PMLike Reply
I have not been carded a couple times at DCA. At the Karl Strauss booth. I was offended for not getting carded. I'm only 31. Guess I look older :( - Chumash28766.9 #130 8-1-11 4:09PMLike Reply
This post just makes me think of the movie Jack with Robin Williams! He looked very old but was in reality only about 12. That's why they card end of story. - PrincessTianaCM213.1 #1474 8-1-11 4:16PMLike Reply
Didn't get carded at the cove bar. I just turned 21 the day I went.. looks like I could have gone before my birthday.. - Kelseeeey145.6 #2404 8-1-11 4:20PMLike Reply
If you all like drinking at DCA please don't try to cheat the system. Do you understand if they get caught serving minors all booze sales will go? They will be served a fine and yet you all complain when ticket prices go up. You guys really bother me. It's simple follow the rules - Smart.tea205.4 #1585 8-1-11 4:23PMLike Reply
I am still failing to see why responsible adults don't carry an ID....you should always have some sort of identification on you at all times. Ladies your ID fits in your bra. No excuses not to have it. What if something happened and someone needed to identify you? That being said...I agree with smart.tea and I'm very thankful at 36 I still get carded. It's a compliment. - KissDclown1088.4 #77 8-1-11 7:50PMLike Reply
I'm 38, and have only purchased beer once in DCA. I wasn't carded. Depends on who's working I guess... For those of you who are interested, the drinking age in Canada is 18 or 19, depending on the Province. - proudcanuck476.9 #256 8-1-11 7:58PMLike Reply
I took a sip from my sisters margarita once a cm ran after us to card me.. After I showed her my I.d. I wasn't mad or upset I figured that was a sign to go get myself my own margarita - Momof2princesses151.6 #2305 8-1-11 8:06PMLike Reply
I got carded at the fair and I literally laughed!! Then I had to wear a stupid bracelet to prove I was old enough to drink it!! I can see both sides here, but we really love our CMs here (I happen to live with one), so tread softly with any criticism of them! P.S. I always carry ID. - TinkPen428.4 #298 8-1-11 8:08PMLike Reply
Consider it a compliment and remember next time. You would hate to see the CM lose their job because you knew you were of age. - SETumbo295.7 #651 8-1-11 8:21PMLike Reply
I'm glad they're strict about alcohol at the parks! And I'd like to take this moment to remind everyone to be kind to those in customer service, especially food service. And that the customer is usually wrong, considering the employee goes through extensive training on company policy and now all food service employees are required to be food handler certified, ensuring that proper food safety policy is followed. K, that's my rant. - ladylikesdisney926.7 #96 8-1-11 9:05PMLike Reply
I agree I work in fast food and trust me it is a very hard customer service job to do - Momof2princesses151.6 #2305 8-1-11 9:36PMLike Reply
In Alaska you have to have your ID if you're in the store with someone who is buying alcohol! My husband couldn't buy beer to take home because I came in with him without my ID. It isn't just DL or DCA! Laws everywhere have become more strict to stop under age drinking. The fines are very steep so you don't want to chance it as a business owner. - AKMouse376.7 #371 8-1-11 9:56PMLike Reply
I hardly ever leave the house without ID, and I fail to see how anyone can go to Disneyland without one. I have a minimum of 4 things on me every trip: ID, AP, phone, car key. - bluefairy628.8 #176 8-1-11 11:59PMLike Reply
I happen to be a CM that works the Beer Truck over in DCA. I card just about everyone that I think looks under the age of 30. If we card you and you don't have your ID, and I see you drink off someone elses beer, I would take it.
It's the law, and part of my job as someone that serves beer at DCA. - CM_AndiMc26.0 #4676 8-2-11 12:06AMLike Reply
First, people accuse DCA of serving minors alcohol at elecTRONica, now people are up in arms about alcohol being taken away from someone drinking it who didn't have ID. Wow, really?? - TickledTink352.8 #419 8-2-11 12:13AMLike Reply
well the CM could have asked for an ID before snatching the beer but still, she was just doing her job - DonaldMissingPants296.2 #648 8-2-11 12:27AMLike Reply
I was carded trying to buy a churro once it sucked. Then I took a bite out of my nieces churro and they took it!! We got some popcorn though and everything was alright. :-) '-) - Sam241475.6 #259 8-2-11 12:28AMLike Reply
The laws in CA state that you are to carry identification on your person at all times in public. So if you would have been obeying the law there would have been no problem - MouseMomx3140.1 #2489 8-2-11 9:35AMLike Reply
Crikey just read this post and need to admit I am one of the 1% who had no idea of the law ( I am foreign so hopefully excused) but when I was at DL we didn't carry ID as we couldn't risk losing our passports so had them in the safe. We weren't carded (thankfully) as we wouldn't have had any ID. So thanks for the tip. Next time I will carry! - Cath26.3 #4653 8-2-11 9:54AMLike Reply
I think we should comment 109 more times to tell her she is dumb for not having her ID... jk peoples post were mean and hurtful. Im sure she knows the law. Holy cow let's be nice!!! - megamouse158.4 #7567 8-2-11 10:35AMLike Reply
We are being nice, no one was being mean here. We are giving true facts. Obviously she doesn't know the law if this situation happened. - ERICKA491.4 #249 8-2-11 10:37AMLike Reply
it's the snarky attitudes that come across as mean. yeah it's ugly but that's unfortunately how people think they can interact with people. - mochamistie272.8 #821 8-2-11 10:41AMLike Reply
Very well said! Be happy everyone we all love the same thing :-) :-) - megamouse158.4 #7567 8-2-11 10:54AMLike Reply
Side note: GummyGST is not Gummy(Thongs). A simple profile/posts check confirms this. - stuffedwithfluff16.4 #5576 8-2-11 10:55AMLike Reply
We live and learn, and that's okay with all the "jumping on" aside. Better luck next time pwing. Make it up to yourself by having two next time :) - MrAndMrsDisney16.8 #5511 8-2-11 11:26AMLike Reply
I once went to Vegas and was refused to be sold a drink because the group I was with had a couple people in it who weren't of .legal age to drink...its not something to be that upset about honestly..I don't understand why you wouldn't carry your I.d. card on you regardless..especially if you planned on buying something that requires id verification.. - AndrewJ158.9 #2203 8-2-11 11:38AMLike Reply
