Gold Coast Theme parks ban packed lunches

**Doing my best** · July 27th, 2009, 04:11 PM

Just thought I would post this for any families planning on visiting in the near future..

Theme parks Sea World and Movie World ban cut lunches | The Courier-Mail

Lunch ban at theme parks - Local News - Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

**Rach75** · July 27th, 2009, 04:14 PM

easy way round that is get a pass out and have lunch in your car we have done this rather than lugh esky with us

**Just Me** · July 27th, 2009, 04:26 PM

At least they let you take in water and fruit but FAR OUT!!! They are going to have a lot of people who simply don't eat while they are there for the day because it is soooo expensive.

At the moment, I have GD. I don't have a food allergy as such, but I do have to be very careful about what I eat and most commercially prepared foods are simply not appropriate and would send my sugars sky high. I most probably wouldn't be able to find anything to eat unless they offer healthy options, but last time we were there, short of doing the buffet for like $30 a head, extremely overpriced burgers and chips were about the only other option.

Also pregnant people are meant to be careful with pre-prepared sandwhiches and salads so if you don't want to pay for the ludicrous buffet or eat burgers and chips, there are not too many other options either.

Not an incredibly well thought out decision, I don't think.

**mbear** · July 27th, 2009, 05:08 PM

this will add another $100-$150 to your day out for a family of 4 -easy. We took our older two girls up to QLD in Dec for the day just to go to dreamworld. We bought 2 bags of potato chips, 4 water iceblocks, and 2 bottles of water, and DH can back with loose change from a $50!!!! Imagine actually feeding the family lunch !!!!!!

**Lulu** · July 27th, 2009, 05:17 PM

Pfft, they can get stuffed. They never sell anything I would like to eat, even if it didn't cost a bomb. Lunch in the car for me next time!

**bon** · July 27th, 2009, 07:28 PM

I just think this is disgusting. Unless they are able to cater to a wide variety of diets - such as providing vegetarian, halal, kosher, low-allergenic etc alternatives - there is no way this can work, not to mention it is just plain wrong - what right do they have to ban people from eating their own food? There is no way I would take my kids to a theme park and not pack food, even if it was just a lot of snacks to get them through the day.

**AngelPunks** · July 27th, 2009, 07:55 PM

we've always packed a lunch, left it in the car (in an esky) and gotten a pass-out at lunchtime - we've driven somewhere nearby to a park for a picnic - or if we've not been able to do that - we've bolted to the nearest take-away or supermarket and gotten something.

If you've not got an esky - why not the "cooler" bags from coles/woolies and throw a couple of icebricks in there

**Inertia** · July 27th, 2009, 08:15 PM

I have an allergy. I am allergic to spending good money on overpriced junk food.

Think they will let me in with my sangas?

**Lulu** · July 27th, 2009, 08:17 PM

If they made a commitment to serve something decent, by qualified staff (not just things you deep fry and hope for the best), I would be happy to eat there.

But the other thing is the lack of practicality. If I'm wandering around these HUGE places, I don't want to have to run back all the way to the food part if I'm peckish...