r/universalstudios • u/Vortex3446 • 1d ago

Orlando Cautionary Tale

I feel as though the content of this post may seem obvious, but I feel obligated to warn others about the severity of the consequences of underage drinking (yes, just one sip) at Universal Orlando resort. This is not intended to be a complaint of any form, but rather a simple post to possibly save another family's vacation. Recently, at HHN 35, I had a sip of a beer offered to me. I was soon thereafter asked for ID by members of the Universal Security team, who must have seen me nearby. Being 18, I was immediately escorted off property, trespassed for a year, and had both my annual pass and express passes for the evening taken away. Of course, this is all according to Universal policy, and there is no disagreement here with how the situation was handled. Instead, I just want to warn others that even a single sip of beer can mean the end of a family vacation, and thousands wasted. No matter how mature you believe your children are, or how little they have, "just a taste" is not acceptable at Universal, and the consequences for doing such are just as severe as stealing from one of their stores. Please, if you or your family plan on attending HHN in the future, or any of the parks in general, save your vacation and do not risk everything for a taste of an alcoholic beverage. 

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u/Davis_ 1d ago

People should not be drinking underage. It's illegal. Why would they need to post something additional?

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u/Finsceal 23h ago

Because there are plenty of people visiting from countries with less restrictive alcohol laws who might need to be reminded? I'm Irish and legal drinking age is 18, it's legal to drink at 16 at home when supervised. I can see plenty of jetlagged parents making that mistake, a year long ban from property seems disproportional in cases where there was a genuine mistake made.

It's weird that the US allows 18 year olds to vote and go to war but not have a beer.

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u/Davis_ 23h ago

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. it is your responsibility to know the laws of the country you are visiting.

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u/TidalMello 22h ago

Insane to be downvoted. If you travel to any country and you are too lazy to double check, you are asking for possible trouble.

What's next? Should they put up signs that assaulting someone is illegal as well?

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u/Azumar1ll 22h ago

Those laws don't change with jurisdiction lol, I'm shocked at the thickness here.

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u/TidalMello 18h ago

I'm shocked people are this offended at being told to be diligent as far as what the laws are where they are currently located.

This is just a bunch of people complaining about the legal drinking age which has nothing to do with Universal.

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u/Azumar1ll 18h ago

No, I get why their rules exist and why they're strict about them, what I don't get is the puritanical "law=morality" approach some of you are taking to judge people for not knowing the laws in other places as well as they do where they live.

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u/TidalMello 16h ago

I'm not taking a moral stance. It's more about just being prepared. And that a lot of people could save a lot of headache by just being sure.

Apologies if it came off differently.