Walt Disney World Help Center

What items are not permitted in the parks?

Walt Disney World performs security checks which require all guests and personal belongings to be screened. The following items are prohibited:

  • Weapons of any kind, including objects or toys that appear to be firearms or weapons
  • Self-defense or restraining devices, such as pepper spray or mace
  • Marijuana (including marijuana-enriched products) or any illegal substance
  • Fireworks or other similarly explosive and/or flammable objects, smoke machines, or fog machines
  • Alcoholic beverages, except at Walt Disney World on-site hotels. Wine is permitted at Disney Springs to be consumed at select table service restaurants only.
  • Glass containers (excluding small containers such as baby food jars), except at Walt Disney World on-site hotels
  • Horns, whistles, large megaphones, or artificial noisemakers
  • Recreational devices such as drones, remote-control toys, skateboards, scooters, inline skates, bicycles, or shoes with built-in wheels
  • Strollers that are greater than 31″ (79 cm) in width and 52″ (132 cm) in length
  • Wagons, including stroller wagons
  • Any trailer-like object that is pushed, pulled, or towed by an ECV (Electric Conveyance Vehicle), wheelchair, stroller, or person
  • Suitcases, bags, coolers, or backpacks, with or without wheels, larger than 24″ long x 15″ wide x 18″ high (61 cm x 38 cm x 46 cm) are not allowed in any theme park or water park. Loose or dry ice is not permitted in these containers. Re-usable ice packs are permitted.
  • Folding chairs
  • Selfie sticks, hand-held extension poles for cameras or mobile devices, flags, and banners
  • Tripods or monopod stands that cannot fit inside a standard backpack or that extend over 6’ (183 cm)
  • And more

To view all prohibited items, click here.

Please note that some of these prohibited items only apply to Walt Disney World’s parks and Disney Springs, not on-site hotels.

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