Bringing Refillable Water Bottles to Walt Disney World: A Park-by-Park Guide
Yes, you can bring your own refillable water bottles and snacks into all four Walt Disney World theme parks. Packing your own saves money, cuts down on single-use plastic, and keeps the whole crew hydrated through long Florida days and longer lines.
Below: the rules you need to know, a park-by-park guide to matching your kids' FUNtainer® bottles and food jars to the lands they'll love most, and a grown-up bottle that handles coffee at rope drop and ice water by afternoon.
The rules: what you can bring
Disney allows outside food and nonalcoholic drinks as long as they aren't in glass, don't need heating, reheating, processing, refrigeration or temperature control in the park, and don't have strong odors. Let a Security Cast Member know you're carrying food when you enter. (Disney FAQ)
| Rule | What it means for you |
| No glass | Stainless steel bottles and food jars are fine. Glass baby food jars are the only exception. |
| No alcohol | Water, juice, milk and coffee only. |
| Bag and cooler size | Nothing larger than 24" L x 15" W x 18" H. |
| No loose or dry ice | Use reusable ice packs, or skip ice entirely with a vacuum-insulated bottle. |
| No plastic straws at Animal Kingdom | Applies at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, the water parks and Animal Kingdom Lodge. Choose a spout lid on those days. |
| Prepare food before you arrive | Pack meals and snacks at your hotel, ready to eat. |
Source: Walt Disney World Resort Property Rules. Rules can change, so check Disney's site before your trip.
Pro tip: Any quick-service dining location will give you a free cup of ice, so you can top off your bottle all day.
Park-by-park: match the bottle to the magic
Every FUNtainer® bottle is vacuum-insulated stainless steel that keeps drinks cold up to 12 hours with no ice. Choose a 12oz straw lid or a 16oz spout lid for older kids. Pair any bottle with a matching 10oz food jar for fresh fruit, crackers or a packed lunch.
Magic Kingdom: Princesses, Mickey and Minnie
Castle views call for royalty. Ariel fits right in near her Fantasyland ride, and Mickey and Minnie are the original park greeters.
• 16oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Disney Princess Ariel ($25.99)
• 12oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Disney Princess ($20.99)
• 10oz FUNtainer® Food Jar Disney Mickey Mouse
• 10oz FUNtainer® Food Jar Disney Minnie Mouse
EPCOT: Frozen and Moana
Head to Norway for Anna and Elsa, then splash through Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana.
• 16oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Disney Frozen ($25.99)
• 16oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Disney Princess Moana ($25.99)
• 12oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Moana 2 ($20.99)
• 10oz FUNtainer® Food Jar Disney Moana ($21.99)
Hollywood Studios: Toy Story
Shrink down to toy size in Toy Story Land with Woody, Buzz and the whole gang.
• 16oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Toy Story Woody ($25.99)
• 16oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Toy Story Buzz ($25.99)
• 12oz FUNtainer® Water Bottle Toy Story Movie ($20.99)
• 10oz FUNtainer® Food Jar Toy Story Movie ($21.99)
Animal Kingdom: go spout-lid
Plastic straws aren't allowed here, so pack a 16oz spout-lid bottle for this day. Any of the 16oz characters above work.
For toddlers
The 10oz FUNtainer® Sippy Spout Water Bottle ($19.99) has easy-grip handles, a soft spout with a flip-up cover and keeps drinks cold up to 12 hours.
What to pack in the food jar
FUNtainer® food jars keep food cold up to 7 hours or hot up to 5. Pack berries, grapes, cut melon or yogurt cold. For mac and cheese, fill the jar at your hotel right before you head out so it's ready to eat at lunch, no reheating needed.
For the grown-ups: coffee at rope drop, ice water by noon
The Disney Signature Collection is a 16oz stainless steel bottle with refined character art of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck or Stitch. It keeps drinks hot up to 10 hours or cold up to 24 hours.
Fill it with coffee before the bus to the park and sip it hot through your first two or three queues. Once the cup's empty, rinse it at a restroom sink and refill with ice water from any quick-service counter for the afternoon. The push-button lid with locking ring keeps it from leaking in your park bag.
• Shop the 16oz Stainless Steel Direct Drink Bottle, Disney Signature
Pack it the night before
• Fill kids' bottles with cold water and refrigerate overnight.
• Label every bottle and jar with the included name stickers.
• Swap to spout lids on Animal Kingdom day.
• Pack food jars at the hotel the morning of.
• Brew coffee into your Signature bottle on the way out the door.
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Sources
• Walt Disney World: Outside Food and Drink FAQ
• Walt Disney World Resort Property Rules