Michigan's Adventure serving Beer

Why does anyone care? If people want to drink beer, they will bring beer to drink in a cooler in their car, even if its available to purchase at the park. Parks should want to cash in on those willing to spend $8 a beer. At those prices, who would want more than 1 or 2.....

I have no issues with people drinking beer at amusement parks. Just "Drink responsibly!" :)

Beer is the last thing i want on a hot summer day at an amusement park! Give me the free cups of ice water!

Actually, beer is very good for hydration, in moderation. There's a reason some races and marathons give the runners a beer at the finish line.

Just sayin'

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JW Addington said:

Why does anyone care? If people want to drink beer, they will bring beer to drink in a cooler in their car,

I've seen this sentiment before, and I wholly disagree. I like beer. If I'm at a park and I feel like having one, I will buy one. There's no way in hell I'm packing a cooler with a six pack so I can go out to the parking lot and have a drink.

It seems to reference back to the notion that people who drink beer are automatically addicts.

I think what he's implying (inferring? I get them mixed up and googling that just made my head hurt, but maybe that's the beer) is that people can't be stopped from doing what they want if they want it bad enough. If a park doesn't sell beer but a drunk needs one during the day, they'll have it. It's an extreme but so is Mid Timbers Guy.

Raven-Phile said:

Actually, beer is very good for hydration, in moderation. There's a reason some races and marathons give the runners a beer at the finish line.

Just sayin'

Actually, the opposite is true. Alcohol inhibits the release of anti-diuretic hormone from the pituitary gland at the base of the thalamus. ADH acts on the kidney to resorb water. Without ADH, the kidney secretes larger amounts of dilute urine, leading to dehydration - one of the contributors of a hangover the next day.

If you're already dehydrated, alcohol is the worst thing you could drink.

I'm not trying to be a dick. It's just a common misconception.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/31408/science-breaking-seal

I like your comment about dehydration, and beer being the worst thing you can drink. So all you pro beer nuts, go to MA, and have that beer, than walk around in that shadeless void, and see how you feel after baking in the sun all day. They actually say, the best thing to do at a place like MA, is to drink plenty of water. Not beer...not soda...water!!

For those of you who have been to the park on a hot day, I hope you won't say I'm full of crap, on how thirsty you get from the lack of shade. I always keep a stocked cooler for of bottle water, pop and iced tea in my car, along with snacks. Still end up buying that ice cream, to cool off.

Those concrete midways get blazing hot. Thought there is still some shade over by Shivering Timbers, but I think that is the only place in the park where you will find decent shade.

If beer makes women more attractive, does it also make lame parks more awesome?

Timber-Rider said:

I always keep a stocked cooler for of bottle water, pop and iced tea in my car,

Caffeine decreases levels of ADH, as does alcohol. Those of us who drink coffee realize it will make you pee more. Thus, if your pop or iced tea is not decaffeinated, you might as well have a beer.

Hey sws. I usually go to most parks after eating a quick meal. I take a cooler to the smaller parks, like Michigan's Adventure or Indiana beach, where I know I can make one or 2 quick trips out to the car, and avoid buying park pop and food. I also drink water from the drinking fountains in the parks as long as I can, so I don't get thirsty. In the case of the bigger parks, like Cedar Point, I will purchase a souvinir mug, get it filled, and get my refill, and in between rinse it out in a restroom, and then fill it with water. I will have one park meal if I get hungry, then when it is time to leave, I will have drinks and food in my car for the trip home. I tried doing the trips to the car at cedar point, and it's too time consuming. But, I spend very little money on park food and drinks, and I save the extra cash to buy a t-shirt, or on ride photo.
On a side note. last time I went, Michigan's Adventure had an all you can drink wristband for $9.95. But, they would not let you use your souvinir bottle for the fill. And, that is what I got with the beagle buck on my locker key return. Kinda stupid.

I've had a lot of beers after a lot of marathons, and it's never had anything to do with re-hydrating.

:)

On a side note. last time I went, Michigan's Adventure had an all you can drink wristband for $9.95.

Beer included?

Tekwardo said:

I think what he's implying (inferring? I get them mixed up and googling that just made my head hurt, but maybe that's the beer) is that people can't be stopped from doing what they want if they want it bad enough.

Writers imply, readers infer.

Timber-Rider said:

I'm saying there are people out there whom have the intent on getting wasted, and there should be no attempt made to cater to them.

You just described a hardcore alcoholic. These people exist, but most of the time won't be found getting their fix off of $8 Budweiser at an amusement park.

I enjoyed a beer in the parking lot at Kings Island once. It lead to all kinds of stupid and regrettable behavior, like riding Son of Beast.

I've been in rock bands my entire life, on and off, so I have performed in many bars over the years. It's a very rare sight to see someone so drunk that they are obnoxious or can't stand up straight. Most people I have ever seen at a bar drink responsibly.

There are some people who can't drink responsibly. They need alcohol to function. They are called alcoholics. One should not look at a person who might drink occasionally, responsibly, and put them into the same group as an alcoholic.

A beer garden is still a little bit different than a bar, I would imagine.

I'm an alcoholic, and one who is lucky to be recovering. A full-throttle non-recovering alcoholic can be a messy sight. But then, you have everyone in between. Most people are fine and "drink responsibly" (which doesn't even make sense to me, which is a good reason for me not to drink), but then there are problem drinkers, and messy drunks. They will always be there, even when you take away all the booze.

There is no reason for a park (or any venue) to not offer alcohol. There will almost always be someone who gets out of hand; places that serve alcohol usually have a protocol to deal with people who drink too much, it's not rocket science.

Plus you can always have security pepper spray the drunk repeatedly as other guests laugh at and record the drunk with their iPhones.

^I heard that looks fantastic when you're riding out a hallucinogenic brownie trip.

Hey gaycoasterguy. They may have a protocol to handle the occassional unruly drunk. But for how long? And, what is ging to keep that person from eventually getting behind the wheel of a car? Again, MA is very rural. How much control are they going to have over a situation that arises? and with such a small police presence in the area, what is going to be the outcome of that situation when it falls outside of the park. Who is going to be responcible?I can see Cedar Point, or Disney, as if something does happen, they have a huge amount of backup outside of the park, with city police and facilities that might handle a situation. In the case of MA, there is nothing but woods and highway for miles. And, the communities around it are very small, with no facilities to fall back on. Any time there is an accident at the park, services have to be called in from cities that are long distance from the park. An accident or injury is my main concern, as emergency services and MA have not had a good track record. There was the Chaos accident, and another incident with the Ferris wheel, where people were stuck on top for 6 hours, while they tried to find a county with a vehicle big enough to do a rescue, and ambulance service would be long distance as well.

Go home Timber-Rider, you're drunk.

Timber-Rider said: Hey gaycoasterguy. They may have a protocol to handle the occassional unruly drunk. But for how long? And, what is ging to keep that person from eventually getting behind the wheel of a car?

You should ask someone who works where alcohol is served. It's probably not much different than the thousands of other places in Michigan that serve. There will always be a occasional issue; I'm sure they will do what they need to do when they need to do it. I assume that is part of having a license to sell alcohol.

Timber-Rider, may I suggest (again) hitting the [Enter] key every few sentences. It would be easier to read your posts.