Disney World Enforces Unwritten Dress Code Policy on Florida Guests

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A man recently shared his story of getting kicked out of EPCOT for allegedly violating Walt Disney World Resort’s dress code by wearing a bright yellow tuxedo. Although the outfit didn’t directly violate the Central Florida Disney vacation destination’s rules, it drew enough attention that security deemed it too risky to remain in the park.The Disney Dress CodeWalt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort’s dress code policies drew viral attention in the early 2020s, sparking a TikTok trend in which countless guests purposely wore revealing clothing to the theme parks to get free shirts. Videos about the trend garnered millions of views, causing so many people to try it that, to this day, Disney cast members rarely give away free merchandise to guests in violation of attire rules. Instead, guests have to purchase their own replacement clothing or return to their hotel rooms to change.Credit: DisneyStill, the written attire policies have stayed largely the same over the years. Both United States Disney parks ban clothing that is too explicit, dangerous, and, for guests 14 and older, resembles a costumed Disney character. The full list of prohibited attire reads:Costumes and costume masks, which may not be worn by Guests 14 years of age or older.Exceptions:Specific Separately Ticketed Events. See below.Clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphicsExcessively torn clothingClothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environmentClothing that touches or drags on the groundClothing with multiple layers is subject to search upon entryObjectionable tattoosSure, a yellow tuxedo isn’t revealing, or a direct copy of a costumed Disney character. But Walt Disney World Resort notes that the list of prohibited items is not all-inclusive; security cast members have the right to deny entry or remove anyone from the theme parks that they consider “inappropriate or attire that could detract from the experience of other Guests.”Credit: DisneyThat’s how Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, ended up kicked out of EPCOT.Yellow Tuxedo Banned From EPCOTCredit: DisneyLast week, Jesse Cole (@yellowtuxjesse on Instagram) recounted the time he was kicked out of EPCOT for wearing his now-iconic yellow tuxedo to promote the release of his book, “Find Your Yellow Tux.”Disney was 100% right when inviting me to leave! Looking back, it makes total sense why they did what they did.My World Book Tour at EPCOT will go down as one of the not so great ideas I’ve had over the years But hey… ideas are everything. In order to get to the great ideas, you have to have some not so great ideas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jesse Cole (@yellowtuxjesse)Cole started his 2017 “world tour” in the Mexico Pavilion, asking Disney cast members and guests around the World Showcase to say “Go Bananas” or “yellow tuxedo” in their native languages to promote the book. It wasn’t until he reached the Morocco Pavilion that Walt Disney World Resort security approached him.“A security guard has his eyes on me, and he comes over, and he says, ‘Sir, we’re gonna have to ask you to leave,’” Cole recalled. “‘You’re confusing our guests as one of our characters.’ And that was that. He walked me out of the park, and my world book tour was cut short.”Credit: DisneyStill, Cole holds no animosity toward Walt Disney World Resort and agrees with security’s decision to remove him from EPCOT.“Looking back, it makes complete sense,” he said. “I believe you either have a success or you have a story, and with this world book tour, we certainly had a story.”Although Cole wasn’t dressed as a character, Disney frowns upon guests drawing attention and posting for photos with strangers–like a character performer would. By filming a promotion for his book, he was also violating Walt Disney World Resort’s rule against “photography, videotaping or recording of any kind, or otherwise engaging in any activity, for unapproved commercial purposes.”Credit: Disney Parks BlogFortunately, Cole’s tension with the Disney parks is definitely in the past. His baseball team, the Savannah Bananas, returned to Disneyland Resort for the second official “Savannah Bananas Day” on March 26. The event included meet-and-greets with players, a special cavalcade, exclusive entertainment, and a merchandise pop-up at Downtown Disney.Have you ever seen someone in an outfit that you thought violated the dress code at Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort? Share your experience with Inside the Magic in the comments!Please note that the story outlined in this article is based on a personal Disney Parks guest experience. No two guest experiences are alike, and this article does not necessarily align with Inside the Magic’s personal views on Disney Park operations.The post Disney World Enforces Unwritten Dress Code Policy on Florida Guests appeared first on Inside the Magic.