Disneyland in Shanghai, China, is now allowing outside food after a lawsuit in March. A student named Wang filed the said lawsuit against Shanghai Disneyland in March after being barred from bringing her own food. The theme park’s rules were criticized online as discrimination against Asians, since Europe and US Disneyland parks allow visitors to bring in outside food. The new policy now allows guests to bring outside edible items, except for the ones with bad odors, as Reuters detailed:
"We value the feedback from our visitors. The updated food-carrying guidelines are implemented based on the point of safety and ensuring visitors' satisfaction," Shanghai Disneyland staff told AFP on the phone.
The new policy states "guests are allowed to bring outside food and beverage items into the Park for self-consumption," provided that they do not need to be reheated or refrigerated and "do not have pungent odors" such as durian fruit.
Whole watermelons and stinky tofu are also excluded, according to state newspaper People's Daily.
The company's website shows it will continue to check all personal belongings and require all guests to pass through a metal detector in accordance with the law, despite public concerns over privacy.
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