Cargo shorts, people. How many times do I have to say it before it sinks in.
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2 problems with cargo shorts:
- they look ridiculous, especially full.
- you have to unpack your pockets everytime you go through security. How is this at all better than a bag?
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But that was interesting because you only had that reaction because the t-shirt stirred something in you. I’m SUPER NOT wanting to talk about politics. AT ALL. EVER. But the t-shirt raised an eyebrow when I saw it because it is clearly political. Some will agree with the sentiment. Others won’t. But that’s the point: it’s political. And WE ALL agree that politics has NO PLACE in Disney World.
I don’t think you’re getting just how small the bag and its contents are. And how little they weigh. I might actually set it up and weigh it right now.
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@Randall1028 is right. Except as to number.
- Hugely uncomfortable to wear in hot and humid weather.
Do you?
Actually, at Christmas when I went bagless, I did take big things out of my pockets for security to inspect.
Um. You are saying this about a place where grown adults go around wearing Mickey Mouse Ears? 
It is entirely hands free all day long. And I don’t have to unpack my pockets every time. Only the things that might set off concern. Usually, my cargo shorts are fairly light weight. Small tube of sunblock, my blood glucose meter, my phone, and my keys. (Wallet goes in my back pocket.) Not much need for anything else!
Are they? Never noticed.
How does security know that it doesn’t contain acid?
Why are you carrying keys around Disney World? They could form quite an effective weapon.
Wrong. Poncho. Mini-fan. Inflatable cushion. To name but three.
I have very delicate skin.
And you’re not fat.
One of my kids was briskly walking with a Dunkin’ Donuts drink, and drinking from the straw when he tripped and fell. Both hands were holding the drink, and he didn’t let go, so didn’t use his hands to brace himself. When he landed, the straw actually scratched the inside of his mouth bad enough that we ended up at the doctors office. I can’t imagine what that would have looked liked if he had been using a stainless steel straw - or even one of the more rigid straws.
Anyway, I avoid the stainless steel and hard plastic straws because of that incident. It’s stupid, I know, but seeing my three year old bleeding from his mouth was not pleasant 
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Incorrect. I saw you going off on a tangent, a political one at that (because what other reason IS there for pointing out that t-shirt), and it wasn’t going to end well.
You haven’t been there since the new security measures went in, right? You are to empty your pockets of everything when going through security. Which means you’ll need to unload everything each time you enter a park.
It. gets. real. old. fast. hehe so instead I just hand over a bag and let security zip through it. Coming from the Contemporary (where there is no “bagless line”) makes it super-speedy.
Not stupid at all. I would be the same way. All it takes is one bad step while taking a sip and you suddenly have a new breathing tube. 
Of course they only consider this if it is cargo shorts. If a small tube of sunblock is in a bag, there’s no way it could contain acid!
Because I have to get back into my car at the end of the day somehow.
We used to bring ponchos. Kind of gave that up, other than the super thin emergency ones you get at dollar tree that you can fit in ANY pocket, cargo or otherwise. Mini-fan? Now you’re being ridiculous! Inflatable cushion? We don’t spend enough time in shows for that to be practical. Perhaps FOTLK could benefit, but I’ve survived it well without any adding padding on my seat! Can’t think of any other case where it would be useful.
I’m fine with that, actually. That is how Universal was, and I much preferred Universal’s security. I had to empty everything. But we’re talking about once per day, a process that takes less than a minute. No big deal.
I should amend this. At Universal, it isn’t once per day. Some of the rides (such as Hulk and RRR) you have to go through security check where you effectively have to empty your pockets as well. Still, I found it not a big deal.
well I park hop, so I’m constantly getting checked. Breakfast in MK (check), then to Epcot (2x check), then dinner somewhere, and then another park (check again).
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This actually reminds me. Pocket change, which applies whether using a bag or not. I need to remember to bring along a small snack-sized ziplock baggie or maybe find a small coin purse. When it comes time to empty pockets, pocket change is the worst!!!
That genuinely wasn’t my intention. We’re talking about what Disney does and does not allow. And @ryan1 awoke the lawyer in me and so I’m thinking about their policies — and how they enforce them — in general.
Again, I’d just say that it’s clear that you acknowledge that it’s a political t-shirt. And I’m fairly sure those are not allowed. I make no comment about whether I agree or disagree with the politics of the t-shirt. That is a private matter between me and my confessor.
Ugh. That’s a really good point. I wonder if the bent straws are less dangerous. Or do I now have to invest in the rubbery kind.
Or, as @Randall1028 suggested (and which had actually occurred to me) take two straws each time so that when one gets soggy I can switch it out.
I was making the wider point that if you think my bag could be weaponised, well so could a tube of sunblock.
Yes
Oh yeah. Good point. Bags win again.
Ugh. Now I have to check Universal’s rules about my bag.
Mayday mayday! 
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I question the logic in that. When you go on Hulk, etc., you have to check things into a locker (bag or otherwise). The entire process takes almost exactly the same time whether stuff in my pockets or a bag. But the bag must be handled/addressed for EVERY SINGLE RIDE, where as the cargo pockets only have to be addressed very minimally. I see this as another reason to avoid bags, not bags winning! Because for 95% of the rides, I don’t have to worry about bags at all.
Now, when I was transitioning from kids with stroller and huge bag/basket to carry things down to now being bagless, I did use the waist pack. It was a good compromise, because I was still handsfree and only very few rides did I have to take it off. But cargo shorts are still better.
OK, Universal says:
Visitors may bring into Universal Studios … soft-sided insulated bags no larger than 8.5” wide x 6” high x 6” deep. Prohibited items are … hard-sided coolers
(my emphasis)
Well, this goes back to my original concern. Have you EVER seen anyone carry around a hard-sided BAG? I haven’t in any amusement park/theme park EVER. Coolers, yes. So, I can’t see them thinking to add a caveat to call out hard-sided bags (cases?) explicitly when it is something no one does.
The lawyer in you might say, “Ha! You didn’t say hard-sided cases!” But that doesn’t change the fact the security guy will stare at you and go, “I don’t care. You ain’t bringing that thing in here!” 