Guides
A venue page tells you what one place allows. These explain the rules themselves — where they come from, why they differ so much between venues that look alike, and what the exceptions actually get you.
Each guide is written against the same sourced, dated policy data as the rest of the site, and the figures in them are computed live rather than typed in — so they don't quietly go stale.
The clear bag policy, explained
What the rule actually requires, which leagues enforce it and which don't, the sizes in use, and how medical exceptions really work.
Read the guide →Medical supplies, mobility devices, and service animals
Nothing here is refused anywhere — what varies is the process. Which gate to use, how medical items sidestep bag rules, milk storage versus the cooler ban, and where emotional support animals fall.
Read the guide →Can you bring your own water and food?
The sharpest divide in the data: theme parks nearly all let you bring water, stadiums nearly all don't. What 'conditional' means in practice, and the empty-bottle workaround.
Read the guide →Going to a game or park with a baby
Pumps, milk, formula, and diaper bags are almost always permitted — and your diaper bag gets a much bigger allowance than your own. Strollers are the exception that catches people out.
Read the guide →Cameras, drones, and filming
Every venue allows cameras and none allows them unconditionally. Lens limits, tripods, selfie sticks, and why drones are the most banned item we track.
Read the guide →Stadium & arena parking, decoded
Free parking is rarer than you'd think, advance purchase pays off at sports venues but not theme parks, and an honest look at how much parking pricing online — ours included — is really a confirmed number.
Read the guide →Can you bring your own alcohol? The real rules
BYOB is a dead end almost everywhere, so that's not the question worth asking. Football counts by quarter, baseball counts by inning, and a handful of venues don't sell it at all.
Read the guide →What actually gets you stopped at security
The ban itself isn't news — venues override state concealed-carry law to keep it that way, pepper spray and fireworks ride along with it, and we found exactly one real exception across every venue we track.
Read the guide →Can you leave and come back? The re-entry rules
Unlike most rules on this site, this one genuinely splits by venue type — theme parks allow it by default, sports venues almost never do. 'Conditional' usually means a scan, a stamp, or a wristband, not a free pass.
Read the guide →If there's a rule you keep getting caught out by, tell us and it'll go near the top of the list for the next one.