@gregorykicks thank you so much. Great information! If they allow me to bring water in with me and a few snacks. Then the lunch prices and one or two drinks each for the day should be doable.
any advice from you or anyone on this thread on whether to pay with credit card or cash while we are there that day? there is always a concern of cash getting lost/stolen... but these days its just as dangerous to pay with a card. i've had mine compromised twice in the last 6 months with fraudulent charges.