Posted on 01/25/2016 7:50:13 AM PST by PJ-Comix
I remember the last time I was at Epcot. It was the early '90s during Disney World's off-peak season; it was overcast, and there was a tornado watch.
Utterly terrified by the idea that my blankey and bunny could be swept away by a twister, I cried until my parents allowed me to take them with me into the park. We ultimately compromised on storing them safely in the rental car trunk. Kids don't really possess rationality.
A handful of decades later, I'm back. And I'm a big boy now. So that can mean only one thing: I’m going to drink my way through each country of Epcot's World Showcase. Of course.
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p.s. I'm not driving home since my wife will be my designated driver. In fact she is not even going in there. I sold her on the story that one of us has to be sober and to buy an extra ticket for her only to not drink will be a waste. BTW, I got a GREAT deal on that ticket via GroupOn.
I hope you have your GPS enabled and maybe the Find a ‘Friend enabled as well.
I went to Disney during spring break about 20 years ago. I did that once. It was like going to the continuous running of the Indy 500 but with more kids. A lot more.
I like going to the 500, but Disney...not so much.
If they have Tuborg in the “beers from Denmark” category, I would like to try that myself but not with anyone else’s wife whether she’s sober or not!
Lol, try going there New Year’s Eve night. It is one huge party!
The All-You-Can-Drink tickets at the rum festival are $50 but GroupOn had them on sale for $35. I bought my GroupOn when they had a 20% discount on GroupOns so it only cost me $28. And that is about what only a couple of drinks at Epcot can cost you.
I suppose you still have to buy the individual drinks.
Will share a story: Many, many moons ago, I worked for that outfit, here and in Japan. In Japan the rides had sponsors(corporations) that got special privileges for bigwigs.. I walked each day in a tunnel that passed under one of these rides (with a western theme) and there was a grand set of doors that was always locked. One day the doors were ajar. Being the impolite and curious gaijin that I was, I went to investigate. It was a VIP lounge like none other... Fine oak and furniture with leather upholstery, plush rugs, the best of the booze in a bar that was magnificent! There were side doors that I was sure led to bedrooms and was on my way to confirm this when the attendant returned and drove me out in an apoplectic fit. I am sure a Japanese worker would have been fired on the spot. I learned that all of the rides had such rooms for the corporate fat cats to while away their time as the kiddies did the park stuff.
This actually kind of sounds like a bit of fun, and I’m normally one to shun the Big Attractions. I’m much more comfortable in little one-off holes-in-the-wall.
I’d have to pace myself a bit though, and avoid the hard stuff.
Why? The ticket is for ALL-You-Can-Drink.
Wow that's a pretty decent price. What's the time frame that you get to drink?
FYI
3 to 11 PM. And I plan to be there at 3 sharp. If I'm lucky I will find a TERRIFIC new rum I hadn't tried before. Right now I enjoy Flor de Cana best. Aged rum.
BTW, until the American Revolution, Rum was the biggest business enterprise in New England. I believe that John Hancock had to smuggle that stuff in to avoid high British taxes.
Too many people will show just to get sloppy drunk. Too many angry drunks come to these things.
Unless you come early and leave early you are almost certainly going to have your day ruined by some obnoxious SOB.
Hopefully it will be mostly happy drunks. I plan to stick around to no later than 9 PM or maybe a couple of hours earlier.
BTW, I sort of had an all-you-can-drink rum experience at the age of 8 soon after we moved to Puerto Rico. My dad stocked up on a variety of rums but the rum that most interested me was a banana rum since it was sweet. Soooo.... I used to sneak a shot or two on the sly but one day my dad caught me and I thought I was in big trouble. My father looked at me sternly and told me to fill a big glass full of that rum. I did as he told me and then he told me to drink it all down, after which he would tell me a story. So I did as he instructed and felt extremely dizzy. While the world was whirring around me, I asked him what the story was.
At that point his face went from looking stern to breaking out in a big smile as he said, "Drinking that stuff is not good for little boys."
While at a conference in Orlando some years back the sponsor rented out Disney World for the night and bussed us all out there. It seems like every 100 feet or so was a booth with free beer and wine, and the company also picked up the tab at the food places. By the way, I do not recommend riding Space Mountain after drinking two beers on an empty stomach. ;-)
I did the “native beer per country” thing back in 1996 with friends. Did it again in 2008 with my wife. Unfortunately, I then went out for whiskey flights. (ugh, bad idea, ya big dummy!).
Either way, lots of fun!
Successfully ate and drank my way through Epcot World Pavilion for my 50th birthday. It can be done easily if you pace yourself. I took a friend who I knew could keep up. We had a blast! We took a “halftime” break and napped on the slow rides on the other side of the park. Took us all day but we did it. Best birthday ever!
Story. I had a boss who was demeaning, condescending and would fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. I was on a week long job by Disney and he insisted on coming along. He yelled at me before we got on the plane. All the way to Florida he berated me about some tasks I overlooked. By the time we got to the car rental place I was ready to quit. I had to drive so he could look at me and scream.
Needless to say, that night at dinner, I was on the phone home pleading with my wife to let me quit and go look for another job, despite the lack of health insurance and income I would lose. She said “suck it up buttercup.” The next morning I was going to tour the park and meet with some park personnel. My boss was right on my tail. We met at the opening ceremony for the day at the park. While I was talking to the team, he was off singing and acting all childlike around the performers, to a point he sat cross legged on the ground.
After that it was, “let’s go on it’s a small world.” I went on that freaking ride 10 times that day, all the while watching my boss acting like a freaking mousekateer.
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