The Jaded Adult’s Guide to Drinking Around the World at Epcot

Daily Beast ^ | January 23, 2016 | Andrew Kirell

[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.

[HiJinx]

Hmmm...I did that at the Green Week festival in Berlin one night; many moons ago. All of Europe brought their agricultural wares to show off and the spirits were varied and plentiful.

IIRC, that night was the genesis of first-born. I don’t recall very much, unfortunately.

[1Old Pro]

Here’s what I learned, there are too many beers and countries to try them all. However, Epcot was a lot of fun and the beer as great.

[PfromHoGro]

Did you see they guy climbing the Mexican pyramid a few months ago?

What’s that, a 9 tequila sampler plate there?

I always wanted to do that.

[TontoKowalski]

If memory serves, it's too expensive to get sloppy drunk at Epcot. Of course, I've never been on a day when they were giving it away or someone else was picking up the tab.

I'll always treasure the visits we did to Disney when my son was small. We must have ridden Buzz Lightyear shooting gallery 100 times.

I certainly wouldn't go back for any reason, much less to go a pub-crawl, until I have grandchildren.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I and my merry band of drinking buddies drank our way through Epcot two weeks after it opened. I won’t say the year. Good times. LOL!

[Mase]

Best margarita I've ever had was in the Mexico venue at Epcot. It is also the most expensive margarita I've every had.

England has the best food, for the price, a solid selection of quality beers, and the best seat in the park for the Illuminations show.

Disney needs to add beer, wine and other to the Magic Kingdom. After three or four hours,it would be helpful.

[Political Junkie Too]

With in / out privileges at the Magic Kingdom, the easiest thing to do is take the monorail to the Contemporary and grab a cocktail at the lobby bar, or go to the Polynesian and get a Mai Tai at the lobby bar, then hop back on the monorail back to the park.

-PJ

[time4good]

Just make sure you don’t fall off the wall on Flagler - ker-Splash! Blub, blub blub.

[PJ-Comix]

Best margarita I've ever had was in the Mexico venue at Epcot. It is also the most expensive margarita I've every had.

Perhaps you should check out the Old Mission margaritas in San Diego.

[PJ-Comix]

My main concern is that the Tropical Rum Festival provide a WIDE selection of rums. I don’t to be stuck just drinking Bacardi.

[meowmeow]

That is a disturbing story, EQ!

I was actually a Disney hater most my life. Then my friend (same when I went to Epcot with) asked me and DH to come with them on vacation there (they had two little girls). Hanging out with a 6 and 10 year old all week made me a believer. It was just too much fun! And of course I discovered that for food and adult beverage, Disney is a paradise!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

I got through the first three countries and then I had to get a drink. Epcot is the stupidest park on earth.