21st Birthday in Disney! Drink suggestions?

[briannarebelo]

I don't know if this is the best place for me to post this thread, but I didn't know where else to put it!

I am going to Disney World in January 2017 for a quick 4-day trip with a couple of my girl friends and our mothers. The three of us turned 21 this year, so we wanted to take a mini girls trip to celebrate. We would love any suggestions on some drinks we should try and where we can find them!

Here is the general plan we have so far...

Our arrival day is flexible. We have an ADR in Disney Springs at 7:30pm, but we'll be arriving by noon so we may either resort-hop or visit Disney Springs right away, we're not sure yet. Day 2 is EPCOT, and we do plan to attempt drinking around the World Showcase. We'll very likely be sharing some drinks, but I still think it'll be fun! (Any suggestions/game plan from anyone else who has done this would be very much appreciated!) Day 3 is Magic Kingdom, and our final day, we have a breakfast ADR at 9:30 am. That day is also pretty flexible for the early afternoon since our flight doesn't leave until 8:30 at night.

 

[NiarrNDisney]

Here are some of my favorite must have drinks and the places you can find them for the areas you mentioned:

Epcot - Canto Loopy, Mango GingerRita (Joy of Tea), Grand Marnier or Grey Goose Slush Martinis (France Kiosk), Hana Awake Sake (Sake bar inside Mitsukoshi Dept. Store), Italian Margarita (Italian Gelato Kiosk), Margaritas (La Cava del Tequila), Tea Breeze (Joffrey's Coffee), Welsh Dragon (Rose & Crown Pub)

DS - Dockside Margarita's (The name says it all), Jock Lindsey's (lots of great choices), Lava Lounge (Lots of fun drinks), Raglan Road (Usually we are taking shots and sipping on beers), Splitsville (Lots of fun drinks)

Resorts - Bloody Mary or Shadow (Belle Vue Room BWR), Grand Cocktail (Mizner's Lounge GFR), Lapu Lapu (Tambu Lounge Poly), Southern Hurricane (Scat Cats POFQ), Tahitian Torch (Trader Sam's Poly), Under the Florida Moon (Wave Lounge)

I'm a Vodka drinker and usually will just order it with Ginger Ale so if I didn't list a drink it's probably what I ordered! However my friends did get the more fun "Touristy" drinks that sometimes come in a souvenir cup so I listed those places where they had purchased one at while we were pub crawling.
Hope this helps! Have fun but be safe and keep hydrated!

 

[Epcotfan21]

If you're up for it, I definitely recommend visiting Trader Sams either before or after your Disney Springs dining reservation. Several of the drink options are meant to be shared and it's just an overall fun experience where lots of laughs will be had.

If any in your group are beer drinkers, I'll also suggest trying a Moosehead draft (Canada) and Octoberfest draft (Germany), though my wife prefers the Grapefruit beer on draft..

 

[dreamfinder]

MK is kinda a wash, while the selections at BoG dinner aren't bad, not really anything special.

I'd personally lean towards getting to the Poly in time to be at Trader Sams at open (4PM) before your Disney Springs trip. If you are doing 2 days at MK (not real clear) you could hop over in the afternoon instead. I'd suggest shooting to be there for 3:30ish to make sure you can get inside, but if it's a nice day using the patio isn't bad at all, just not quite the same experience. Tiki mugs are always fun.

RE drinking around Epcot, make sure to eat. I'd skip the beers as most are pretty common and easy to find elsewhere, but there are plenty of slushie type drinks that are pretty tasty. Really depends on what you like, you may be able to find some good ones if you look hard enough.

 

[Schneewittchen]

In theory, Tamu Tamu at AK has Dole Whips with rum.

And after all of the above, get a Gatorade before bedtime.

 

[danyoung56]

The California Grill up on top of the Contemporary Hotel has a great bar. As long as you don't arrive too close to MK fireworks, they'll let you right up. You can order from the full menu if you're hungry, and come fireworks time you can take your drink out on the 15th floor balcony and enjoy the show over the Magic Kingdom, with the music piped in. Very very cool!

 

[Mark P.]

I'd suggest shooting to be there for 3:30ish to make sure you can get inside, but if it's a nice day using the patio isn't bad at all, just not quite the same experience. Tiki mugs are always fun.

I sheepishly admit that I just realized during our last trip that the terrace serves the same drinks, tiki mugs and all, as you can get inside the Grog Grotto, albeit without the showmanship and bad jokes. Either way, if you don't make it to the Poly in time to walk right in, in decent weather it's a great place to relax while you wait for your pager to go off (the skipper who checked us in didn't seem to confident that the pager range would extend upstairs to Tambu Lounge) -- if you can stand the constant commotion from the pool next door!

 

[dreamfinder]

I sheepishly admit that I just realized during our last trip that the terrace serves the same drinks, tiki mugs and all, as you can get inside the Grog Grotto, albeit without the showmanship and bad jokes. Either way, if you don't make it to the Poly in time to walk right in, in decent weather it's a great place to relax while you wait for your pager to go off (the skipper who checked us in didn't seem to confident that the pager range would extend upstairs to Tambu Lounge) -- if you can stand the constant commotion from the pool next door!

Same exact menu as inside. And outside may even have live music if that's more your speed. And you can then poke your head inside the grotto when you pick up your purchased mugs, just can't hang out inside.

 

[Otterhead]

I'd second all the suggestions for Trader Sams and would also suggest a Tipsy Ducks in Love (from the Tea booth outside China) and a tequila flight from La Cava de Tequila.

 

[TXDisney]

We drink around the countries every trip. Some tips... start early so you're not in a rush to finish. They start serving at 11am. Eat and drink water. I normally snack on 3-4 things while going around the countries. If you do opt to dine for lunch or lunch at a table service, don't drink too much at the meal. For instance, there's 11 countries, so if you drink a drink in each country and stay drinking until 10 let's say. That's a drink an hour which isn't bad. But if you stop and have 3 drinks at lunch or dinner, that might be the difference between enjoying drinks around the world and regretting it. Since that gives you an hour pretty much in each country, take your time. Sit and enjoy a drink, take your time in shops and watch shows. Additionally it is pricey. So prepare for that, with most drinks around $8-$10. So just drinks are around $100. Add food and it's $150-$200.

This is a big thing for me... I frequently WDW yearly sometimes twice a year so I know what things I like in each country. Drinks and snacks wise. Souvenirs are where you need a game plan. Bc the more you drink the more you're likely to sludge when you might not want to. For instance I get a beer stein and a Bayern Munich or Germany soccer jersey in Germany each trip. So I plan for that since they cost like $250. So I refrain from buying other stuff in other countries. My wife only has a few drinks around the world, so she's good about containing spending. But have a game plan as to what your ok with spending in souvenirs while drinking.

 

[Figgy1]

I have a few suggestions
Dawa bar AK Lost on Safari
Nomad lounge OMG everything was great just check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POLY get a Lapu at Tambu not negotiable LOL Mosquito Mojito at Trader's
Drink around the monorail
DTD Tiger at Morrimoto's
Go to UNI and go to Antojito's and Margaritaville for margatita's
Grey Goose slush Les Vin's (France)
Leaping Leprechaun R&C pub
Tune In HS Mowie Wowie
These are just a few of my favorite things(Mary Poppins)
Check out my TR "I took one for the team" for many more suggestions