Epcot Food & Wine Festival = Booze Fest

gopper@q.com

gopper@q.com

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Disorbust said:
So I have seen this happen without any festival going on,. What amazed me during the F&W was how many middle age adult groups had "drinking team shirts". Honestly, I thought they were a hoot and I did not see anyone really out of hand. I was more surprised anyone could get hammered due to cost and frankly the weak drinks of WDW, unless they are pre-gaming.
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Yes! My thought exactly! We had a great day and even though we were drinking (and eating) steadily throughout the day I couldn’t see how anyone could get drunk on the tiny little “shots” of beer!
 
Bpmorley

Bpmorley

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Maybe you hit the jackpot. We've been doing F&W for at least a decade, sometimes multiple visits in a trip. I've yet to see these drunks. I'm not saying they don't exist, because they exist at every event. Plus I really don't get it at EPCOT. Me and DW spent almost $400 eating and drinking around the world. Didn't have a buzz on. think about how expensive it is to get loaded there. I would never have spent my own money on this, it was a disney reward card. So free eats and drinks on chase visa, woohoo
 
Phonedave

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jediyves said:
I wonder if this sort of of thing happens at the Wine and Dine Half Marathon Disney Run as well ?
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From experience as a runner, not really. A beer is tradition after a marathon (or half) and Disney did hand them out at the finish line (don't if they still do) but the after=party or whatever you want to call it was pretty subdued, at least both times I ran it.
 
Texas84

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Phonedave said:
From experience as a runner, not really. A beer is tradition after a marathon (or half) and Disney did hand them out at the finish line (don't if they still do) but the after=party or whatever you want to call it was pretty subdued, at least both times I ran it.
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I think the 'free' beer stopped when they moved to morning races. There was no freebie this year. Just the $15 gift card.
 
po1998

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Minthorne said:
How does one afford to get drunk at F&W? With the prices I'd have to take a 2nd mortgage!
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Hmmm...

1 - People are on vacation and like everything else at WDW, it's expensive, but they don't care.

2 - Some people are lightweights and get tipsy on a couple of drinks

3 - Most likely...they get a buzz on at their room prior to even entering the park. Then they only need one or two in the park to keep the buzz going.
 
epcotWSC

epcotWSC

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I typically don't have more than a few small drinks over the course of the entire day. Our focus is usually more on food and even there we share.
 
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celluloid

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Well, it is not getting any better.
 

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jediyves

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Phonedave said:
From experience as a runner, not really. A beer is tradition after a marathon (or half) and Disney did hand them out at the finish line (don't if they still do) but the after=party or whatever you want to call it was pretty subdued, at least both times I ran it.
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That sounds about right. Much like most post race parties.
I'm planning on doing the Star Wars Half Marathon or Food and Wine Disney Half Marathon in 2019. I mean I am not going to have a bottle of red before I hit the start line....... :P
 
Phonedave

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Texas84 said:
I think the 'free' beer stopped when they moved to morning races. There was no freebie this year. Just the $15 gift card.
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It's a morning race now (you can see how well I keep up with things). I ran it the first two years it was in effect. The first year was a major debacle and no beer (that was not the debacle, the whole thing logistically was horrible). The second year was much better, and there was a complimentary beer. I think it was Miller Light.

If i recall, I got a gift card when I registered for the race. My wife (I think we were engaged, or maybe just dating then) got one when she registered for the after party.
 
Phonedave

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jediyves said:
That sounds about right. Much like most post race parties.
I'm planning on doing the Star Wars Half Marathon or Food and Wine Disney Half Marathon in 2019. I mean I am not going to have a bottle of red before I hit the start line....... :p
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While a beer after a long race is nice, I'm not exactly in the mood to go drinking after I run. Drinking electrolytes maybe, but not alcohol. Although, I will say, that beer I had after running a half marathon in the Caymans was awesome.
 

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