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With more than 50 lounges in Walt Disney World hotels and three
of the theme parks (no alcohol is served in Magic Kingdom), you
can sip beers and wines from around the globe, French champagnes
and bartenders' specialty drinks like a Watermelon Martini at Crew's
Cup Lounge at Disney's Yacht Club Resort.
Here are some favorites:
Victoria Falls at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Down a flight of stairs from the lobby, this mezzanine lounge serves
wine and spirits imported from Africa, including Windhoek beer from
Namibia and Imoya Brandy from South Africa. The specialty drink
is a Victoria Falls Mist, with tangerine, melon and banana liqueurs.
There's also Kenyan coffee and hand-picked loose teas from Asia,
Africa and Europe.
Outer Rim at Disney's Contemporary Resort. On
the fourth floor of the hotel overlooking Bay Lake, Outer Rim is
a little known, out-of-the-way spot for a quiet rendezvous. A solid
wine list, beers and specialty drinks like the New York Chocolate
Martini or the Radiant Red Sunset (vodka, peach Schnapps and cranberry
juice). Order some ginger-glazed chicken wings or Brie and fruit
for an impromptu dinner for grown-ups.
Mizner's at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort &
Spa. A live orchestra plays nostalgic Big Band sounds just outside
the doors of this lounge tucked away on the second floor of the
hotel. The lounge's namesake is architect Addison Mizner, whose
designs launched a "Florida Renaissance" in the 1920s,
so the sophisticated drinks are apropos: champagnes, caipirinhas,
mint juleps and cosmopolitans, along with nine vodkas, seven different
single malt scotch whiskeys and after-dinner cognacs and ports.
Kimonos at the Walt Disney World Swan. Elegantly
decorated in dark teak with silk kimonos on the walls, you can sample
more than 15 kinds of sake along with beer and wine. The sushi bar
is a five-star attraction, but you also can order tempura, teriyaki
and other Japanese starters. The real fun begins with karaoke at
9 p.m. nightly.
Beers are the center of attention at Crew's Cup at
Disney's Yacht Club Resort, with more than 30 on the menu, from
Red Stripe from Jamaica to Guinness Draught from Ireland and Yuengling
Lager from Pottsville, Pa. Signature martinis and coffee drinks
laced with spirits are popular, too. The lounge has a limited menu
for a light dinner.
At Epcot World Showcase, you can sip your way around the world,
with favorites that include sake at Matsu No Ma
in Japan, and imported beers at Rose & Crown Pub
in United Kingdom and at Sommerfest at Germany.
Tune-In at Disney's Hollywood Studios, next door to 50's
Prime Time Cafe, looks like a family den from the '50s, with black-and-white
TVs and campy retro furniture. You can choose kitschy drinks from
"Dad's Liquor Cabinet" like Uncle Tim's Melon Margarita,
Scooter's Long Island Iced Tea or an Electric Lemonade. Beer and
wine is offered, too.
Dawa Bar adjacent to Tusker House Restaurant
at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Sit in the shade and sip a hard-to-find
Tusker Beer from Africa or Safari Amber, brewed just for Disney's
Animal Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. South African
wines are on the drink menu, too, along with cocktails like Lost
on Safari with rum and fruit juices.
Adventurer's Club at Downtown Disney Pleasure
Island. Pleasure Island has seven clubs, but this one is inspired
by British adventurer clubs of the 1930s with fun memorabilia everywhere
and surprises around every corner. Beware, the bar stools slowly
sink and rise in the Main Salon, where you can ask for a frozen
rum Kungaloosh or Samantha's Passion Potion.
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