Club Cool

Club Cool (formerly Ice Station Cool) is an attraction and gift shop located in the former Innoventions East building within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It features complimentary samples of Coca-Cola soft drinks from around the world, similar to the World of Coca-Cola's tasting area in Atlanta, Georgia, although the latter offers a larger selection of products to taste (including both foreign and American beverages). Club Cool also offers Coca-Cola merchandise for purchase.^[3] The attraction reopened on September 15, 2021, along with the Creations Shop in the building that formerly housed Innoventions East and Mouse Gear, which became part of World Celebration.

Club Cool
Club Cool's current entrance
Epcot
Area	Future World (original) World Celebration (relocation)[1]
Coordinates	28.37388585326943°N 81.54857875883656°W / 28.37388585326943; -81.54857875883656
Status	Operating
Opening date	November 14, 2005 (original) September 15, 2021 (relocation)
Closing date	September 8, 2019 (original)[2]
Replaced	Ice Station Cool (1998–2005)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Gift shop and beverage tasting area
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Sponsor	Coca-Cola
Wheelchair accessible

History

The entrance of predecessor Ice Station Cool

The original Club Cool's entrance in December 2005

Opened as Ice Station Cool in June 1998, the attraction was themed to a polar exploration, decorated with the pictured vehicle and cavemen frozen in ice. It closed on June 6, 2005, and re-opened as Club Cool on November 14, 2005. Club Cool gave guests samples of different Coca-Cola drinks from several countries for almost 14 years until it was closed on September 8, 2019, for Epcot's renovation.^[2] It reopened on September 15, 2021, in a new location next to the Creations Shop (formerly MouseGear) in the former Innoventions East building.

Drinks offered

Club Cool, December 2005

The tasting area had self-serve soda dispensers, dispensing Coca-Cola products from several countries. The only drink that contained caffeine was Inca Kola.

After its relocation and reopening on September 15, 2021, Club Cool offers eight flavors:

• Beverly - A very bitter non-alcoholic apéritif, Beverly is the only beverage to have been maintained in all rotations.
• Bon Bon Anglais - A tropical fruit drink
• Country Club Merengue - A smooth, creamy tropical fruit drink
• Minute Maid Joy Apple Lychee - A juice with apple and lychee
• Royal Wattamelon - Sour watermelon flavored soda
• Smart Sour Plum - A tart, plum flavored soda
• Sprite Cucumber - Cucumber-hinted variation of Sprite lemon soda
• Viva Raspberry - Raspberry flavored soda

Former flavors offered

Removed October 29, 2013

• Smart Watermelon^[4]
• Kinley Lemon
• Fanta Kolita
• Lift Apple
• Mezzo Mix
• Krest Ginger Ale

Removed September 8, 2019

• Guarana Kuat - Guarana berry flavored^[5]
• Inca Kola - Lemon Verbena flavored, comparable to bubblegum
• Sparletta - Raspberry cream soda
• VegitaBeta - A non-carbonated apricot and passion fruit flavored drink, VegitaBeta is the only beverage apart from Beverly to have been offered during the entire 2005–2019 original run of Club Cool.^[4]
• Bibo - Kiwi mango
• Fanta Melon Frosty - Melon
• Fanta Pineapple - Pineapple

See also

• World of Coca-Cola
• List of Walt Disney World Resort attractions

References

1. Drum, Nicole (April 10, 2021). "Coca-Cola Club Cool Returning to EPCOT". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
2. Tuttle, Brittani (July 2, 2019). "Club Cool, Electric Umbrella, MouseGear and more closing soon at Epcot". Attractions Magazine.
3. "Club Cool". allears.net. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Flavors of Club Cool at Epcot". Disney Parks Blog. July 14, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
5. "Epcot's Flavors of Club Cool Debuts Guarana Kuat, Inca Kola & Five Other Sodas Today". Disney Parks Blog. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

External links

• Official site