- It's not just new rides you need to check out in Toy Story Land.
- There are four special "Toy Story"-themed cocktails for adults to try at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- Only one of them is located in Toy Story Land.
- The other three are located just outside of Toy Story Land, tucked way back down a far corner of Pixar Place.
- INSIDER tried all four across two days at the parks.
- We highly recommend the Prospector's Punch, which tastes like Hawaiian Punch and Hi-C. If you're a fan of coconut, you'll love The Sandbox.
- The cheaper Grown-Ups' Lemonade is a cool, crisp, and slightly more affordable alternative.
Toy Story Land adds two new rides to Disney World's Hollywood Studios, but there are also four fun, themed cocktails for adults to try once you arrive.
You can choose from the Grown-ups' Lemonade, The Sandbox, the Prospector's Punch, and Deep Space Odyssey.
The Grown-ups' Lemonade is easy to find. It's located in the heart of Toy Story Land at Woody's Lunchbox dining area. It's the only spot to eat once you're inside Toy Story Land.
How is it? We'll get to that in a bit.
If you want to try one of the other three colorful drinks, don't search around Toy Story Land. You won't find them there. Instead, they're hidden right outside of the area far down Pixar Place. They're worth the quick search.
Here's how to find them.
When you get to the back of Hollywood Studios you can either go straight or head to the right towards Toy Story Land.
On a map, it looks like this.
Instead of turning right to Toy Story Land, continue straight. You should be walking down a much less crowded path. This is Pixar Place.
It's supposed to be a replica, more or less, of the Emeryville, California Pixar Animation Studios campus.
On opening day, overflow crowds filed up and down this street to wait for more than an hour to get inside the park. I was right there along with them so I became pretty familiar with the space.
You're going to walk pretty far down. On your left, you'll pass by a building marked Story Department, which sells Toy Story merchandise.
Continue walking and you'll see a food cart selling popcorn and drinks at the Studio Cafe. That's not where you want to go, either.
What you're looking for is just a little farther down on the left. Keep your eyes peeled for a forest green umbrella that really has no business being this far down Pixar Place.
This is where you can purchase the other three drinks.
If you plan to try one or all three of these, saddle up. Each drink is a hefty $13.50 plus tax, setting you back about $15. They all come with a light-up cube that flashes different colors you can keep. When you head inside a store or a ride queue, the cube really lights up to show off the colorful drink.
This small cart is the only location I could find which sells the red, yellow, and blue-colored cocktails. There are a few other carts and locations throughout Disney's Hollywood Studios which serve adult beverages and this is the only spot where I could find these being sold and advertised. When I asked the cast member working the cart if I could find them anywhere else, she said she wasn't sure.
I found it odd that they weren't inside Toy Story Land itself. You would think Disney would want to show off its very pretty themed drinks. But maybe the park wanted to keep the focus on Toy Story Land's two new rides and away from park guests taking photos of brightly colored alcoholic beverages with kid characters. Still, I found it odd that the Monday after the park's opening, I was among the few people who seemed to be in the know about these drinks. Even a cast member walked up to me at one point to ask what I was drinking.
Maybe they'll be added into Toy Story Land later after opening when the area isn't as crowded.
So how are the drinks?
I couldn't go to Toy Story Land for two days without trying each one and reporting back. I'd recommend three out of four of them. Below, we've ranked them from least favorite to must-try.
4. Deep Space Odyssey
What's in it: Bacardi Limon rum, blue curacao, sweet-and-sour, Sprite, and a splash of pineapple juice.
Price: $13.50 + tax
On opening day, I asked the cast member running the beverage cart which of the three themed drinks she recommended. I was told the Prospector's Punch and the Deep Space Odyssey were popular. I was told it tasted like a Jolly Rancher. Who doesn't like one of those?
Maybe my drink was just a bit strong, but it didn't taste like the candy I loved growing up. It was a bit too sour for my taste when mixed with the Bacardi rum. I was more turned off when a cast member around the park alerted me that it made my entire mouth blue.
I bid farewell to it after I drank about half the cup and pocketed the cube. Though the Deep Space Odyssey wasn't my favorite, the turquoise, blue-green drink was definitely the prettiest of the four cocktails I tried.
3. Grown-ups' Lemonade
What's in it: Three Olives cherry vodka, Odwalla lemonade, and black cherry purée.
Price: $9.25
Typically when I think of an alcoholic lemonade, I'm thinking of strawberry or maybe mango, but not cherry. I was worried I wasn't going to like this one because of the Three Olives Cherry Vodka. The whole drink just sounded like a lot of artificial cherry (and I like cherry-flavored items). But once I tasted the lemonade, I didn't think it tasted much like cherry at all despite its dark red hue. It was a perfectly crisp and refreshing flavored lemonade that really didn't taste much like alcohol. That's a good and a bad thing.
If you don't want to spend more than $10 on a fruity cocktail, you can't go wrong with the lemonade.
2. The Sandbox
What's in it: Parrot Bay coconut rum, Midori melon, and a splash of citrus juices.
Price: $13.50 + tax
This was my personal favorite, but after some fierce, passionate discussion with friends, I know everyone doesn't love coconut so I made it No. 2. If you're looking for a beverage that tastes like a piece of tropical paradise and you love coconut, this will be your favorite of the foursome. No sand included.
1. Prospector's Punch
What's in it: Bacardi Limon rum and Amaretto with pineapple and cranberry juice.
Price: $13.50 + tax
I was told this was one of the most popular drinks and it was easy to see why. It tasted just like fruit punch. More specifically, it tasted exactly like a combo of Hawaiian Punch and Hi-C. Drinking it made me feel like a kid sipping it out of a juice box. I just made sure to drink it a lot slower. If you're looking for a cool, refreshing cocktail — and maybe a bit of nostalgia — this is the drink for you. The color will make you stand out in a crowd too.
Those aren't the only alcoholic beverages you can get in Toy Story Land
Now, there are a few other alcoholic beverages you can get inside Toy Story, but they consist of drinks you can get anywhere outside of Disney World. They're things like Angry Orchard's hard cider, a Bud Light lager, and Blue Moon's Belgian White Ale. Any of those cost $6.75 - $9.25.
And if you want a Toy Story-themed drink for the kids, I recommend the Mystic Portal Punch.
It's a Mountain Berry Blast Powerade mixed with lemon-lime and tangerine flavors. Essentially, it tastes like a Mountain Dew. It looks even better in one of these little Alien Sipper cups seen above, but you'll have to shell out $16.19 if you want both together.
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