Soda machines at Walt Disney World

[Eve MG]

My husband got this piece of advice from a co-worker: if you go behind the buildings at Disney World, they have cheap soda machines, because the employees won't (or so they don't have to) pay the higher prices at the shops.

I doubt the story, and can't think of where "behind the buildings" would be, but thought I'd throw it out there. Anyone heard of this?

[Beachlife!]

Or they have an employee cafeteria. I don't think I've ever seen a Disney employee eat or drink.

[Morning]

I'm pretty sure that any place "behind the buildings" would be off limits to guests. I actually didn't notice any soda machines at the parks, but there are some at the resorts.

However, if you want a free soft drink, head to Club Cool at Epcot. This is an exhibit sponsored by Coca-Cola with free tasting samples of the various Coke brands from around the world. I really liked the Krest Ginger Ale from Mozambique.

Morning
avoid at all costs "Beverly" from Italy. Ok, have one taste, but don't say I didn't warn you!

[Mickey is a gyrl]

Originally Posted by Eve MG

My husband got this piece of advice from a co-worker: if you go behind the buildings at Disney World, they have cheap soda machines, because the employees won't (or so they don't have to) pay the higher prices at the shops.

I doubt the story, and can't think of where "behind the buildings" would be, but thought I'd throw it out there. Anyone heard of this?

"Behind the buildings" would be cast member only places, and if his coworker does it on a regular basis when in WDW, he could get in a lot of trouble. He doesn't have to go "just behind" the buildings. He actually will have to go backstage and, in many cases, go into a cast member only area, INTO another building, to do it (IME). The prices for drinks onstage aren't enormously inflated (if at all anymore) compared to drinks backstage.

Would this coworker go into the back of a grocery store to get the freshest produce or to find the gallon of milk with the latest expiration date?

Hearing stories like this makes me

[Eve MG]

Originally Posted by Mickey is a gyrl

"Behind the buildings" would be cast member only places, and if his coworker does it on a regular basis when in WDW, he could get in a lot of trouble.

I am not sure that he does it at all, he just retold it to my husband as a piece of advice. Could be this guy has never even been.

[Starla]

Originally Posted by Morning

avoid at all costs "Beverly" from Italy. Ok, have one taste, but don't say I didn't warn you!

I tired Beverly at World of Coke Museum in Atlanta and I really liked it. I got seconds. People were looking at me like I was a freak, but I really thought it tasted good, kind of like a lemon soda.

[Eddylizard]

Okay, I'm going to Italy in a couple of weeks, how do I get this "beverly" of which everyone speaks? Asking for "un bibietta analcoolico" (sp?) just gets me a coke.

[chillas]

Originally Posted by Beachlife!

I don't think I've ever seen a Disney employee eat or drink.

I assumed that this was because they were all animatronic.

[petrelgirl]

Morning: I actually kind of like it, but like any immature college student from Atlanta, like tricking people into drinking it.

[Eve MG]

How funny is this: today one of my old friends posted her five favorite sodas on Facebook, and Beverly was one of them. She admitted it was an acquired taste.

[Wild Redhead]

Originally Posted by Starla

I tired Beverly at World of Coke Museum in Atlanta and I really liked it. I got seconds. People were looking at me like I was a freak, but I really thought it tasted good, kind of like a lemon soda.

I didn't think it was too bad either. There were some that were awful. Of course I had to try as many as I could out of curiosity. I made myself sick by sampling so many.

[Mickey is a gyrl]

Ooh, thanks for that reminder everyone! SO and I are going in June (so I can work, of course) with his best friend and best friend's girlfriend. We may have to take them to Club Cool.

[DarkDan]

Originally Posted by Mickey is a gyrl

Would this coworker go into the back of a grocery store to get the freshest produce or to find the gallon of milk with the latest expiration date?

You'd be surprised. When I worked in a supermarket, every once in a while a customer would go in the back into the fridge to seek one of us out. It scared me half to death one time. It says "Employees Only" dumbass!

[Debunker]

I have been backstage at Disneyland with my son's school band, and the vending machines there had prices you'd expect to see anywhere. I think a bottle of soda was about $1.50. This is cheaper than in the park, but hardly cheap enough to risk sneaking backstage and being removed from the premises. The vending machines were pretty far backstage, you'd never make it to one before getting caught.

[Eve MG]

Originally Posted by Debunker

I have been backstage at Disneyland with my son's school band, and the vending machines there had prices you'd expect to see anywhere. I think a bottle of soda was about $1.50. This is cheaper than in the park, but hardly cheap enough to risk sneaking backstage and being removed from the premises. The vending machines were pretty far backstage, you'd never make it to one before getting caught.

The set-ups are probably the same, but are you talking about Disneyland in California? I was referring to Disney World in Florida (and that's also where Mickey is a gyrl works).

[Debunker]

Originally Posted by Eve MG

The set-ups are probably the same, but are you talking about Disneyland in California? I was referring to Disney World in Florida (and that's also where Mickey is a gyrl works).

Yes, I said Disneyland because I meant Disneyland.

[aoshi]

Originally Posted by Beachlife!

Or they have an employee cafeteria. I don't think I've ever seen a Disney employee eat or drink.

There is a cafeteria backstage at each park. You never see us eat or drink because it's part of the "Disney Look" to not do so on stage. Our job is to serve the guests and if we were eating or drinking on stage it would not look that way. I've almost gotten in trouble for having a lozenge in my mouth while working (I only had the lozenge to help my throat so I could sing later that night at Epcot too). The company is incredibly image conscious.