is it true?

[rikibeth]

eternaleponine informs me that Disney pretty much doesn't serve real coffee. Only Nescafe.

Seriously?

NO COFFEE?

Can anyone confirm or refute this?

*adds Vivarin to packing list*

Comments

[egwenna.livejournal.com]

.....it's been a while since I've been there, but I'm pretty sure I got a real cup of coffee in Epcot. Maybe it depends on where you are?

[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

I remember distinctly there being at least one espresso cart at the Hollywood Studio park, but that was like ten years ago.

[la-directora.livejournal.com]

If you mean Disney World, that seems unlikely since a fast Google search of park restaurants shows an espresso bar in the main entrance area.

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

I think someone is yanking your chain.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

No, I checked it out, it's legit -- they have a sponsorship deal with Nestle and the default coffee everywhere in Disney is Nescafe. There are a few, limited locations, spread over the parks, where it's possible to get actual brewed coffee. This does NOT include breakfast at the hotel.

Happiest place on earth my Aunt Fanny.

[aisb23.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing I didn't have any coffee when I was there in September then. *Shudder*

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I didn't have any problem getting filter coffee at breakfast at the Boma restaurant when we stayed at the Animal Kingdom, and I don't drink coffee in the evenings so never looked for it at other restaurants.

Lunchtime was a bit more of a problem, but the Kona Cafe at the Polynesian Resort does a good filter coffee in nice surroundings and is within easy walking distance of the Magic Kingdom. I have no idea whether they do anything fancy, since my requirements were pretty much 'Coffee. Black. Not watery Nescafé' at that point. ;)

I also have a feeling that you can get a proper coffee at the café in France at Epcot, but I can't remember for sure. I don't think I tried to get a coffee at the Studios, and the alleged vegetable pita wrap I had at the Animal Kingdom was so horrible that I didn't set foot in any of their restaurants again, even for a beverage-only stop.

[egwenna.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised by your experience at Animal Kingdom. We ate at a few of their restaurants and really enjoyed our food (hubby is a vegan and I was eating vegetarian at the time). But the last time I ate at their really nice restaurant was before my son was born, so that's more than 6 yrs ago.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Oh, it could well have been an isolated bad experience! I was there in 2006, and was quite surprised by how variable their vegetarian offerings were in general, particularly as the rest of the food seemed pretty uniformly good, filling and reasonably priced.

[kitwench.livejournal.com]

Most hotels, even cheapo ones , have a coffeepot in the sink area.
Although they may have packets of Nescafe in the room, surely you could bring your preferred brand and brew your own??
FWIW, my DH suggests Folger's brew bags (like tea bags, only real coffee) if the only option is hot water and a cup...

[kitwench.livejournal.com]

Which might even work IN park, if you simply ask for a cup of 'tea' with the tea bag on the side ...

[hotpoint.livejournal.com]

I believe the majority of food stands at Disney World use a Nescafe branded reconstituted liquid coffee product so that there are only fountain-beverage-style machines behind the counter -- less distraction and training for the staff.

It looks like questing for real coffee would go badly in the Magic Kingdom but decently at Epcot or Downtown Disney or in the resort hotels. This list purports to run down the places that make coffee from beans, but gives few details.

Best of luck!

[head-shrinker.livejournal.com]

I saw someone mention ordering tea for the hot water. I would suggest bringing/buying filter coffee and individual filter junk, except trying to get the hot water would be so much of a hassle it might not be worth it.

I told B. that I don't remember a coffee pot in the room, since I would have used it at least once if there was. The hotel site also doesn't list it as an accessory. Booo.

[c1.livejournal.com]

This is a sign that Al Qaeda is taking over the country. We wouldn't have this kind of thing if Ronald Regan was still president. Nosiree, we'd have real, AMERICAN coffee, bought and paid for with the blood, sweat, and tears of AMERICAN soldiers; not that stinkin' Swiss drivel.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Yep, stop someplace before you get to the park. The coffee is lousy at Disney, I ended up mixing a coffee with a hot chocolate to make it palatable.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

We're staying at Pop Century, there's no "before you get to the park." The current state of my addiction is "two diner cups or one large mug AT BREAKFAST," so I'm going to pick up Folger's coffee bags when I go grocery shopping today. Yeah, not great, but better than instant, and better than dealing with the hassle of having to put my Melitta cup-top brewer back in the room after breakfast and before we leave.

[kitwench.livejournal.com]

I have to say, how can they possibly bill a place where exhausted parents with NO REAL COFFEE cart around hyperactive children for hours on end as 'The Happiest Place On Earth'?
It sounds more like 'Most likely Place to Watch a Parent Go Postal'