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Disney for Adults
 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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 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.
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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.
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Tune-In at Disney-MGM
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.
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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.
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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.
Edited by Erika Wright
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