Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Agree with you Dan about the Catwalk I wonder if anybody has photos online.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub One of my favorite bars at WDW is Petals. The poolside bar at POP Century. For some reason that place seems to be always open and I always wonder if the children are safe in the pool since the lifeguards are gone! Another great bar is poolside Grand Floridian. They have overhead ceiling fans that makes the breeze feel like I am at an ocean resort. Does anybody remember the outdoor bar at the Disneyland Hotel in 199o's? I am thinking the Monorail Cafe was still open then and the entrance to the monorail was still alongside the hotel. (I know the monorail was not moved altho it sure feels like it)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "DAWA Bar in AK" I'd never heard of this place so I looked it up. http://www.mouseplanet.com/gallery/d/81213-2/Picture+157.jpg Wow, I love the art direction and themeing. The only thing that gives away that it's in a Disney park are those horrible trash cans.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub This is better <a href="http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2010/01.07/animal-kingdom-dawa-bar/" target="_blank">http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/...awa-bar/</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "Could be, but I don't think that any of the well known legends of its origin credit the Spanish with it's creation" For the tequila basd drink, no-because they didn't. A Spanish margarita was a whole different thing , more like sangria. The Mexicans just appropriated the name for something different (as with the tortilla). If you ask at some places, you can still get a tequila based magarita with wine as the second ingredient, rather than lime juice or that awful corn syrupy mix.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "This is better" Thanks for the link. Shame on them for the plastic cups though.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "For the tequila basd drink, no-because they didn't. A Spanish margarita was a whole different thing , more like sangria." I'm guessing that the Spanish adopted the Margarita from the US using wine instead of tequila because it tends to be very expensive in Europe.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Tasha, I have a feeling if I became immune to alcohol, I'd have much bigger problems on my hands, lol.
Originally Posted By dl1956 I recall going to a restaurant once whose liquor license did not cover hard liquor, and served wine margaritas. Wasn't too bad. Thought they used Chardonnay, but don't remember for sure.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 That Dawa Bar at Animal Kingdom look's awesome! For goodness sake, that park is beautiful. I have'nt had an alcoholic beverage for a long time(maybe over 6-months?) but I'd realy enjoy something fruity(sour w/lime like that African margarita!) or a good tasting cold draft beer(no bottle, brown ale w/brwn sugar and honey) at the Cove Bar. I've been there at Sunset(no drink/snack) for the view and it is spectacular to look out at the Pier and Bay withe the lights starting to twinkle as the sun casts it's last rays to the west.
Originally Posted By DlandDug For your viewing pleasure, the catwalk Bar, photographed July 1, 1989, by yours truly: <a href="http://s325.photobucket.com/albums/k375/newdug/?action=view¤t=SSR8901.jpg" target="_blank">http://s325.photobucket.com/al...8901.jpg</a> Another view of the Soundstage Restaurant: <a href="http://s325.photobucket.com/albums/k375/newdug/?action=view¤t=SSR8902.jpg" target="_blank">http://s325.photobucket.com/al...8902.jpg</a> And the Soundstage Restaurant from the Catwalk Bar: <a href="http://s325.photobucket.com/albums/k375/newdug/?action=view¤t=SSR8903.jpg" target="_blank">http://s325.photobucket.com/al...8903.jpg</a> Those are actual set pieces representing the lobby of the Plaza Hotel, from the Disney comedy film Big Business.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Very interesting. (Thanks) What a great looking bar. Too bad it is gone. Another ? Did Soap Opera Bistro have a separate bar area when it was open in DCA?
Originally Posted By DlandDug Soap Opera Bistro had a set area called Luke's Bar or Luke's Place or whatever it was from General Hospital: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID502020-502045.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...2045.asp</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug There's a clearer photo here: <a href="http://www.yesterland.com/soapopera.html" target="_blank">http://www.yesterland.com/soapopera.html</a> Halfway down-- it says the name is "Luke's Night Club."
Originally Posted By danyoung >Don't forget the DAWA Bar in the AK.< I didn't even know this existed! I guess I zip through Africa in the morning on the way to the Safari, and I just never noticed it before. >Does anybody remember the outdoor bar at the Disneyland Hotel in 199o's?< I think this is still there, if I'm not mistaken.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It's called the Lost Bar. It's kind of lame actually, but a lot of cast members hang out there.
Originally Posted By danyoung I've never thought that it was lame. It's nothing special, but kind of a cool watering hole.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub It is NOT lame. I really like the building design for the Lost Boys bar. And that is not the bar I am thinking about...This was a long time ago when shops and restaurants aligned the DH pool. And possibly one restaurant with outdoor bar. It might have been sport theme or italian...
Originally Posted By gadzuux That pic of 'Luke's Night Club' in #74 is bizarre! I cannot possibly imagine a worse looking bar - and I've seen a lot of them. Thanks for these fun links dug - your disney scholarship is indeed estimable.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I'm guessing that the Spanish adopted the Margarita from the US using wine instead of tequila because it tends to be very expensive in Europe.> I think it's actually that a drink with that name existed in Spain before they even got to Mexico. Then when the Spanish colonists discovered agave/tequila, they adapted the old drink using the stronger stuff.
