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Moe's Tavern opening day review & Drink Info

CPA_ESQ.

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Sep 13, 2010
I got so lucky that we were down on our trip the day that Moe's opened along with the Simpson's food court area

I spent hours and who knows how much money sitting at the bar tyring a bit of everything etc. We were there so many times that the bartenders didn't even need to check our IDs anymore :lmao:

We were one of the first people in and snagged a seat at the end of the bar next to Barney. Had our beers, played with the love tester, took pictures.

Then Homer comes walking in, goes up to Barney looks at his beer, pounds on the bar demanding a beer. The team member / escort tells him 'NO', then he pleads for a little beer, Marge pouts that he can't get a beer. (I have this on video)

The bar has Duff Light, Duff, and Duff Dry. (These are made by Florida Brewing Company and taste like a nice craft beer - this is not a rebadge of bud or miller)

$7.50 for a 20oz beer
$9 for a moe's plastic souvenir glass with $7.50 refills at anywhere in the park where there is draft beers. This mug gives you 2oz more

Duff Light is under 100 Calories (nice dark color)
Duff (has a deep brown color)
Duff Dry (only sold in bottles, they pour the bottle in a cup, and take it back, is a Stout beer)

Flaming Moe's $9 - Super fun drink to watch being made. It is zero calories, and tastes like a citrus drink. Think of mixing an airborne tablet with sprite. There is dry ice in the bottom of the cup along with an orange fizzy tablet. The cup comes in 2 pieces. The bottom of the cup is there the dry ice is along with the fizz tablet. The top part of the cup has a built in strainer that keeps the bottom part of the cup safely below. NO ALCOHOL!

Buzz Cola - they mix a chery syrup with coke zero (so zero calories) $2.70 for a 20+oz cup. I'll be honest, I loved this drink.

Mixed Fruit Drinks - Think crystal light type mixed drinks. there was a margarita, punch, and a lime type drink for sale. These are zero calories too.

Most of the drinks are low or zero calories. They wanted kids to be able to have a drink at moes, while the parents had a beer. I for one, welcome the zero calorie drink alternatives.

- Seating in moes is part of the food court, you could get food and sit at the tables

- The Love Tester - works!! it is free and ranges from Casanova to Cold Fish

- The TV at the bar works, and plays clips from the show involving Moes. (The first day had some weird clips about Skinner and bart & sound was muted, but the next 2 days had the volume playing and all Moe's clips)

- Rumor has it that there will be a phone at the end of the bar that may ring with prank calls. There is a payphone on the wall but it does nothing.

- Oh... there is a "Hidden Mickey" in the bar. It is a small rat... see if you can find it :scratchin


Now for some disappointing news: on the first day Barney at the end of the bar had a clear mug with beer at the bottom of the mug. That night a worker came in and painted it white. Now he looks like he is drinking a cup of coffee. The workers couldn't understand why they did such a thing. Since I spent hours in the bar over the past 3 days, some corporate guys were in there pointing at barney etc.. I went over and asked about the mug. They said Fox made them paint it over :mad:

I'll post anything else I can remember, or try to answer questions

Per Requests here is a link to some pictures I took:

A lot of them are zoomed in pics of the menus, some of the bottles in back of the bar, I picked pictures that didn't have a lot of people standing in the way and posing - like me :D

https://www.dropbox.com/l/j6eho8QXQv18QDbwmotsT9
 
Brilliant review thank you for taking the time to do it!!

Sounds like a lot of fun........I fancy a Duff....Flaming Moe and a Buzz Cola :thumbsup2

Looking forward to seeing this in September :)
 
Very cool, what does the bar "look" like, post pics please or vid
 


I'll put up some pictures - I guess I have to upload them to an account and then link the URL.

I'll figure out how to put the video on youtube and then link.
 
I'll put up some pictures - I guess I have to upload them to an account and then link the URL.

I'll figure out how to put the video on youtube and then link.

Youtube is a good idea, I've never figured out how to post pictures here :furious:
 
A great way to post pictures is to use photobucket.com

Upload there, get the direct URL link then use BB code.

Photobucket is free. I've been using it for about ten years, and I have to admit it sure has changed a lot, but it's still relatively easy to use.

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I'd love to see pictures of the bar! Moe's Tavern is an excellent idea for the Simpson's section of the park. About time there was something more to do. :)
 


Thank you! I'd love to visit sometime. Easywdw.com has some great pictures of Moe's and the other eating areas plus a video of a Flaming Moe. I'd love to see the video of Homer!
 
Shame about all the no/low calorie drinks. Probably enough artificial sweeteners being sold there to give all the rats in Springfield brain cancer.

Not sure why they figure no-cal drinks fit the bar theme, but if they want healthy drinks, they should use only drinks with natural sugar in them.
 
Shame about all the no/low calorie drinks. Probably enough artificial sweeteners being sold there to give all the rats in Springfield brain cancer.

Not sure why they figure no-cal drinks fit the bar theme, but if they want healthy drinks, they should use only drinks with natural sugar in them.

By all means, let's turn this into a debate that has nothing to do with the review. Flame On.
 
i'm waiting for the CPA to post the link/youtube or pictures...........:yay:



i really enjoy when a homie takes the time out to share with all of us, their experiences at the darkside.

we are so fortunate to have the CPA give us his first hand report!


i wuv the Simpsons.........
 
CPanther95 said:
Shame about all the no/low calorie drinks. Probably enough artificial sweeteners being sold there to give all the rats in Springfield brain cancer.

Not sure why they figure no-cal drinks fit the bar theme, but if they want healthy drinks, they should use only drinks with natural sugar in them.

Totally agree! I hate artificial sweeteners.
 
I like artificial sweeteners and don't think that they hurt anyone if you have them occasionally. They could offer a drink with regular Coke though.
 
I've no issue with the idea of calorie-free, sufar free, artificially sweetened drinks. I suspect there are quite a few diabetics who go through the parks, and naturally sweetened drinks just aren't an option for some of them. Sugar is sugar, whether it's natural or not.

This gives people like my father the opportunity to partake in the experience while not compromising their health.

And I've got to say, the Flaming Moe sounds great!! I definitely want to try one.

Is Moe's Tavern open during the evenings (aka, while Halloween Horror Nights is happening)? I'd love to be able to experience this, but we aren't doing the parks during the day this year. So if they aren't, I'll have to wait until 2014 to check this out.
 
Thanks for the review. I'm looking forward to the pictures. And it is a bummer that they repainted Barney's glass. Hopefully, someone comes to their senses and repaints the glass back to what it should be.
 
moe's sounds cool..I will have to check it out.My son and myself are heading down in July...
 

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