News and notes from around the interweb:
- Why is flying such a nightmare right now? Brian Sumers on Josh Barro’s podcast.
- Awards on Brazil’s Gol can now be booked at aa.com
- Guests were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in the Bahamas
- This is stupid. By the way Disney’s board gave the company’s CEO a new long-term contract doubling down on his “vision.”
While I know that the Kaiburr Crystal [on the Disney Wish cruise ship] is an actual drink (or maybe three?), I wasn’t able to use any Jedi skills to learn what the drinks actually contain — though I was told they are “amazing.”
What I did learn is that the [$5000] cocktail is “not just a drink.” A Hyperspace bartender told me emphatically and excitedly that it is an experience. A wild (and expensive) experience.
I heard something about codes or puzzles involved to open the box the drink is served in. I spotted what might be the magical drink box in the corner — and even saw Disney Imagineers testing the box with some smoke the day before, while the bar was still closed.
- Man who tried to strip off clothes on a plane faces 20 years in prison (HT: Paul H)
- Going for their FAA STC.
Here’s what’s (allegedly) in the cocktail. https://gizmodo.com/disney-cruise-star-wars-5000-dollar-cocktail-ingredient-1849135086
I have eaten a few of the top restaurants in the world, had a glass or two of some top vintages, and I can definitively say there is NOTHING that makes a drink worth $5,000 in and of itself. I would gladly trade that drink for four regular drinks (two for me, two for SO) at the top 50 bars in the world, and I would have to pay the transportation costs.
Disney is full of crap. I avoid anything Disney, like the plague.
C_M: it comes with a voucher (for one) to visit Skywalker Ranch which is closed to the public, so there’s that…..
Thanks Paul!
That drink used to cost $17, but you know, Russia.
For this Disney thirst-quencher to be worth $5,000, one of the ingredients must be the essence of ground-up rodents.
@Jorge – That is probably the only thing worthwhile about the drink. I’d love to see Skywalker Ranch, but I’m not enough of a fanboy to pay $5k, besides which, it’s not what it once was when it was all done by models. I’ve been on some pretty obscure tours, e.g JPL, my favorite Armagnac producer, or underneath the Vatican, and they don’t charge anywhere near that price. And the Vatican tour supposedly includes a view of the bones of St Peter, so you’ve got the religious pilgrimage angle for those who are of that bent (it’s worthwhile for non-believers as well).
Like the above sentiment, it’s Disney, and Disney is just dedicated to extracting the most dollars they can from a gullible public. Went years ago with the kids, enjoyed it, but resented the prices, it’s worse now, won’t go back.
$5000 for a drink, nah. It should be $5000 for a sucker.