Epcot's Drink Around the World Challenge

Christopher and I are almost 100 days away from our December Disney trip. We are so excited to visit Disney World around the holiday time to see it all decorated. Good thing our home will already be decorated for Christmas - I might get carried away after seeing what Disney does!

We were also looking for something fun to do that would be different. We decided we would try a Drink Around the World challenge ("DAWC") at Epcot on one of the days of our trip. We are currently finalizing which days we are doing what in case we need to adjust any of our dining reservations, tickets, etc.

We have read many stories of how people partake in this type of challenge. Here are the guidelines we discussed doing it in (remember - we have never tried this). We are going to start early and pace ourselves making sure we are drinking lots of water and eating through out the day. Each of us is to only have 1 beverage per pavillion. Therefore the HUGE mugs of beer or large martinis are OUT. We are not putting in any time stipulations, as if we need to slow down or speed up (probably not speed up but you never know!) we would like to have that flexibility. And if either of us is feeling ill the challenge stops for both of us right then and there. If one gets sick - that just isn't fun and this is suppose to be a fun challenge. No riding rides or attractions during the challenge. And of course - no driving. But that one is easy as we LOVE Disney transportation and do not plan to rent a car anyways.

So - how are we going to attempt this challenge??? Here is our timeline and game plan:
12:00 PM - Start the Drink Around the World Challenge in Canada
12:40 PM - Lunch reservations at Rose & Crown; have a drink during lunch (side note: we reserved the Candlelight Processional lunch; we thought it would be a nice break)
2:00 PM - Beverage in France
2:45 PM - Beverage in Morocco
3:30 PM - Beverage in Japan
4:15 PM - Beverage in American Adventure & head to theater for Candlelight Processional
6:00 PM - Beverage in Italy; maybe dinner at Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar??
6:45 PM - Beverage in Germany
7:15 PM - Beverage in Refreshment Outpost (not sure they offer it??)
8:00 PM - Beverage in China
8:45 PM - Beverage in Norway
9:30 PM - Beverage in Mexico (maybe shortly before 9:30 as Illuminations starts at 9:30)

Challenge complete! So 10 hours and 12 drinks - I think we can do that! We will just need to play it safe. Although I mentioned above that we are not putting time stipulations, when mapping this out we added a "time" to see if this challenge is doable.

So the next big question...what am I planning to drink??? Well to be honest - I am going to have whatever I am in the mood for at that moment, but there are some fun drinks that I hope to try:

United Kingdom - I would love to try a hard cider
France - I am a sucker for the Grey Goose Grand Mariner martini - yummy!
Morocco - give mama some sangria
Germany - Riesling
Mexico - Margarita on the rocks - none of that slushy stuff!

Looking forward to trying this out! And you want to know what else we are planning to do while sipping luscious beverages around the world? Running through fun Disney facts using our Parks Cards! While we drink up, we are also going to learn more of the little known facts about the pavilions in Epcot. So fun! December can not come soon enough!