Epcot, Passholder Lounge, and GEO-82 6/18/25

[Tr0y]

Spent the day at Epcot. The park wasn’t that busy given the heat, and that there were no events going on. Started the day riding Frozen, then afterwards rode the Grand Fiesta Tour before making our way to GEO-82. My girlfriend and I did not have reservations for the bar / lounge and figured we could join the walk up list if we got there at open. Only to find out there is no walk up list due to the high demand for the newly opened bar and that a reservation was required. Fortunately the hostess let us know there was an opening today due to a cancellation. For whatever reason the hostess was unable to reserve the table for us so after about what seemed like forever smashing the refresh button on my phone the spot opened and we booked a table for two. After booking a table for the GEO-82 bar we made our way to the Passholder lounge.

Making our way the Passholder Lounge. We stopped and got our Passholder magnet from Connections. The Passholder lounge, which is nothing more than a converted restaurant during the busier months of the season. Was air conditioned and we were provided unlimited snacks, Moroccan mint tea and  water that wasn’t from the tap. They also given us a Passholder pin. We also got the option to have our photo taken with the Genie from Aladdin. The lounge also had restrooms and a locker to charge your phone. After leaving the Passholder lounge we went to have lunch at Via Napoli’s.After lunch we rode Guardian's of the Galaxy and made our way to our reservation at the GEO-82 Bar.

The GEO-82 bar is the newest lounge in Epcot that is connected to the Ball. The entrance is a small hallway before exiting Project Tomorrow (Spaceship Earth exit). At the end of the hallway you're greeted by a hostess who directs you up the stairs to a pre lounge before being seated at your table. At this spot they provide you a cool lemon zest smelling towel to cool off or wipe yourself down if needed. From here you are taken to your table once ready. The bar had a lot of accents that tied into the Epcot ball theme. The waiter provided a menu with a list of specialty cocktails and a few appetizers. You can also order drinks from the bar. We opted to stick with a liquid diet and not get any appetizers this visit. I had a Brown butter Old Fashion, which was highly recommended by the waiter and for round 2 I got an Electron. The drinks were good, you can taste the alcohol as well. However it is a bit pricey as there are cheaper options in the park. You’re basically paying for the atmosphere. I would do this again but on a special occasion.

After leaving the lounge we got a passholder latte from Joffery’s and left the park to escape the heat. Overall it was a good visit.