A popular pass time at EPCOT these days is to Drink Around the World. You visit each pavilion, buy a drink, down it, and whoever can still walk to the last pavilion wins! Or something like that.

If you’re planning on imbibing in such a task, be sure to take along this set of Vintage EPCOT Center UK Pavilion Cork Drink Coasters:

After all, you don’t want to leave little water circles on all the tables, do you? There are nine pavilions but only six coasters, so plan accordingly. Each coaster has the same image.

What is the advantage of a cork-backed coaster? Read on:

Over the years however, the plastic coating will ripple and the coasters will start to curl. Obviously, these weren’t meant for the long-term drinker!

As souvenirs go, these were pretty inexpensive back in the day:

Or were they? If these were adjusted for inflation, they would cost about $6.50 in todays money. Still not too bad.

To see another set of cork-backed coasters, check out my other post featuring the Castle at WDW.