Wait. This Secret EPCOT China Pavilion Treat Tastes Oddly Similar to a Popular New Starbucks Drink ?

We’ve all done it: who among us has NOT stood in a long line at Starbucks at Disney World?

China Pavilion at EPCOT

Whether we’re visiting Creature Comforts in Animal Kingdom, Trolley Car Cafe in Hollywood Studios, Connections Cafe in EPCOT, or Main Street Bakery in Magic Kingdom, sometimes we just need our Starbucks fix. In the summer, we like to go for a Starbucks Refresher, and recently, we even tried one of the NEW menu additions, the Summer-Berry Starbucks Refresher. Well, we now know where to get something almost IDENTICAL WITHOUT the long line.

So, a little background. When we tried the new Summer-Berry Starbucks Refresher, we thought it tasted a lot like Berry Kool-Aid or even sort of like a Jolly Rancher, and we LOVED it.

Summer Berry Refresher

Well, we just found a DUPE in the most unexpected place — the China Pavilion at EPCOT. We were checking out some new merchandise at House of Good Fortune and came across a Mixed Berries Black Tea Drink with Pomegranate Popping Boba in a can. We just HAD to try it out!

Mixed Berries Black Tea

Y’all — this tastes JUST like the Summer Berry Refresher. It’s got that Kool-Aid or Jolly Rancher berry flavor, but then the finish is slightly herbal from the tea, but the tea flavor isn’t overwhelming. So it’s like the Starbucks drink, but you also get a hint of tea, which gives us a hit of caffeine! So it serves as a great afternoon pick-me-up, too.

A Starbucks dupe!

The downside is that this isn’t served on ice, but it’s easy to walk up to the refrigerator in the store, grab a can, check out quickly, and drink it while it’s still cold. It’s located in the back of the shop, which also has a check-out where there is rarely a line. Really, our only complaint is that the boba is a little squishier because it’s been in the liquid longer inside the can, but it’s so nice to be able to grab a quick drink when we’re walking through the China Pavilion.

Boba

So basically, if you want fresh boba, go to Starbucks and stand in line. If you just want a refreshing caffeinated drink, go to the China Pavilion.

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