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{{Infobox Disney ride || image=ClubCool.jpeg| caption='''The entrance to Club Cool. Photo by Michael Gray.| opened= July 1998 (as Ice Station Cool) <br> '''November 18, 2005 (as Club Cool)'''| park= Epcot| land=Innoventions West| custom_label_3= Formally Known As| custom_value_3= Ice Station Cool (1998-2005)| sponsor= Coca-Cola}} Club Cool is a Coca-Cola store in [[Innoventions EastWest]] at [[Epcot]]
==History==
The shopping location that is currently known as Club Cool originally opened as Ice Station Cool in July 1998 <ref name= "lost"> httphttps://www.lostepcotd23.com/communicore.html a-to-z/club-cool/ </ref>. Ice Station Cool was themed as an arctic research stationand sponsored by Coca-Cola. Guests would enter the store through a snowy cave, before passing through an ice tunnel with real snow <ref name= "lost"/>. During their entrance into the main area, guests would also see a frozen caveman holding a bottle of coke <refname= "lost"> http://www.lostepcot.com/icestationcool.html </ref>. Once inside the shop, guests could sample various cocaCoca-cola Cola flavors from around the world<ref name= "lost"/>.  In June 2005, Ice Station Cool closed for refurbishment. At this time, the location was completely redone, eventually reopening on as Club Cool on November 18, 2005 <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/club-cool/l </ref>. This new Coca-Cola sponsored location still allows guests to sample Coca-Cola flavors from around the world, however it is now has a modern urban theme. In 2013, Club Cool got entirely new flavors for guests to sample. Although all the other flavors were replaced at this time, the popular Beverly remained <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/club-cool/news/29oct2013-all-new-flavors-and-one-old-favorite-debut-at-epcot's-club-cool-tomorrow.htm </ref>. In July 2019, Disney confirmed that Club Cool would be closing on September 8, 2019 <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/epcot/news/03jul2019-summary-of-all-the-closures-coming-to-epcots-future-world.htm </ref>. The company later clarified that the store would eventually be returning in some capacity, although a new location was not given <ref> https://twitter.com/WDWToday/status/1146156836887945217 </ref>. On April 9, 2021, Disney announced that Club Cool would be opening in its new location (next to the Creations Shop in World Celebration) in the Summer of 2021 <ref name= "refurb"> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/club-cool/news/09apr2021-club-cool-to-reopen-this-summer-at-epcot.htm </ref>. According to Disney, the new location will "celebrate Coca-Cola in a fresh new way, while keeping the fan-favorite experience that invites you to explore tasty drinks from around the world. This space will also have some new magic to bring the global experience of Coca-Cola to life for you" <ref name="refurb"/>.
In June 2005, Ice Station Cool closed for refurbishment. At this time, the location was completely redone, eventually reopening on as Club Cool on November 14, 2005 <ref> http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/Nov14.html </ref>. This new Coca-Cola sponsored location still allows guests to sample Coca-Cola flavors from around the world, however it is now has a modern urban theme.
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