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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 June 2005July 2019, Ice Station Cool closed for refurbishment. At this time, the location was completely redone, eventually reopening on as Disney confirmed that Club Cool would be closing on November 14September 8, 2005 2019 <ref> httphttps://www.thisdayindisneyhistorywdwmagic.com/Nov14attractions/epcot/news/03jul2019-summary-of-all-the-closures-coming-to-epcots-future-world.html htm </ref>. This new Coca-Cola sponsored location still allows guests to sample Coca-Cola flavors from around The company later clarified that the worldstore would eventually be returning in some capacity, however it is now has although a modern urban themenew location was not given <ref> https://twitter.com/WDWToday/status/1146156836887945217 </ref>.
In 2013On April 9, 2021, Disney announced that Club Cool got entirely would be opening in its new flavors for guests location (next to sample. The old flavors were all replaced at this time, although Beverly remained the Creations Shop in World Celebration) in the Summer of 2021 <refname= "refurb"> httphttps://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/club-cool/news/29oct201309apr2021-allclub-newcool-flavorsto-andreopen-one-old-favoritethis-debutsummer-at-epcot's-club-cool-tomorrow.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"/>.
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