Energon Stand

[Jon Fu]

Anyone know what happened?


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Wasn't the Amazing pictures next to Studio Store closed? On Thursday, it was shut down so maybe they're adding the Energon stand over there or just nixing it all together.

 

[Allen The Actor]

I wasn't a fan of it when the ride opened but I actually really like Energon now....I how it's not gone for good...

Although technically.....won't the Flaming Moe's drink be identical to Energon? I think I remember hearing that from Florida. So if that's true, I guess it would make more sense in keeping it for the Simpsons brand and not Transformers, since The Simpsons food options sell very well.

 

[Ryan]

Wow it finally happened.

Took a year, but it finally actually happened.

Energon sold horribly and it greatly amuses me that everyone in Orlando wants it so badly.

 

[Allen The Actor]

I'm not surprised it sold horribly. It was USH trying to cash in on the themed drink craze started by Butterbeer. Except that half of the appeal of butterbeer is that it was a known famous drink from the Harry Potter books and movies. Energon was a random drink that had nothing to do with the franchise.

Luckily for fans of it, the same/similar recipe is used in the Flaming Moes drink, so not all is lost.

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

Energon is the most important part of the transformers canon...its their life substance, their energy source. They need it to live. They didn't include it in the films at all? God they were worse than i thought!

 

[Ryan]

It was notoriously expensive too, and unavailable without the souvenir cup.

Homemade Energon became quite popular backstage, and often was preferred moreso than the actual drink itself.

 

[Allen The Actor]

, and unavailable without the souvenir cup.

Not true actually, they had it available without the souvenir cup and it was much cheaper. Came in a plastic party-type cup with the glowing ice cube.

 

[Ryan]

Technically that was still a "souvenir cup" (just less of one), and was still was a bit pricey.

Universal wanted Energon to be special, and refused to let it be served regular park cups.

 

[Bonkers]

They didn't include it in the films at all?

Well it is mentioned a couple of times, but that's it sadly. No pink cubes

 

[BruceTheShark]

Who's got the best home-made Energon recipe?

 

[Chris]

If anyone knows how to make the heavy whipping cream, I know the actual soda which was used.  Not hard.

Butterbeer is a little more of a puzzle.

 

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The Butterbeer recipe on OrlandoUnited is similar enough to the real thing for now.

Sales must have been pitiful for them to remove it completely but it also makes sense that Flaming Moe's imminent arrival will cause redundancy with two orange-flavored drinks.

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

The heavy cream should be heavy whipping cream, not whipped cream there is a difference! , and a little half n half mixed.

 

[Chris]

The heavy cream should be heavy whipping cream, not whipped cream there is a difference! , and a little half n half mixed.

I think we have a challenge!

 

[BernardMesa]

I think we have a challenge!

I volunteer to taste test! ;D

 

[Ryan]

I wonder if I can try and get the official homemade Energon recipe from my old haunts.

It involved orange Fanta, whip cream and vanilla extract that much I remember.

 

[Chris]

I wonder if I can try and get the official homemade Energon recipe from my old haunts.

It involved orange Fanta, whip cream and vanilla extract that much I remember.

That seems to be the recipe.

 

[Krusty]

This is actually incredibly sad news to me. Haha. I am so addicted to that stuff. Glad I got a few of the souviner cups (due to massive cravings that wouldn't be satisfied with the disposable cups).