Fun fact: the Coca Cola polar bear was created by the Jim Henson creature shop and operates the same way Big Bird & Bear from bear in the big blue house are operated!
So fun fact: the assembly line upstairs used to actually be functional. There was a small scale bottling plant downstairs, the bottles would travel upstairs, and you’d get to take one home complementary. I still have a couple.
I have .... so many bottles from the tour. SO many. Because I've been on the dang tour like six times with various kids/spouse/etc. Over the years it's interesting to see what shade of brown they turn lol.
That was the only part of this attraction that I remember from my visit many years ago (i'm also a nerd for manufacturing so that makes sense). Bummer to see that was cut from the tour.
Living in the Atlanta area myself for my entire life, it is so interesting to see the perspective of someone visiting these locations for the first time. The fun spot video is going to be interesting lol
The opening film at the world of coke was SO MUCH BETTER when it was an animated short about what happens when you insert a quarter into a coke machine
I don't live anywhere near Atlanta, but I remember visiting this place in early 1996. I thought it was artistically interesting, but I'm the sort of guy who loves all that vintage Coke merchandise, memorabilia, and marketing.
I visited around the same time, but was too young to really commit any of it to memory beyond the ‘jumping’ soda fountain and the kinetic sculpture they had. Everything was torn down in 2007 and replaced by this new facility and there’s shockingly little imagery available for the interior of the old one.
I live there and have been there before. I dont remember much from the museum itself. All I remember are some paintings and sculptures of coke bottles. I do remember the gift shop of many Coke products.
Dude, the passive aggressive commentary is fantastic. The last time I was in Atlanta, it was 2006, and my dad and I took a tour at the Coke Factory, or the World of Coke, or whatever it was, but there was a neat station where you could heat seal a number of different wrappings that went onto a Coke Bottle, and they still have coke in them. I have no idea if the soda has separated after all this time, if it's still technically even safe to drink or what, the wrappings obscure most of the coke, and we've never bothered to move them, but that's the most memorable thing from visiting the attraction. I don't remember if we got to sample sodas or not, but I know that as a kid, Coke just wasn't my drink, so the tour really didn't do much for me, but spending time on the road with my dad and getting those special bottles with the wrappings is still a good memory.
As a local for nearly 15 years, Beverly is 100% the main reason we go. We can sit there for 30-60 min just watching unsuspecting out-of-towners go up and try it only to cringe or spit it back in their cups.
I take unsuspecting friends to the sampling section and then get before and after pictures of them sipping Beverly. I have dozens of photos like this that I dearly treasure. Downside: I have a lot less friends after tasting Beverly.😂
Lmao me too, I lived in Alabama growing up but every time we went I would convince everyone it was the best soda there and the laughs would ensue hahaha
The thing is, that film used to be an animated short about the imagined inside of a Coke vending machine. You actually saw some of the creatures from that film in the area before the theater, one of which was just above one of the mock vending machines. Those creatures were weird as hell to look at, but the short had a goofy vibe to it, kinda like their polar bear commercials but a little more psychedelic in nature. I won't say it was great art or anything, but it works much better than a six minute advert!
There used to be a vault somewhere in the museum. And that thing cracks up because it's build up to be where the secret formula is and it's like the Krabby Patty but taken completely straight.
Great video! Growing up in Atlanta in the 1960s-1970s, as a reward in elementary school we had "Coke Parties." If your class achieved some goal, Coca Cola would give every student a Coke themed #2 pencil, writing pad, eraser and an ice-cold bottle of Coke. This would happen maybe twice each year. How about that for propaganda? We did not have access to sugary drinks otherwise. Our choices were milk, chocolate milk or water.
The fountain area where you can sample all their products is kinda neat. Except it made me sick to my stomach by the end of it. And yeah, it's an otherwise pretty propagandist tourist trap.
them feeling the need to show the coca cola propaganda video before you enter the museum proper was definitely concerning when i went a couple years back. it was an awesome visit though, cool place for them to operate.
This, the aquarium review and the Kennedy Space Center video are making me think that some videos on more theming based museums would be amazing! The combination between themed entertainment and education at some museums like the National WWII Museum and the Lincoln Presidential Library Museum really reminds me of the original mission of EPCOT.
Coca Cola could probably just print free money by offering some of these flavors as an “around the world” sampler or something. I love mezzo mix personally but I can’t get it here without importing
@@gfrewqpoiu I believe so but I’ve heard they don’t use high fructose corn syrup to sweeten drinks over there which is why it tastes very different from ours. Dunno how true that is
Dr Pepper needs to step up their game. Now that they're the #2 soda brand in the world, outselling Pepsi, they need to build their museum on the same scale as the World of Coca Cola. Let the soda wars become the museum wars LOL Having been to both, the Dr Pepper museum leans much more heavily on their history, but only has like a floor or two of museum space...much much smaller museum. Great little place though in Waco, if you're passing through.
When I was there, I couldn't help but notice they really were dancing around the whole 'this stuff used to have cocaine in it' part of their history. Also, the Sour Plum Fanta was my favourite.
@@ElijahSalyer-r1l Cocaine used to be a totally normal thing to do as medicine for some conditions, and the drink was originally made just as a cocaine delivery system. The World of Coca Cola would, however, have you believe he had always intended it to just be a refreshing beverage.
I clicked on the video and started watching, thinking it was probably a TH-camr I’ve already seen that has a larger following. I didn’t realize until close to the end that your channel is wildly under appreciated in terms of subscriber count and views because your video was very refined and so great to watch! I don’t normally comment on TH-cam videos but I wanted to say keep up the good work and you’ve definitely gained a dedicated follower 😊
My wife got mad that didn’t like the Coke museum, I said we paid $100 to watch a never ending Coke commercial and try tiny garbage flavors of soda at the end lol.
My partner had a business event there we attended and it was pretty fun, a little silly as non-soda drinkers, but fun for a business event. I completely lost my cool at the coca cola bear though, I had never seen such an advanced character suit with such realistic motion capabilities. It was so cool. Really put all of Disney's character suits to shame!
The film used to be a vaguely creepy 3D animated film with terrifying eyeless characters (that you can see in the room before the theater now). I preferred that immensely over the new Imagine Dragons short. At least it was fun propaganda... EDIT: Actually you just reminded me lol- I went to palate cleanse after trying some things in the tasting room and they accidentally put Sprite syrup in the water dispenser. Unpleasant surprise!
Glad to see someone is also appreciates the legendary status of New Coke! When I visited in December of last year, the lab also had TaB, which was the first version of "Diet Coke" as we know it today. Was really cool to try. Also I got a really bad tummy ache after I drank so much soda at the end haha.
Hey Poseidon , if you make a return trip to Atlanta do not miss the Hyatt regency hotel, and or the Marriott Marquis, I know it's different than your usual channel content but these historic hotels are some of John Portmans finest work and as you mentioned in your video about the contempory hotel, a big inspiration. Polaris on top of the hyatt regency also has a real neat retro space age vibe
I wanted to stay at the Hyatt Regency and I have before, but this was a pre-planned trip that I was invited on. I do want to stay there again eventually though
The World of Coke is definitely...something. It was one of my first jobs when I moved to Atlanta and they only paid $13.50 an hour for most positions. There was no pay raise for full time employment, you only got a pay raise if you made it to a management position (there are not many, therefore opportunities to make a living wage were limited). It could just be the tasting room and the store and people would still pay $20 to get in.
Funnily enough, folks post scam employment listings (to get your personal info) with better wages to the point that Coca Cola has to make public statements that they aren't real.
I remember spending a lot of time at that old Epcot attraction back in the day. Not because it was an especially good attraction, it just felt great to escape the heat by walking into a giant freezer for a few minutes.
It’s actually a pretty cool museum, I went there with my coworkers on a business trip in Atlanta several years ago, it’s obviously a brand marketing hub for Coca Cola, since they’re sponsors of hosting conventions for business people! I also remember Las Vegas Coca Cola store was pretty neat, good Coke souvenirs.
I have always thought that, if Coca-Cola ever wants to build a new HQ, it needs to be in the form of a 35-story Coke bottle. THAT would be neat addition to the Atlanta skyline.
I also toured the museum back in 2013 when i had a 12 hour Greyhound bus layover. I was able to pay a few bucks to check my bags at the station and I used that to play tourist in downtown Atlanta unburdened.
Thank you so much for making this video!! I grew up in a small city in Canada, but visited the Coca Cola museum when I was maybe 10 or 11. It was one of my first times experiencing true American culture. I looooved the tasting room and the 4D movie experience. Looking back, the museum was based around a very odd concept but I made many wonderful memories there.
Oh shoot I’ve been here, absolutely hate the taste of soda due to its carbonation but the experience was really neat and I got a miniature bat at the gift shop. Sadly they did not have sprite cranberry in their soda machine gallery thing which saddened me.
The museum is also right in front of the MLK civil rights museum which is like the biggest tonal shift. There's even a Diner simulator where you put headphones on and simulate being harassed by racists for siting there for as long as possible.
As an Atlanta native, I went to this place like half a dozen times as a kid. It was REAL trippy in its early days. They used to play a Dr. Seuss style video about “what happens on the inside of a Coke machine” instead of the Imagine Dragons one. That’s where that weird cheerleader figurine on the far right of the first museum room came from. Look that one up if you want a real WTF moment. They also had a “4D” movie, where a scientist travels the world to discover the secret ingredient of Coca-Cola (his final answer, I kid you not…“the secret ingredient is YOU! YOU make Coca Cola special by drinking it!”) Utterly cheesy, but I loved every second of it as a kid 😂
Back when Coca Cola’s rewards program was elite, you could get free admission as one of the redemption prizes! I think the codes from 2 12-pack cans was enough for one admission, so my family would just save up our points and then go as a fun outing. We always enjoyed it!
Born and raised Atlantan here. I LOVE taking my visiting friends to the World of Coca-Cola. It's such a massive, weird corporate circle jerk but also pretty dang cheap and enjoyable for an Atlanta attraction. Just watching people try the Beverley is worth the price. Plus, youre in Centennial Olympic Park which has some cool stuff like an embedded imprint from a nail from the 1996 Olympic Bombing (for you true crime fans out there) and, of course, the Aquarium. Ive never had a bad time going here- theres always joking and genuine enjoyment. And the variety of flavors... my god why dont we have some of those flavors here??? My biggest complaint is that they got rid of the jumping fountain dispenser from the first location: you would put your cup under a funnel and a laminar stream of Coke/Diet Coke/Sprite would jump from a 'vat' and into the funnel and into your cup. As a kid, it was the coolest thing!
What impresses me is that it seems decently clean and in decent repair from this video. These kind of weird, niche museums often seem sketchy, but at least this one feels like the company cares about its brand image beyond more blunt things like the propaganda film.
I'm so mad right now because first it was "Oh dope he was in Atlanta that's so close." But now seeing you went to Funspot, you were basically down the street from me.
I had no idea you could try new coke there! That is easily the main draw. I always found World of Coke to be a strange concept, I think the attraction would have been better conceived if it actually took place at a coke factory in the way Jack Daniel's Distillery lets you tour.
I think the film would be a lot cooler if (like you said) it was about the history, or like... The bottling, or anything similar to that. If you're already there they don't really need to sell you on coca-cola.
Another great video, thanks. I went to this place about three years ago while stationed in Atlanta. It seems like it's actually changed a bit since then as I don't recall the station where you could taste New Coke. The smelling exhibit and the polar bear meet-n-greet were also markedly different. When I was there, there was also a walk through display about the bottling/canning process and a 3-D film in the second floor which weren't mentioned so I don't know if they're gone, or you just missed them. I don't know if the "problematic" film is the same one, but I actually liked it. In fact, I got a little teary eyed because it made me a bit homesick as I'd been away from family for a while. I noticed one of the guys in front of you when leaving the auditorium had also gotten emotional. I was a bit tickled that you mentioned the Inca Cola as (being originally from Peru) it's always one of my favorites and I hadn't yet discovered where in Atlanta to get any (I actually found it a few weeks later). After tasting around for a while, I finally found it and met a nice Peruvian family there and we managed to hog the machine for a few minutes. I also thought it was funny that even in the whole secret recipe section that chronicled the origins of the formula it never once mentioned the whole cocaine thing. Probably not surprising though. BTW, can't wait to hear what you have to say about Fun Spot Atlanta. I used to drive by it on Highway 85 weekly on my way to my chiropractor and I saw when they started building that new roller coaster and remember thinking to myself; "that thing looks janky as heck." It wasn't finished when I left and I never did get around to visiting the park at all, but being a Florida guy the whole thing really seemed a bit undercooked.
The museum is very different from how I remember, but I assume that they've been making a lot of changes just over the past few years. I didn't realize they were so recent, but it's definitely not the experience I remember. The 4D theater was also closed for construction.
I went to world Of Coca Cola three years ago on a trip to Atlanta the museum Part was pretty interesting and fun very propagandistic especially the giant commercial film they make you sit through. As someone who is a local in Florida and heads to Disney springs often it was a different experience to the Coca Cola store or even club cool at Epcot both have tasting of different sodas merch and you can meet the Coca Cola bear which the one in Atlanta the Coca Cola bear costume at Disney springs is so much better then the one in Atlanta not even articulated overall it was a unique experience. Glad to see you you enjoyed your trip great video
Born and raised just south of Atlanta. Went to the world of coke once as a kid, and it was such a disappointment. Even as a kid it felt like just one big advertisement and was nothing like we were expecting. What I was expecting was more of a brewery where you actually saw them making it. The only thing worth remembering was the sampling part at the end
I remember going to the world of coke years ago, when I went there, the theater film was different. This was during the time the coca cola company was doing its happiness factory ad campaign. Two workers were having a conversation and even acknowledged the audience, saying "You in the center, is that a wig?" They also talked about the Beverly and how weird it tastes. The conversation comes to an end when one of them says "Here comes a coin"
I don’t wanna see any world of coke slander. As an Atlanta native, I’ve spent probably 3 or 4 birthdays there over my life, it’s a great time for not much money. I will say the tasting section needs to be overhauled after the cut it during covid, but still don’t disrespect the world of coke!
It was so much weirder before it moved. Hope you enjoyed the Beverly. One of the actual plants does still exist as an apartment building if I remember correctly. Atlanta and coke history is fund and strange
I grew up in Atlanta… my mom always brought us here. It was cool when i was a kid. I ended up working there as an adult… most of the exhibits didn’t change way too much, a lot of them were closed, and the experience seemed SO boring for adults - working there was boring was awful- most of the guests weren’t too nice
If you come back to North Georgia, you HAVE TO stop by late Winnie. Places is like over 100 years old and it shows. But an all day ride pass is cheap and there is plenty to do. Little late for the water park tho this year.
Looks interesting. I'm considering a "South-east" U.S. trip next year, so I might include that in the plans, especially since it seems to have an interesting ghost train.
Love how Aerie Force Once is just in the middle of nowhere. Took a wrong turn and accidentally came across a giant white coaster in a podunk amusement park.
being born and raised in the Coca-Cola Epicenter that is Atlanta, it's uh. yeah it's exactly as weird from the inside perspective too, even as a kid the whole place had an ever-present vibe of "you can't be serious about this". when a 13-year-old with barely a clue about how the world works thinks you're being heavy-handed, maybe it's time to admit your marketing department is taking too much of the budget
As long as you're wearing the scan in bracelet they give you in the museum you can come and go as you please for the rest of the day. So yes, you can do both in one day! I visited both the aquarium ( A MUST DO!!) and coke museum a few years ago. For 20 bucks ( souvenirs not included) I Almost got kicked out for yelling PEPSI, smelled some amazing smells, visited the vault, fell in love with the Indian soda "Thumbs up" and actually took the Beverly challenge. For those who don't have a clue about the Beverly it tastes out of this world. It was one of the highlights of my Atlanta vacation!!
i’m from atlanta. i went to the aquarium the first month it was open in march 2005. went to the world of coke in 2016. when i was walking to my classes at georgia state, i’d pass the little house that coca cola was invented in and i would stop to read the historic plaque every so often and always though that was cool. if you think this is propaganda, wait until i tell you they’d take us to chick-fil-a corporate for school field trips 😅
Your takeaway that it's propaganda is literally what my friend told me after he went there when he came to visit me in Atlanta and I recommended him to visit the World of Coca-Cola. I've been there a few times, including the original old museum, and never really thought about it that way haha.
What a blast from the past. I worked on the reimagining of the WoCC back in the early aughts. Jack Rouse Assoc. was the experience designer. Lots has changed, least the „propaganda“preshow film. The tasting experience looks still the same. Very boring end result. We went through so many different concept designs of this area. The building itself was designed by Jon Jerde Architects, who, I swear, basically extruded our bubble plan. Jon Jerde of course is well known for designing the original ground breaking Universal CityWalk. You should do a video on the legacy of CityWalk some day.
I was there for that original 1998 Epcot exhibit! I very clearly remember that they also had snow machines set up and that my brother and i had a had a snowball fight with other kids. I have a memory of scaring a kid who was staring at the Neanderthal man, from behind I whomped a snowball into the bottom left portion of the window. The kid shrieked and ran off.
I used to collect bottle caps for the My Coke Rewards program. I managed to store up enough points to get my family of 7 tickets to The World of Coca-Cola. We went there and to the aquarium for Christmas. It was pretty neat back in the day
Went with my fiancé and twin sister. We knew it was propaganda but rolled with it. (We made a somewhat snide commentary between ourselves. As for the museum, it had some fun photo ops, and we had a great time, especially at the drink around the world portion where we filmed each other drinking the infamous Beverly.
Museums, please stop showing short films unless they are blowing us away. This ain't 1998 anymore and halts the momentum of people walking in a museum.
As a Georgia native, I really miss the old animated "Happiness Factory" short that would play before the walk way to the atrium opened up. It was a lot more effective than the weird montage one that has been playing for awhile now.
The frustrating thing is out of all the sodas from around the world, they don't have a dispenser for Urge. If they for whatever reason don't want to have regular Surge (just grape Surge) at least let us have the original Urge.
@@PoseidonEntertainment it's not out here anymore, besides so is Sprite, Coke, diet Coke, Coke zero, and yet they have no problem having that on tap. Those of us that love surge want to be able to have surge when we travel all the way to Coca-Cola world.
I got to go to a graduate's research conference in Atlanta this Summer and for some reason instead of looking at all the cool posters of graduate's research, are school group went to this place. The sheer unexpected scale was interesting, but yeah, the whole time I was malding about being here instead of the conference.
There is a surprisingly similar experience in Broc, Switzerland for Caillers cholocolate. You can visit the actual factory but the draw is the chocolate degustation at the end. I guess this format is the same for many food and beverage companies.
Wooooow! It's totally changed! Again, I haven't been here in about 20 years, but I'm impressed at the updates. I wish I could try New Coke. That exhibit wasn't there before. It was such a big issue at the time and that whole mishap of an event turned into a must-learn-case-study on marketing. I'm surprised the company is fessing up since it was such a big embarrassment for them. The smells exhibit wasn't there before either. I sort of barfed in my mouth a bit there seeing it. Ew. How disgusting. What were they thinking there? The Coca-Cola polar bear is big and cuddly and amazingly cute. I met him once upon a time. What is this theme park you went to for next episode? It can't be Six Flags Over Georgia, is it???
@@PoseidonEntertainment I wonder how much Six Flags has changed. It's probably way different now. I have never heard of this Fun Spot. This must be a new thing... I look forward to the video.
I wonder how you feel about the Dr Pepper museum? Dr Pepper is a Texas staple but nowhere as big as Coca-Cola. I haven’t been personally, but I imagine its a lot more intimate than the Coke tour
The Dr Pepper museum is fun, much much smaller. Only a floor or two of content showcasing the brand. They do a good job of showcasing their historical marketing, with Dr Pepper and 7Up. World of Coke, you could probably spend about two hours in, Dr Pep maybe 45 min to an hour. They have great merchandise though.
I didn't know it existed until people started mentioning it in the comments. I'm not planning to go to Texas anytime soon, but I'll keep it in mind once I eventually plan a trip there.
@@MustachioFurioso9134I'm a sucker for a good small museum or roadside attraction, sometimes more so than bigger places. I just wish I could afford to take a long road trip.
Being born and growing up in Atlanta, I remember going to the old location once but when the new one open they had a crazy party with cirque du soleil type dancers in a large fountain in front that used to be there. Also the video they show you in the theater before entering the actual explore area it used to be a really cute animation type of commercial with a marching band at the end. Should've kept it that way from the looks of what they have now unfortunately.
Fun fact: the Coca Cola polar bear was created by the Jim Henson creature shop and operates the same way Big Bird & Bear from bear in the big blue house are operated!
Must be Bear's arctic pen pal or something.
Aw I just imagine them all being an extended family of sorts and getting together for thanksgiving and stuff lol
Also a museam dedicated to the Jim Henson company exists a short walk from the Coca-Cola museum
@@ja785y I know I went to that the day after the Coca Cola place
What?
I was excited for this one. World of Coca Cola was so bizarre. You'd think Coca Cola achieved world peace, split the atom, and cured cancer.
I mean, I sure believed it after visiting
people probably believed the cancer part in the old days
my 8th grade class took a trip al the way to atlanta from charlotte nc just to only go in coke world, crazy
out of all the things they could’ve gone to in atl, they chose the world of coke? That’s a really weird choice
So fun fact: the assembly line upstairs used to actually be functional. There was a small scale bottling plant downstairs, the bottles would travel upstairs, and you’d get to take one home complementary. I still have a couple.
I have .... so many bottles from the tour. SO many. Because I've been on the dang tour like six times with various kids/spouse/etc. Over the years it's interesting to see what shade of brown they turn lol.
Wait, they stopped doing that? I don't blame them, my last bottle from the Museum eventually exploded in my room while I was out.
@@silentpaw they used to be glass so it wouldn’t do that
That was the only part of this attraction that I remember from my visit many years ago (i'm also a nerd for manufacturing so that makes sense). Bummer to see that was cut from the tour.
@@D0rk4Lyeah it’s sad to hear. I still have mine
Living in the Atlanta area myself for my entire life, it is so interesting to see the perspective of someone visiting these locations for the first time. The fun spot video is going to be interesting lol
It really is! World of Coke has been there my whole life and I've never thought about how weird it is.
The opening film at the world of coke was SO MUCH BETTER when it was an animated short about what happens when you insert a quarter into a coke machine
When I was there I really liked the sign that highlighted people going through withdrawal when a certain ingredient was removed
I don't live anywhere near Atlanta, but I remember visiting this place in early 1996. I thought it was artistically interesting, but I'm the sort of guy who loves all that vintage Coke merchandise, memorabilia, and marketing.
I visited around the same time, but was too young to really commit any of it to memory beyond the ‘jumping’ soda fountain and the kinetic sculpture they had. Everything was torn down in 2007 and replaced by this new facility and there’s shockingly little imagery available for the interior of the old one.
I live there and have been there before. I dont remember much from the museum itself. All I remember are some paintings and sculptures of coke bottles. I do remember the gift shop of many Coke products.
The part where they are like "We will tell you the secret ingredient." I was like "Cocaine, it was cocaine. You got people addicted to cocaine."
Yeah, what's behind the vault door?
@@PoseidonEntertainmentthey don’t want anyone to get addicted to cocaine again
It was a mix of cocaine AND kola nut.
Dude, the passive aggressive commentary is fantastic.
The last time I was in Atlanta, it was 2006, and my dad and I took a tour at the Coke Factory, or the World of Coke, or whatever it was, but there was a neat station where you could heat seal a number of different wrappings that went onto a Coke Bottle, and they still have coke in them. I have no idea if the soda has separated after all this time, if it's still technically even safe to drink or what, the wrappings obscure most of the coke, and we've never bothered to move them, but that's the most memorable thing from visiting the attraction. I don't remember if we got to sample sodas or not, but I know that as a kid, Coke just wasn't my drink, so the tour really didn't do much for me, but spending time on the road with my dad and getting those special bottles with the wrappings is still a good memory.
As a local for nearly 15 years, Beverly is 100% the main reason we go. We can sit there for 30-60 min just watching unsuspecting out-of-towners go up and try it only to cringe or spit it back in their cups.
As a fellow local, this is 100% accurate lol
I take unsuspecting friends to the sampling section and then get before and after pictures of them sipping Beverly.
I have dozens of photos like this that I dearly treasure.
Downside: I have a lot less friends after tasting Beverly.😂
Lmao me too, I lived in Alabama growing up but every time we went I would convince everyone it was the best soda there and the laughs would ensue hahaha
..what is Beverly?
@@chrisgoffe5048 the most delicious soda in the world 😉
The thing is, that film used to be an animated short about the imagined inside of a Coke vending machine. You actually saw some of the creatures from that film in the area before the theater, one of which was just above one of the mock vending machines. Those creatures were weird as hell to look at, but the short had a goofy vibe to it, kinda like their polar bear commercials but a little more psychedelic in nature. I won't say it was great art or anything, but it works much better than a six minute advert!
They stopped selling Beverly years ago, it's now exclusively found in the sampling stations at epcot and world of coca-cola
There used to be a vault somewhere in the museum. And that thing cracks up because it's build up to be where the secret formula is and it's like the Krabby Patty but taken completely straight.
I went there about 4 years ago and it was there, I couldn't believe they "have" the secret formula just out like that 😂
Great video!
Growing up in Atlanta in the 1960s-1970s, as a reward in elementary school we had "Coke Parties." If your class achieved some goal, Coca Cola would give every student a Coke themed #2 pencil, writing pad, eraser and an ice-cold bottle of Coke. This would happen maybe twice each year. How about that for propaganda? We did not have access to sugary drinks otherwise. Our choices were milk, chocolate milk or water.
The fountain area where you can sample all their products is kinda neat. Except it made me sick to my stomach by the end of it. And yeah, it's an otherwise pretty propagandist tourist trap.
That one thats vegetables and taste like goodies is one of the most disgusting things ive ever put into my body
@@TheNukaColaMan10 The Beverly...? That was by far the worst soft drink I ever tasted and was probably responsible for messing up my stomach.
them feeling the need to show the coca cola propaganda video before you enter the museum proper was definitely concerning when i went a couple years back.
it was an awesome visit though, cool place for them to operate.
If Kim Jong was a sode
This, the aquarium review and the Kennedy Space Center video are making me think that some videos on more theming based museums would be amazing! The combination between themed entertainment and education at some museums like the National WWII Museum and the Lincoln Presidential Library Museum really reminds me of the original mission of EPCOT.
I definitely want to branch out and post 2025, I probably will. These videos don't seem to do as well, but I still enjoy them
@@PoseidonEntertainmentI like these videos, and would definitely watch them.
Coca Cola could probably just print free money by offering some of these flavors as an “around the world” sampler or something. I love mezzo mix personally but I can’t get it here without importing
Mezzo Mix is off brand. The original is called Spezi 🌈
It is just Coke mixed with German Fanta, right? German Fanta itself sadly, tastes quite different from the one in the US.
@@gfrewqpoiu I believe so but I’ve heard they don’t use high fructose corn syrup to sweeten drinks over there which is why it tastes very different from ours. Dunno how true that is
@@robertschnobert9090 I can’t get spezi here either 😭
There's a lot of flavors that I would buy if they were just offered in stores. I would probably start frequently buying Beverly if it were bottled.
"You have to endure Imagine Dragons"
Not for all the free Coke in the world...
@@JP-1990 Technically not free you paid to go in
Dr Pepper needs to step up their game. Now that they're the #2 soda brand in the world, outselling Pepsi, they need to build their museum on the same scale as the World of Coca Cola. Let the soda wars become the museum wars LOL
Having been to both, the Dr Pepper museum leans much more heavily on their history, but only has like a floor or two of museum space...much much smaller museum. Great little place though in Waco, if you're passing through.
When I was there, I couldn't help but notice they really were dancing around the whole 'this stuff used to have cocaine in it' part of their history.
Also, the Sour Plum Fanta was my favourite.
Same active ingredient from the leaf, yeah. They're one of the few companies in the world that can deal with the plant iirc.
How is this real?
Because once upon a time it was sold as a medicinal tonic at the pharmacy.
@@ElijahSalyer-r1l Cocaine used to be a totally normal thing to do as medicine for some conditions, and the drink was originally made just as a cocaine delivery system.
The World of Coca Cola would, however, have you believe he had always intended it to just be a refreshing beverage.
How quickly people forget stuff like cocaine and fentanyl are legit medical resources
Need one of these but for Dr. Pepper
Yes.
It exists in Waco, Texas and I've been to it.
Dr. Pepper gang rise up!
It's in Waco, it's MUCH smaller but pretty cool.
I've been a couple of times, they have some unique products there.
Gross
While i find the history interesting. The 4d movie is comically bad and is the most egregious case of propaganda I have personally witnessed.
Good thing it was closed lol
Oh my gosh when I went this summer it was also closed. They really made it seem like we were missing out on something.
It's not even 3D! They used to have a nice little animated feature that I liked...
As an Atlanta native, going to the world of Coke was a rite of passage. I loved the original version, the new one...not so much.
There doesn't seem to be much documentation on the old building. What was different about it?
Same, I preferred the original one by Underground
Hoping that the Center for puppetry arts get featured in this ATL series!!
I didn't go there, so unfortunately no
@@PoseidonEntertainment definitely a spot worth checking out
The soda fountain room serving Beverly is a cruel, cruel joke...
I clicked on the video and started watching, thinking it was probably a TH-camr I’ve already seen that has a larger following. I didn’t realize until close to the end that your channel is wildly under appreciated in terms of subscriber count and views because your video was very refined and so great to watch! I don’t normally comment on TH-cam videos but I wanted to say keep up the good work and you’ve definitely gained a dedicated follower 😊
My wife got mad that didn’t like the Coke museum, I said we paid $100 to watch a never ending Coke commercial and try tiny garbage flavors of soda at the end lol.
I love the bizarre attractions vids
My partner had a business event there we attended and it was pretty fun, a little silly as non-soda drinkers, but fun for a business event. I completely lost my cool at the coca cola bear though, I had never seen such an advanced character suit with such realistic motion capabilities. It was so cool. Really put all of Disney's character suits to shame!
Extremely corporate, yet extremely based. Tasting area was the best.
The film used to be a vaguely creepy 3D animated film with terrifying eyeless characters (that you can see in the room before the theater now). I preferred that immensely over the new Imagine Dragons short. At least it was fun propaganda...
EDIT: Actually you just reminded me lol- I went to palate cleanse after trying some things in the tasting room and they accidentally put Sprite syrup in the water dispenser. Unpleasant surprise!
"Accidentally"
Glad to see someone is also appreciates the legendary status of New Coke! When I visited in December of last year, the lab also had TaB, which was the first version of "Diet Coke" as we know it today. Was really cool to try. Also I got a really bad tummy ache after I drank so much soda at the end haha.
They had a display from TaB but it wasn't an option in the dispensers. That would have been interesting to have tried as well
Hey Poseidon , if you make a return trip to Atlanta do not miss the Hyatt regency hotel, and or the Marriott Marquis, I know it's different than your usual channel content but these historic hotels are some of John Portmans finest work and as you mentioned in your video about the contempory hotel, a big inspiration. Polaris on top of the hyatt regency also has a real neat retro space age vibe
I'd also love to recommend the puppet museum as it's a short drive from the aquarium
i work at the hyatt! its an awesome piece of history! im a concierge there if you have any questions!
I wanted to stay at the Hyatt Regency and I have before, but this was a pre-planned trip that I was invited on. I do want to stay there again eventually though
Absolutely agree that the taste testing area is the main reason to go. Do they still give out glass coke bottles when you’re leaving?
They don't, but a lot has changed since the last time I've been (maybe 2008 or 2009?)
The World of Coke is definitely...something. It was one of my first jobs when I moved to Atlanta and they only paid $13.50 an hour for most positions. There was no pay raise for full time employment, you only got a pay raise if you made it to a management position (there are not many, therefore opportunities to make a living wage were limited). It could just be the tasting room and the store and people would still pay $20 to get in.
Funnily enough, folks post scam employment listings (to get your personal info) with better wages to the point that Coca Cola has to make public statements that they aren't real.
I remember spending a lot of time at that old Epcot attraction back in the day. Not because it was an especially good attraction, it just felt great to escape the heat by walking into a giant freezer for a few minutes.
It’s actually a pretty cool museum, I went there with my coworkers on a business trip in Atlanta several years ago, it’s obviously a brand marketing hub for Coca Cola, since they’re sponsors of hosting conventions for business people! I also remember Las Vegas Coca Cola store was pretty neat, good Coke souvenirs.
Love those wall styles with the slats and would love to try new coke someday. Thanks for covering this place!
I have always thought that, if Coca-Cola ever wants to build a new HQ, it needs to be in the form of a 35-story Coke bottle. THAT would be neat addition to the Atlanta skyline.
I also toured the museum back in 2013 when i had a 12 hour Greyhound bus layover. I was able to pay a few bucks to check my bags at the station and I used that to play tourist in downtown Atlanta unburdened.
I’m sad they removed the 4D attraction on the upper level, besides the taste room, that was the room I was looking forward to getting to the most!
Thank you so much for making this video!! I grew up in a small city in Canada, but visited the Coca Cola museum when I was maybe 10 or 11. It was one of my first times experiencing true American culture. I looooved the tasting room and the 4D movie experience. Looking back, the museum was based around a very odd concept but I made many wonderful memories there.
Huh...turns out there IS a place with all the zip of Nuka Cola
“Damn Nuka cola song is stuck in my head again.”
Oh shoot I’ve been here, absolutely hate the taste of soda due to its carbonation but the experience was really neat and I got a miniature bat at the gift shop. Sadly they did not have sprite cranberry in their soda machine gallery thing which saddened me.
Now that you point it out, yeah it is weird that it's not included. I would like to see seasonal or discontinued flavors like Coke Starlight too
The museum is also right in front of the MLK civil rights museum which is like the biggest tonal shift. There's even a Diner simulator where you put headphones on and simulate being harassed by racists for siting there for as long as possible.
I did see the museum, but it looked like it was under construction. It wasn't until I left that I saw a sign advertising that it was currently open.
@@PoseidonEntertainment yeah it’s been opened, they are expanding it. You should check of the college hall of fame if you go back too!
Holy Crap. I had a school trip to Atlanta and we went to the Coca Cola museum. I jokingly said, “This is Cokaganda,” and now I found this video.
As an Atlanta native, I went to this place like half a dozen times as a kid.
It was REAL trippy in its early days. They used to play a Dr. Seuss style video about “what happens on the inside of a Coke machine” instead of the Imagine Dragons one. That’s where that weird cheerleader figurine on the far right of the first museum room came from. Look that one up if you want a real WTF moment.
They also had a “4D” movie, where a scientist travels the world to discover the secret ingredient of Coca-Cola (his final answer, I kid you not…“the secret ingredient is YOU! YOU make Coca Cola special by drinking it!”)
Utterly cheesy, but I loved every second of it as a kid 😂
I love the way you say Coca-cola, it just scratches my brain in a very specific way
It's weird because I don't think I've ever said it before until writing the video
@@PoseidonEntertainment please say it more
Back when Coca Cola’s rewards program was elite, you could get free admission as one of the redemption prizes! I think the codes from 2 12-pack cans was enough for one admission, so my family would just save up our points and then go as a fun outing. We always enjoyed it!
The original world of Coca Cola building was just recently demolished after sitting empty since 2007
The Budweiser Brewery tour in St. Louis is a vastly superior experience!
Born and raised Atlantan here. I LOVE taking my visiting friends to the World of Coca-Cola. It's such a massive, weird corporate circle jerk but also pretty dang cheap and enjoyable for an Atlanta attraction. Just watching people try the Beverley is worth the price. Plus, youre in Centennial Olympic Park which has some cool stuff like an embedded imprint from a nail from the 1996 Olympic Bombing (for you true crime fans out there) and, of course, the Aquarium.
Ive never had a bad time going here- theres always joking and genuine enjoyment. And the variety of flavors... my god why dont we have some of those flavors here??? My biggest complaint is that they got rid of the jumping fountain dispenser from the first location: you would put your cup under a funnel and a laminar stream of Coke/Diet Coke/Sprite would jump from a 'vat' and into the funnel and into your cup. As a kid, it was the coolest thing!
What impresses me is that it seems decently clean and in decent repair from this video. These kind of weird, niche museums often seem sketchy, but at least this one feels like the company cares about its brand image beyond more blunt things like the propaganda film.
It seems to be maintained pretty well. I do have some issues with its minimalist aesthetic, but it does lend itself to feeling sleek and clean.
I'm so mad right now because first it was "Oh dope he was in Atlanta that's so close." But now seeing you went to Funspot, you were basically down the street from me.
Fun video! I have always wanted to go here. Appreciate you sharing your experience!
I had no idea you could try new coke there! That is easily the main draw. I always found World of Coke to be a strange concept, I think the attraction would have been better conceived if it actually took place at a coke factory in the way Jack Daniel's Distillery lets you tour.
Companie and brands trying so hard to ingrain themselves into our lives. I hate it.
I think the film would be a lot cooler if (like you said) it was about the history, or like... The bottling, or anything similar to that. If you're already there they don't really need to sell you on coca-cola.
I love all your videos!!! Keep it up!!!
Another great video, thanks. I went to this place about three years ago while stationed in Atlanta. It seems like it's actually changed a bit since then as I don't recall the station where you could taste New Coke. The smelling exhibit and the polar bear meet-n-greet were also markedly different. When I was there, there was also a walk through display about the bottling/canning process and a 3-D film in the second floor which weren't mentioned so I don't know if they're gone, or you just missed them.
I don't know if the "problematic" film is the same one, but I actually liked it. In fact, I got a little teary eyed because it made me a bit homesick as I'd been away from family for a while. I noticed one of the guys in front of you when leaving the auditorium had also gotten emotional. I was a bit tickled that you mentioned the Inca Cola as (being originally from Peru) it's always one of my favorites and I hadn't yet discovered where in Atlanta to get any (I actually found it a few weeks later). After tasting around for a while, I finally found it and met a nice Peruvian family there and we managed to hog the machine for a few minutes.
I also thought it was funny that even in the whole secret recipe section that chronicled the origins of the formula it never once mentioned the whole cocaine thing. Probably not surprising though.
BTW, can't wait to hear what you have to say about Fun Spot Atlanta. I used to drive by it on Highway 85 weekly on my way to my chiropractor and I saw when they started building that new roller coaster and remember thinking to myself; "that thing looks janky as heck." It wasn't finished when I left and I never did get around to visiting the park at all, but being a Florida guy the whole thing really seemed a bit undercooked.
The museum is very different from how I remember, but I assume that they've been making a lot of changes just over the past few years. I didn't realize they were so recent, but it's definitely not the experience I remember. The 4D theater was also closed for construction.
I've been waiting for this one 😄
I went to world
Of Coca Cola three years ago on a trip to Atlanta the museum
Part was pretty interesting and fun very propagandistic especially the giant commercial film they make you sit through. As someone who is a local in Florida and heads to Disney springs often it was a different experience to the Coca Cola store or even club cool at Epcot both have tasting of different sodas merch and you can meet the Coca Cola bear which the one in Atlanta the Coca Cola bear costume at Disney springs is so much better then the one in Atlanta not even articulated overall it was a unique experience. Glad to see you you enjoyed your trip great video
Born and raised just south of Atlanta. Went to the world of coke once as a kid, and it was such a disappointment. Even as a kid it felt like just one big advertisement and was nothing like we were expecting. What I was expecting was more of a brewery where you actually saw them making it. The only thing worth remembering was the sampling part at the end
12:23 "which never really fails to disappoint"... I thought you said you liked it...
I remember going to the world of coke years ago, when I went there, the theater film was different. This was during the time the coca cola company was doing its happiness factory ad campaign. Two workers were having a conversation and even acknowledged the audience, saying "You in the center, is that a wig?" They also talked about the Beverly and how weird it tastes. The conversation comes to an end when one of them says "Here comes a coin"
Are you saying "propaganda" or "popoganda" ? ... I'll get my coat.
Missed opportunity there
Another great video by Neptune Production
I don’t wanna see any world of coke slander. As an Atlanta native, I’ve spent probably 3 or 4 birthdays there over my life, it’s a great time for not much money. I will say the tasting section needs to be overhauled after the cut it during covid, but still don’t disrespect the world of coke!
I remember the version in EPCOT. Those were the days.
It was so much weirder before it moved. Hope you enjoyed the Beverly. One of the actual plants does still exist as an apartment building if I remember correctly. Atlanta and coke history is fund and strange
$20?!!! That experience seems more like a punishment than a choice.
I grew up in Atlanta… my mom always brought us here. It was cool when i was a kid. I ended up working there as an adult… most of the exhibits didn’t change way too much, a lot of them were closed, and the experience seemed SO boring for adults - working there was boring was awful- most of the guests weren’t too nice
I kinda wanna show up at this museum wearing a Pepsi ball cap hehehehe
My fiancé actually wrote in the notebook at the end that he liked Pepsi more.
Go in wearing full Pepsiman costume.
@@HermitKing731 is that like Duffman? 🤣😂
@@AuthorCertifiedGoof look up the pepsi man commercials.
that museum is designed exactly like the developer room in the stanley parable
If you come back to North Georgia, you HAVE TO stop by late Winnie. Places is like over 100 years old and it shows. But an all day ride pass is cheap and there is plenty to do. Little late for the water park tho this year.
Looks interesting. I'm considering a "South-east" U.S. trip next year, so I might include that in the plans, especially since it seems to have an interesting ghost train.
Love how Aerie Force Once is just in the middle of nowhere. Took a wrong turn and accidentally came across a giant white coaster in a podunk amusement park.
being born and raised in the Coca-Cola Epicenter that is Atlanta, it's uh. yeah it's exactly as weird from the inside perspective too, even as a kid the whole place had an ever-present vibe of "you can't be serious about this". when a 13-year-old with barely a clue about how the world works thinks you're being heavy-handed, maybe it's time to admit your marketing department is taking too much of the budget
As long as you're wearing the scan in bracelet they give you in the museum you can come and go as you please for the rest of the day. So yes, you can do both in one day! I visited both the aquarium ( A MUST DO!!) and coke museum a few years ago. For 20 bucks ( souvenirs not included) I Almost got kicked out for yelling PEPSI, smelled some amazing smells, visited the vault, fell in love with the Indian soda "Thumbs up" and actually took the Beverly challenge. For those who don't have a clue about the Beverly it tastes out of this world. It was one of the highlights of my Atlanta vacation!!
I remember visiting this place in 2016. Definitely worth a visit just for how odd it all is, but with friends.
i’m from atlanta. i went to the aquarium the first month it was open in march 2005. went to the world of coke in 2016. when i was walking to my classes at georgia state, i’d pass the little house that coca cola was invented in and i would stop to read the historic plaque every so often and always though that was cool. if you think this is propaganda, wait until i tell you they’d take us to chick-fil-a corporate for school field trips 😅
Great video!!!
Your takeaway that it's propaganda is literally what my friend told me after he went there when he came to visit me in Atlanta and I recommended him to visit the World of Coca-Cola. I've been there a few times, including the original old museum, and never really thought about it that way haha.
At least it's funny lol
What a blast from the past. I worked on the reimagining of the WoCC back in the early aughts. Jack Rouse Assoc. was the experience designer. Lots has changed, least the „propaganda“preshow film. The tasting experience looks still the same. Very boring end result. We went through so many different concept designs of this area. The building itself was designed by Jon Jerde Architects, who, I swear, basically extruded our bubble plan. Jon Jerde of course is well known for designing the original ground breaking Universal CityWalk. You should do a video on the legacy of CityWalk some day.
I was there for that original 1998 Epcot exhibit! I very clearly remember that they also had snow machines set up and that my brother and i had a had a snowball fight with other kids. I have a memory of scaring a kid who was staring at the Neanderthal man, from behind I whomped a snowball into the bottom left portion of the window. The kid shrieked and ran off.
I used to collect bottle caps for the My Coke Rewards program. I managed to store up enough points to get my family of 7 tickets to The World of Coca-Cola. We went there and to the aquarium for Christmas. It was pretty neat back in the day
Went with my fiancé and twin sister. We knew it was propaganda but rolled with it. (We made a somewhat snide commentary between ourselves. As for the museum, it had some fun photo ops, and we had a great time, especially at the drink around the world portion where we filmed each other drinking the infamous Beverly.
Museums, please stop showing short films unless they are blowing us away. This ain't 1998 anymore and halts the momentum of people walking in a museum.
Excellent video!!
FunSpot the notorious buyers of the old RaceRock monster truck displays! the Orlando FunSpot has Bigfoot 7 with those huge alaskan land train tires
As a Georgia native, I really miss the old animated "Happiness Factory" short that would play before the walk way to the atrium opened up. It was a lot more effective than the weird montage one that has been playing for awhile now.
The frustrating thing is out of all the sodas from around the world, they don't have a dispenser for Urge. If they for whatever reason don't want to have regular Surge (just grape Surge) at least let us have the original Urge.
Surge is on the market though
@@PoseidonEntertainment it's not out here anymore, besides so is Sprite, Coke, diet Coke, Coke zero, and yet they have no problem having that on tap. Those of us that love surge want to be able to have surge when we travel all the way to Coca-Cola world.
I got to go to a graduate's research conference in Atlanta this Summer and for some reason instead of looking at all the cool posters of graduate's research, are school group went to this place.
The sheer unexpected scale was interesting, but yeah, the whole time I was malding about being here instead of the conference.
There is a surprisingly similar experience in Broc, Switzerland for Caillers cholocolate. You can visit the actual factory but the draw is the chocolate degustation at the end. I guess this format is the same for many food and beverage companies.
Wooooow! It's totally changed! Again, I haven't been here in about 20 years, but I'm impressed at the updates. I wish I could try New Coke. That exhibit wasn't there before. It was such a big issue at the time and that whole mishap of an event turned into a must-learn-case-study on marketing. I'm surprised the company is fessing up since it was such a big embarrassment for them. The smells exhibit wasn't there before either. I sort of barfed in my mouth a bit there seeing it. Ew. How disgusting. What were they thinking there?
The Coca-Cola polar bear is big and cuddly and amazingly cute. I met him once upon a time.
What is this theme park you went to for next episode? It can't be Six Flags Over Georgia, is it???
I didn't have time for Six Flags, it's Fun Spot. I still want to get to Six Flags when I can though, probably next year
@@PoseidonEntertainment I wonder how much Six Flags has changed. It's probably way different now. I have never heard of this Fun Spot. This must be a new thing... I look forward to the video.
Propaganda or not, I gotta try them sodas
Interesting, a few of the exhibits have changed since I last went, trying new coke sounds interesting
It's very different from when I last went, so it was a bit surprising.
I wonder how you feel about the Dr Pepper museum? Dr Pepper is a Texas staple but nowhere as big as Coca-Cola. I haven’t been personally, but I imagine its a lot more intimate than the Coke tour
The Dr Pepper museum is fun, much much smaller. Only a floor or two of content showcasing the brand. They do a good job of showcasing their historical marketing, with Dr Pepper and 7Up.
World of Coke, you could probably spend about two hours in, Dr Pep maybe 45 min to an hour.
They have great merchandise though.
I didn't know it existed until people started mentioning it in the comments. I'm not planning to go to Texas anytime soon, but I'll keep it in mind once I eventually plan a trip there.
I wonder how many former Imagineers put this together. I think I'd still rather go to the Dr Pepper museum though.
The Dr Pepper museum is fun. It's MUCH smaller though than World of Coca Cola.
They have some unique products though.
@@MustachioFurioso9134I'm a sucker for a good small museum or roadside attraction, sometimes more so than bigger places. I just wish I could afford to take a long road trip.
Indeed The CCC hired former imagineer Eric Westin to lead the experiential design for the WoCC in the early 00s.
I went there recently, and it was actually a lot of fun!
Being born and growing up in Atlanta, I remember going to the old location once but when the new one open they had a crazy party with cirque du soleil type dancers in a large fountain in front that used to be there. Also the video they show you in the theater before entering the actual explore area it used to be a really cute animation type of commercial with a marching band at the end. Should've kept it that way from the looks of what they have now unfortunately.