Coke Corner, 1973
Huzzah! Nobody says "huzzah" in real life, but it's fun to use it on blogs because it gets people's attention, and then they send bags and bags of cash to the blogger. Hint hint. Anyway, I say "huzzah" this time because I have more wonderful photos from Mr. X, circa 1973. We're back at the Coca Cola Refreshment Corner. I told Walt they should call it the "Coca Cola Cavity Corner", but he pretended that he didn't hear me.
Here's an unusual detail view of one Main Street entrance to the Cavity Corner (eh? EH??) with that cool vertical sign. It looks like it's very late afternoon, and as you can see, the lights are already a-flashin' and a-blinkin'. The young woman in the lower left is looking at Mr. X either seductively or suspiciously, I can't decide which.
Inside, the Coke Corner is hopping with activity. I hope you weren't expecting to get a seat, because there are none to be had. And the gutter is too good for you! Sorry, sometimes I forget where I am. Folks are theoretically enjoying their hot dogs and hot frogs with their glasses of cold, refreshing Kokomo Kola.
Let's zoom in for a look at the little display. Is it a diorama? Or a "tableau"? On the left, a baseball game is being played. Ty Cobb is preparing to dig his spikes into the shins of the catcher, or at least that's what I'd like to see. To the right, I believe that a saloon keeper is being roughed up by two young children who are out of control thanks to the five glasses of Coke they've each had. "Give us your money!".
Here's another nice interior view; the kid in the yellow windbreaker has such a headache. Mel Blanc is waiting to order, and he's thinking about doing one of his famous voices. Marvin Martian, perhaps. Notice the bottles of Coke to our right, each with a tag indicating the country in which it was sold. You can find Coke in practically every corner of the planet! (Insert Oxnard joke here).
THANK YOU, Mr. X!
32 comments:
Major-
I'm absolutely certain Walt would've loved your 'Coca-Cola Cavity Corner' name - he was unable to hear it, as he was busy coughing-! Damn, those cigarettes-!
Thanks, Major.
Hmm, is that a mail box, smack dab in the center of the first photo? I don't think it's a fire alarm; they're usually red... and this thing is a bit too big.
I thing the young lady is looking through time at US!
#2: While the Brady Bunch kids are arguing in the foreground, what is that tableau in the background? The left half looks like "Casey At The Bat". Not sure what that is on the right half; more kids arguing?
I'm confused (I know, you're all surprised), the price list on the wall (on the right) looks fine. But the Coca Cola lamp hanging from the ceiling is reversed?? Is the photo flipped, or not?
OK... I feel silly now (don't laugh!). I zoomed back out and now I can see the other ceiling lamp, which looks correct. So the other lamp must be reflected in a mirror. I can hear you snickering... and baby ruthing, and almond joying.
The close-up: haha. Guess I should have read what you wrote, Major, before I wrote my comment above. Oh well. I do think it's Casey on the left; an homage to the Disney cartoon.
#3: Mel Blanc looks pretty young in this 1973 photo, Major. More like, circa 1950. He must have access to a time machine. Maybe Duck Dodgers in the 24+1/2ᵗʰ Century had one that he 'borrowed'?
Thanks once again, Mr. X! And of course to you too, Major.
In other news: Andrew has posted Part 1 of his Knott's visit at his Bayern Kurve blog!
Based on the interior pics, it looks like those dioramas might have rotated to show different scenes? Is that possible?
Major, I like "Cavity Corner"! I think "Tooth Rot Room" would also work.
Thank you, Major and Mr. X!
Major : those are TABL-RAMAS. And were all the rage in the previous decade from the dates of these pictures. Or were they called DIORA-BLEAUS??
I think TOKYO is right : the larger one rotated I believe with three vignettes. There were sone others including a couple (on a date) in a air balloon with “Coca cola “ blazoned across it. I think the air balloon one was still on display until recently- in the corner entrances was two window displays : one with the balloon vignette and the opposite one featured a display with samples of many styles of coke bottles from the very beginning.
1973!!! Am I in them? Am I in them???
Nope. The quest continues.
Actually, since I was there in June, the jackets seem to suggest I need not look for myself very hard.
I'm pretty sure the girl in the first picture was about to steal Mr. Xs camera. He got away just in time!
Mel decided to go with "Porky Pig," which was unfortunate since it took him five minutes to say "Coke Ppppppppp...uh Coke ppppplleee....uh, oh darn it!" The kid in the windbreaker is about to thump him one!
I am back...for a bit...I have added a few comments in past postings...including my Pt. 2. Thanks Sue! I love Tableauxs, and or is is Tab-blueaxcs? Oh who knows...I like them. This one is interesting. It looks like it was a spinning one. The lined up bottles are cool. Coke is the drink that refreshes. A sugar one anyway. Get them when available. I will be unpopular with this comment, but Coke Corner always felt a little dirty to me...not dirty like "naughty" but dirt dirty. It felt like that recently as well. Not sure why, but does. It did keep its look...not too much TRE, but they could go very old school on the building and I think the only people that would notice would be us. Costumes: love the Coke Red. It is a color. I did enjoy the best coffee in the Magic Kingdom at Coke Corner. There is coffee corner, but they call it Starbucks and it is the Market House that has been TRE'd. A new Starbucks multi level experience place is opening...somewhere...I saw a blurb about it. I go to Starbucks because it's easy. Not due to the coffee. A cup of Joe from Coke Corner was wonderful. The best coffee in the United States according to me in Dallas Know. Fairgrounds Coffee. It's in a weird place. It does take a long time to get. It is worth it. Another favorite Coffee: Kyoto from Portola in Costa Mesa, CA. It is a process to make. It packs a punch. Back to Coke: EPCOT apparently had a thing that I missed: was Coke products from around the world. I would have enjoyed that completely. But everything in the EPCOT was kind of crazy and loud, so I left. I would go back to odd Coke drinks. Perhaps when I am in Atlanta again I will go to the actual Coke place. When I am in Miami I go to Peruvian places and have Inca Cola. It is most refreshing Coke product, and I highly recommend. It is nothing like cola. It is bright yellow and fizzy. I see an old school Sweda cash register. That was not a good machine for the loss prevention people. Supervisors were happy when the Swedes went away. Swedas were so easy to use, but no accountability to products. You could put in any amount. It was an internal loss nightmare. I worked in the Market House and Emporium with Swedas...before the days of credit cards, debit cards, et.al. When you handle thousands of dollars a day you honestly don't even see it as "money". And you better balance out that Z or X reading. If you know what that means...you know.
I like the jazzy design of the exterior, but that ceiling vent register could use a dust-and-wipe, and someone should check the HVAC filter change log.
I only remember one visit to Cavity Corner, in 2008, and I sent my kids inside while I sat outdoors watching for the little man with the wen on his nose. (Robert Service reference).
Nice to see the back of the counter view and the old cash register.
Thanks Major and Mr. X!
JG
I love that an original "concessionaire" still operates in the same location. I got a hot dog here on my visit and took it all the way across the park, until I got stuck behind the Electrical Parade.
They say "huzzah" all the time at the living history museum where I volunteer!
Nanook, Walt missed all of my great ideas because of his coughing!
JB, I can’t tell if that’s a mail box… it kind of looks like one, but it also looks kind of “generic”, so maybe it was for use by employees in the shops? I also can’t tell if the baseball tableau is specifically “Casey at the Bat”, or just an olde-timey game. Coca Cola made backwards stained glass lamps to boggle people’s minds and make them buy MORE COKE. Mel Blanc took good care of himself, he ate right, exercised, and took Geritol twice a day. He also had a good skin regimen every morning. Kept him looking like a kid.
TokyoMagic!, hmmm, interesting, I’d love to know if those dioramas rotated! How can we find out? Who do we get on the horn?
Mike Cozart, just don’t call them “DIO-REAUS”, because it sounds like a stomach ailment. I need to take more girls on dates on hot air balloons. Everybody does it! I wonder if those “many styles of Coke bottles” were genuine, or reproductions? Some of those very early examples can go for hundreds or even thousands.
Stu29573, I’m sure you were there in spirit. That girl can have my camera any day! Mel did so many voices, but Porky Pig was such a crowd-pleaser. Unless you happened to be the kid with the yellow windbreaker.
Bu, welcome back, I had to “OK” some of the comments that you tried to leave, since they require admin approval after three days (I think). That cuts down on the spam comments. I have a friend who has one of those Coke bottles with the tag (I forget which country he has), only his tag is white. The bottles are just painted to look like they have soda in them, BTW. Gosh, Mr. X loved the old Coke Corner, I’m surprised to hear that you think it seemed dirty. Of course Mr. X pre-dates you as far as park visits go. I’ve heard about the Coke place in EPCOT, including one famous international drink that supposedly made most guests want to barf. I forget what it was called. Inca Cola sounds like something from a comic strip. Did Pogo the Possum drink it? I was sure that Nanook was going to ID the cash register, but you did it, so you win some of that soda I mentioned earlier. As a professional pickpocket, I do handle thousands of dollars every day.
JG, let’s face it, I could use a dust and a wipe too. That vent isn’t dirty, it has been dipped in Coke syrup so that the air smelled sugary and delicious. I’m afraid I don’t know your Robert Service reference. Because I can’t read. Now you know.
Andrew, it sounds like you exceeded the hot-dog-to-trash-can limit. Why did you carry it so far? I think those Disneyland hot dogs are “four biters”.
The infamous Coke product in EPCOT is called"Beverly". It is sold in Italy.
I love that Beverly stuff. There's a World of Coke store in Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney at WDW) where I buy quart-size cups of it and bring it home in bottles to use as a mixer with gin.
Some of the other oddball foreign Coke products are tasty in the dixie cups you get at Epcot, but too cloyingly sweet for any larger amounts.
@ JG-
As someone who's very cognizant of 'dirty supply air registers', I'm always puzzled how so many of them can trap dust/dirt on their 'vanes', and yet the air filtration is properly-maintained. I don't know if it's a combination of the Venturi effect, coupled with generalized dust/dirt in the air that is attracted to the metal surfaces of the registers, or some other oddball HVAC phenomena; but it's far from uncommon.
In this instance, based on the shape, size, and layout of the 'grid', I'm willing to bet that's a return register - and is bound to get very dirty - especially, as you say - that register IS in need of a good "dust-and-wipe". (Maybe Paul Pressler has a free moment...)
Major, I was trying to find a good spot to watch the fireworks. I wasn't successful.
When Disneyland’s Tomorrowland ‘98 was being worked on and all the first few plans for The Carousel Theater / Innoventions fell Thru WDI was desperate to find sponsors for money and COCA COLA was hip on being one of the upper level sponsors and wanted a similar “planet cool” EPCOT CENTER “coke flavors of the world” exhibit and taste station - there was even talk of developing a TOMORROWLAND only “blend” but Disneyland (wisely) didn’t want messy guests dropping and spilling coke samples all over the upper level and didn’t want to deal with beverage equipment.
I was born in Heidelberg West Germany and on vacation visits back as an adult over the years I always would ask about the special coke blended for Germans as presented at EPCOT CENTER : the exhibit explains that either their coke or a special label of their coke is made to have a little beer flavor in it …. And it’s because Germans as children are raised to have a little beer added to their coke /soda so eventually they can get used to beer when they grow up. However …… on all my visits to Germany and Austria I have never tasted a Coca Cola like that or ever seen such a coke product. When I ask people from Germany or tell them about the Epcot exhibit they don’t know anything about such a coke product and that it sounds disgusting . Also I’ve found no Germans who are aware of their parents having poured beer into their soda growing up. If it happed they are not aware of it being a “thing” in Germany …. (?!?) so it always makes me wonder if that who thing in EPCOT CENTER was concocted for Epcot or something … or was it just an idea they once tested in Germany??? Then if makes me wonder …. Is that disgusting Coca Cola product BEVERLY something that really exists and that Italians are drinking ?? …Or is that also something concocted to entertain Epcot Center guests ?? On if the EPCOT CENTER Coca Cola taste station flavors was a apple soda ( I think it’s produced for Mexico ) it really tastes good. There’s a BBQ restaurant in San Diego my family likes - it’s been in business since the late 1940’s but in its current location since the early 70’s and they have a Apple flavored soda but their soda supplier is PEPSI CO .
Oh, boy, refreshments!
Look at the sideeye the girl in #1 is serving us! The shade, the shade of it all!
I like the coordinated-but-not-matching kids in #2. They're dressed the same, only different.
Maj, your description of the story behind the tableau makes more sense that anything I could coe up with.
With that sombrero, Mels looks like he's about to do the Si/Sy/Sue routine with Jack Benny.
Dean, I'm an unironic Beverly fan, too. I enjoyed Foxxfur's article on it from a few years back.
Mr. X!
He's the... bex.
"Hmm, is that a mail box, smack dab in the center of the first photo? I don't think it's a fire alarm; they're usually red... and this thing is a bit too big."
Well, you see, son, back in the ol' days we didn't have none of them there fancy telephone whatchamacallits, with your i-this and your i-that and your reachin' out and touchin' someone. Nope, nope, back then if ol' Dobbin dropped his ceegar an' your barn caught afire, you'd have to alert the fire department via the good ol' U.S. Mail. Oh, sure, a lot o' barns burnt down, ain't gonna say they didn't. But the firemen always showed up in time for the next barn-raisin'. Them big, sharp axes come in right handy for fellin' the lumber. Now, if'n you'll excuse me, I'm a-gonna go bum a light offa ol' Dobbin.
Tokyo!, that's what I was thinking, too; that the dioramas rotated.
Mike (Mozart) Cozart, I like "Diora-bleaus" because it sounds like "Diablos". And anything that combines The Devil with Disneyland brings an evil smile to my face. Sorry, can't help it.
Bu, every time I hear "a cup of Joe", I always wonder when and where the expression originated. Who is Joe? And what does he have to do with coffee? The Earth's very existence depends on the answer to this question... but I don't wanna bother looking it up. Anybody know? (Without looking it up.)
Major, I remember Geritol being advertised on the Lawrence Welk Show. I've never tried it. Probably prune juice and alcohol. "Remember, Geritol spelled backwards is 'Lotireg'!" I don't know what that means; I just made it up.
Melissa, yer purty durn good at speaking the 'old west codger' patois. So, I guess folks were complaining about 'snail mail' all the way back in Dobbin's day. Why was Dobbin smoking a ceegar, anyway? I thought horses preferred carrots.
When I was growing up I thought adults HAD to take Geritol so they would be able to live. And that it stopped them from getting “age spots” that were ultimately going to be the cause of their death ( like bananas….)
“My doctor calls them age spots , but I call them UGLY! So I take Geritol twice a day!”
The Main Street Train station at Disneyland once had a Santa Fe Railroad exhibit inside the lobby - one of the displays was a framed “window” with a series of diorama’s built inside a rotating “drum”. You would see models of Spanish Ox cart …. Then a covered wagon… then a stagecoach …. Then a 1800’s steam train then a modern streamlined Santa Fe super liner … it must have been a big drum ! Unless there was more than one . How all that fit is a mystery because back then the two bay windows facing Main Street featured a ticket booth and the other a double sided snack bar!! Eat your snacks fast because you are NOT taking them on the train!!!
By the way for all you Disneyland historians The Enchanted Tiki Room was the first attraction to do away with the “no food or beverage law “ …… so many guests were complaining they were buying dole whips , dole floats , pinapple spears and juices before the show started and then unable to take them into the tiki room …. And then they were mad they had to wait longer to see the Next show! So Dole said look : we sponsor the show … we will cover extra custodial costs so for god sakes let the guest drink their pinapple juice INSIDE the tiki room!! We don’t want guests hating us because Disney made them DUMP THEIR DOLE just after purchasing it!
Now everyone is happy .
BTW !! See the Tiki Room while you can! Disney management is slowly erasing anything “tiki” it’s Woke leaders feel the tikis are cultural appropriation ….
I’m sure most of you have seen the new expanded DISNEY PARK ATTRACTION POSTER BOOK….?
Part two :
ATTRACTION POSTER BOOK SECOND EDITION:
Completely removed from the book are all images and mentions of:
ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM , TAHITTIAN TERRACE , TROPICAL SERENADE ( except for two concept pieces with birds only)
JUNGLE CRUISE posters showing tribal mask , elephant gods , native tribesmen
TARZAN TREEHOUSE posters ( unknown specific reason)
SPLASH MOUNTAIN ( perceived racism by current Disney management)
HALL OF PRESIDENTS , 1971, 1978, 1987 versions ( Percieived racism by current Disney management)
TOM SAYWER ISLAND posters ( injun Joe cave)
MARK TWAIN 1956 ( Indian war canoes)
STAGECOACH - MINE TRAIN-PACK MULES ( Indian attacking stage)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 1982 ( female being auctioned and drunk pirates)
CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS ( female ironing clothes )
And there are others…..
GOLDEN HORSESHOE REVUE and DIAMOND HORSESHOE REVUE was almost deleated as the kicking female dancers legs were questionable …. But ultimately was kept in.
Inside the parks you will eventually see the removal oh TIKIS . The extreme popularity of tiki mugs in merchandise is getting satiated by creating tiki like sculptures of none tribal tiki things ( haunted mansion busts , mansion gargoyles, Jungle Cruise boats ) but the Rolly crump and Marc Davis tikis will eventually be erased under the current Disney management: let them know what YOU think.
I remember visiting the Coke pavilion at EPCOT. Some of those flavors were really good, and I'm not even that big of a soda drinker. And yes, one of them tasted horrible. I was a little surprised to see that Disney was offering free drinks to guests. I get it that Coke is paying for it, but still, some people might buy fewer drinks in the park, if they can have as many free samples as they like. All Disney would have to do is throw in a dollop of cheese, four crackers, five grapes, and a Zinger, and they could charge $50 for the experience. I hope I didn't give them any ideas. Actually, didn't that Coke area close a few years ago?
Mike, do you remember Aspen soft drink, made by Pepsi? I really like that one! They discontinued it after about 4 years. I guess today, we can just buy Martinelli's Sparkling Cider. Here's a 1979 commercial for Aspen soft drink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k84gMiZmPXI
I found another Aspen soft drink commercial. This one is from 1980 and includes that guy who was in the Disney film, "The Bears And I." Oh yeah, and he was also John Wayne's son.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDYxn1TuoJk
dennis, THAT’S IT!
Dean Finder, I think I’ve heard that Beverly was intended to be a mixer, but don’t know if that’s true. Coke wouldn’t sell it if people weren’t buying it, so it clearly has its fans.
Nanook, the phenomenon of dirt accumulating on the registers is known as the “Smurdge Effect”, named after Professor Elliott Smurdge.
Andrew, I will accept that answer! ;-)
Mike Cozart, I thought I detected a delightful Heidelbergian accent when I met you (joking). The Coca Cola “planet cool” idea for the Carousel Theater is not that inspiring, but then again, “Innoventions” wasn’t much to write home about either. Too bad YooHoo! didn’t want to be a sponsor, so that all guests could enjoy a watery chocolate beverage. Pouring beer into soda? Sounds gross to me, but I’m sure it’s as normal as can be for some. My sister (for some reason) got her young daughter into coffee by adding a little bit to her milk, and then less milk and more coffee, and now my niece is a coffee fiend. Hmmm. Apple soda sounds good, I sometimes buy Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider because it is so yummy.
Melissa, the little boy to the right reminds me of Danny from “The Shining”. “Come and play with us”. It’s still fun to listen to old Jack Benny radio shows, and I love it when Mel Blanc shows up with his various characters.
Melissa, I recognize your soliloquy as being from that Shakespeare play. You know the one, with all the boo-hooing and the hollering. And the guy with the hat and that lady who chews gum.
JB, I hope the displays rotated at 100 rpm. A friend of mine actually suggested that the Trip to Hell on “Mr. Toad” should be removed, and I wanted to plotz. As for the origins of “A cup of Joe”, I’d look it up, but what if it’s dirty? That’s my excuse for not doing any research on the internet. I remember ads for Geritol on daytime TV… I sure didn’t watch Lawrence Welk unless it was on at my grandparent’s house (they watched it religiously). I never got the appeal, but of course I was not the target audience either.
Mike Cozart, I think my mom took Geritol when she was still having babies, I guess a doctor suggested that she needed more iron in her diet. She also at a lot of fried liver (yuck). Wow, I’ve never heard of that Santa Fe exhibit in Main Street Station, and wish I’d seen it. It would have been right up my alley. I love the story about Dole paying for the additional cleanup - it does seem like kind of a dirty trick to sell treats just at the entrance to an attraction, only to then NOT allow the treat into the building. I will definitely see the Tiki Room ASAP, thank you for the heads up!
Mike Cozart, well, that does it, I am NOT getting the new revised poster book. I do not care about most of the newer posters, and it sounds like they have deleted so many of the beautiful, classic posters from the 1950s. What a joke. I understand being sensitive to others, but history is history, and what harm does it do? Maybe I am out of touch. The thought of anyone being offended by those dance hall girl silhouettes on the Golden Horseshoe poster is laughable, and yet… I’m sure it’s true. Maybe they could make the tiki room a haunted room instead. Yeah, probably not.
TokyoMagic!, I’m sure that on a hot day, the idea of trying lots of ice-cold sodas from around the world would be pretty appealing. I’m sure many would be strange to our taste buds. If only Disney would listen to your many suggestions involving Zingers!! They don’t know what they are missing. A $50 charge for a Zinger is worth it, in my opinion (do they even make them any more? Does Dolly Madison exist?
TokyoMagic!, huh, I don’t remember Aspen at all. I go through phases where I drink soda, and then hardly drink it for months. The can seems to ring a bell, but maybe I saw a photo of it and didn’t know what it was. Thanks for the links!
Tokyo : I remember ASPEN as a soda of sone kind but I know I’ve never had it. I think I’ve mentioned it before but as a kid my family drank very little soda - usually only at birthday parties, pick nics and beach outings : and most of the time it was SHASTA. ASPEN’s name has a 1970’s sound to it…..
ASPEN TOWERS CONDOMINIUMS
1977 LINCOLN ASPEN MARK IV
ASPEN LADIES COATS AND GLOVES
STEAK ASPEN ( steak & mushroom kabob)
BRANIF AIRLINES “ASPEN” DELUXE SERVICE
ASPEN SUNSET ( apple soda , bourbon and grenadine )
All those 70’s adults watching BARNABY JONES …. Taking Geritol , Anicin , and DOANS pills …. Sipping ASPEN soda and eating Carnation instant breakfast squares dipped in kool whip!
Major-
"I understand being sensitive to others, but history is history, and what harm does it do? Maybe I am out of touch". You are not out of touch. As my mom would say: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions". All this focus on DEIA may be with 'good intentions', but the damage left in its wake is beyond stupid, and in the end, counterintuitive to its intended purpose. Covering-up the past is miles beyond idiotic.
It's going to be an interesting future for all these "do-gooders", when most, if not all of this 'betterment' backfires. There are other ways to achieve "equality"; but none of them involve using an 'eraser'.
MAJOR; yes it’s hard to tell and understand THE ATTRACTION POSTER HISTORY …. When some of it is being hidden or deleated . Despite what’s been removed from the new book there has been some great vintage concepts and preproduction art added. Also all DISNEYLAND and Disneyland Paris attraction posters were completely re-shot / digitized and are the most color accurate. Why Tokyo and WDW’s posters were not is that there wasn’t time before publication - however I do know a few WDW posters were color corrected. Also more posters are given a full plate spread that were shown about 1/5 the size in the first edition. There’s still many variants or posters that still have yet to be included …. At least samples WDI and the Studio does have copy’s of. Maybe in the third edition …..
NANOOK : I totally agree!!
@ MIKE-
I guess I'm going to have to do a more thoughtful side-by-side of the two versions of the AP book. There are ways to improve seemingly intransigent ideas, but require a bit more "nuance" than catering to the lowest common denominator. My 'additional thoughts' can be seen in my reply, above, to The Major.
Melissa, I commented on Foxxfur's blog post on Beverly with my recipe for a "Club Cool" (Beverly, gin, and Cointreau) a few years ago. It looks like comments were deleted, maybe she had to purge them due to spam.
Major, as far as I know Coca-Cola doesn't sell Beverly anywhere except at those World of Coke stores at Walt Disney World and in Atlanta. I bought my last big supply just before the covid shutdowns. For a little while, I had the only source of it in the world.
TM!, I don't remember Aspen, but there was an apple flavored Pepsi product called Slice in the 1980s and 90s that I enjoyed immensely.
Mike Cozart, I wish Disney's corporate management would realize that pandering to people who are offended by the past is a losing game. There's a segment of people who will always find something to be offended by if you try hard enough; and although they're very loud on the internet, they don't represent the fan base.
Also, I never heard of the beer in Coke thing in Germany when I was an exchange student there. The girls in my host family loved having me around as an reason to buy Coke "to make me feel at home," even though it wasn't a thing I drank much.
Major, apparently, Hostess bought Dolly Madison at some point. It looks like Zingers are still made, but under the Hostess label now. My brief search showed that they are available at Amazon.com, and at Walmart and Safeway stores.
Dean Finder, I don't remember apple flavored "Slice," but I was reading how Pepsi came out with it a few years after they discontinued Aspen. I guess even that was discontinued at some point. Again, Martinelli's sparkling cider is still an option!
I remember Apple Slice! It tasted kind of like weak hard cider.
I also remember Geritol ads with a jingle set to the tune of "Joshua fit the battle of Jericho."
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