The Disney Day Drinkers club is outraged after their bin mascot 'Binny' – who was 'BAPTIZED' with a shot of beer by a Catholic priest – was moved from his spot outside Epcot English pub
Members of the Disney Day Drinkers club are furious after the theme park moved a rubbish bin that the group had officially christened as their mascot 'Binny'.
The Disney Day Drinkers club, known as D3, was founded by self-described Disney adults who enjoyed drinking 'around the world' – i.e. around different parts of the park.
Club members were inspired to embrace their mascot during the pandemic — when Epcot's British-themed pub, the Rose and Crown, only allowed outdoor drinking.
With few tables outside the pub, Disney drinkers were drawn to the enticing flat surface of a nearby rubbish bin – and so Binny was born.
Casually adopting the trash can as an informal mascot wasn't enough for the passionate alcohol consumers, so a member of the club, who doubled as a Roman Catholic priest, used his granted powers to baptize Binny.
Members of the Disney Day Drinkers club are furious after the theme park moved a trash can that the group had officially christened as their mascot 'Binny' (pictured here with members of D3)
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The Disney Day Drinkers club, known as D3, was founded by self-proclaimed Disney adults who enjoyed drinking 'around the world' – i.e. around different parts of the park
Club founder Skip Sher recalled, “Someone said, 'This club needs a mascot,' and luckily the priest was there to do the job.
Father Sean Knox of Tallahassee, Florida, officially initiated Binny with a few drops from his pint and said, “I now bless you the official mascot of the Disney Day Drinkers Club.”
In September, Binny was ripped from his well-deserved spot in front of the Rose and Crown and moved to a much more mundane area in front of the Sportsman's Shoppe, the Wall Street Journal revealed.
“People just went crazy and said, 'Oh my God, why would they do this?'” Knox, the priest, remembers. “It's something you were a part of in the beginning, but then someone takes it away from you.”
Binny's move was for safety reasons, a Disney spokesperson explained. Too many Binny fans queued for photos in front of the mascot and blocked the entrance to the pub.
In a dramatic turn of events, Binny was temporarily returned to his original home opposite the British pub, leading to club members booking flights to Florida to have their picture taken with their mascot at his original premises.
But the jet-set superfans were distraught when Binny was moved again.
![The Disney Day Drinkers club is outraged after their bin mascot 'Binny' - who was 'BAPTIZED' with a shot of beer by a Catholic priest - was moved from his spot outside Epcot English pub 4 Father Sean Knox (pictured) from Tallahassee, Florida, officially inaugurated Binny with a few drops from his pint, saying: 'I now bless you the official mascot of the Disney Day Drinkers Club'](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1704416907_157_The-Disney-Day-Drinkers-club-is-outraged-after-their-bin.jpg)
Father Sean Knox (pictured) from Tallahassee, Florida, officially inaugurated Binny with a few drops from his pint, saying: 'I now bless you the official mascot of the Disney Day Drinkers Club'
![The Disney Day Drinkers club is outraged after their bin mascot 'Binny' - who was 'BAPTIZED' with a shot of beer by a Catholic priest - was moved from his spot outside Epcot English pub 6 In September, Binny was ripped from his well-deserved spot in front of the Rose and Crown and moved to a much more mundane area in front of the Sportsman's Shoppe, leaving the D3 members distraught.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1704416909_698_The-Disney-Day-Drinkers-club-is-outraged-after-their-bin.jpg)
In September, Binny was ripped from his well-deserved spot in front of the Rose and Crown and moved to a much more mundane area in front of the Sportsman's Shoppe, leaving the D3 members distraught.
The Disney Day Drinks club is a hit among Disney adults and has amassed over 85,000 members on their Facebook group.
It's even expanded to include two subgroups: one for Disney superfans who run marathons and the other for single park visitors looking for their own Prince or Cinderella.
At least four couples who met through the unique club have now become engaged.
Before Binny was wrongly moved, it had become a tradition for D3 members to visit Binny to pay tribute to their mascot, who is “always vandalized,” according to the Facebook page.
Drinkers make their way through the various bars and pubs throughout Epcot's many lands and can socialize with like-minded theme park fans.
Park visitors can 'Drink Around the World' by enjoying adult beverages in all 11 'countries'.
In Mexico, drinkers are offered Mexican classics such as a blood orange margarita at La Cava del Tequila, which will cost them $13.50.
Norway has Scandinavian beer on tap at Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe for $7.75.
The Chinese neighborhood Epcot is selling plum wine for just $4.99 at Lotus Blossom Cafe.
Germany has a wide variety of beers to give visitors an authentic taste of the nation, including a Schöfferhofer Pink Grapefruit Hefeweizen in their Sommerfest beer garden, which costs $8.
Italian Sangria from Gelati costs $7.50 and French beer from Crepes des Chefs de France costs $7.
The American Adventure offers a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale for $8.75 and the British part of the park offers a classic Magner's Pear Cider for $8.50 from the UK Beer Cart.
Canada has a Frozen Strawberry-Lemon Sunset for $9.49 at Joffrey's Espresso Coffee and Pastries.
In Morocco you can get a mimosa for $6.99 and in Japan a light Kirin beer costs $6.50.
The Around the World Showcase drinking experience at Epcot costs a total of $89 – if you stick to just those drinks.
Binny isn't D3's only quirky feature; club members also participate in other rituals, such as their 'challenge coins'.
The D3 coins, decorated with the motto 'You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning,' are used to determine who buys the round – whoever can produce a coin can pay safely.