Just when you thought the milk at Disney Parks’ Star Wars lands couldn’t get any worse, they totally went for the meme. You can almost hear an executive saying, “hold my blue beer.”
The unpopular blue and green milk beverages at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Galaxy’s Edge have some fans. They are few. And we can say that objectively because the lines for Butter Beer at Universal Studios are real while the lines for blue and green milk at Disney are not. Described as a watery substance that is flavored like Fruity Pebbles, neither blue nor green milk (callbacks to the colored substances Luke Skywalker drinks in A New Hope and a film that shall not be named) are oft-consumed by guests now that everyone knows they’re an acquired taste. In fact, they’re so bad that Disney is scrapping one of the non-dairy, vegan milk beverages. But the replacement is somehow… even worse.
The infamous Green Milk has officially departed from Batuu West. It has been permanently replaced by Pink Milk.
Since Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened in Disneyland in 2019, the Milk Stand has offered Blue Milk and Green Milk, with Pink Milk joining the lineup in January of this year. All are plant-based beverages made with coconut and rice milks.
— Lauren Stracner, WDWNT
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That’s right, folks… they’re replacing Green Milk with Pink Milk.
Clearly, somebody in the decision-making process was not given a heads-up as to why the term “Pink Milk” would be unappetizing. You see, milk companies already made a beverage that combines milk with a light-red color. And rather than calling it “Pink Milk,” they smartly named it “strawberry milk”. You may also have enjoyed other similar beverages, such as a cherry milkshake or any other well-named product.
The Millennium Falcon at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World – Photo Credit: That Park Place
However, the term “Pink Milk” is sometimes used to refer to breastmilk that has blood in it. It’s why at a restaurant you would find it off-putting for a server to ask your child if they would like “white milk” or “pink milk”. Strawberry is clearly the better term. And maybe I’m just a little squeamish here. Maybe this isn’t something that’s ever come up before in your world. But if you search for the term “pink milk” on Google, the answer Gemini gives you immediately is this:
“Pink breast milk often indicates minor blood from cracked skin or capillary rupture, generally safe for babies, but it can also stem from dietary intake (beets), medication (rifamycin), or bacterial contamination like Serratia marcescens. It is recommended to contact a healthcare provider for diagnosis to rule out serious conditions.”
So, while you all may be able to get over that, I gotta say that I think I’m out. Cause I don’t know what pretend alien creature we’re drinking pink milk from, but I didn’t sign up for a Disney Park $200 per day experience so I could fill up on extraterrestrial hemoglobin.
Yet another sign the folks making decisions at Disneyland and Disney World need more oversight? You be the judge… and tell us in the comments below.
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In times when the Epstein files are circulating, it sounds even more distasteful. Aside from that, it’s incomprehensible why they don’t simply offer blue milk if they want to increase SW vibes.
Solyent Green next. Big Pharma-made “food” – these are poisons, avoid them!
Wouldn’t surprise me if these things are designed to sterilise.