Wawa in Tampa Bay

Mickey Mouse and Wawa would be perfect together

I spent the weekend over at Lake Buena Vista aka Walt Disney World. Because of the economy and stuff we let our annual passes expire last September and it was nice to be back. If you're a Florida resident and you're looking for an inexpensive way to get a taste of Disney, they have an "Epcot After 4:00pm" pass that you can get for around $130 (less for kids). Getting to Epcot after 4pm means you have no shot of getting to see Soarin' or Test Track but you can see all the stuff in World Showcase and do Spaceship Earth and that sort of thing. If you decide to upgrade to a more expensive pass later on you can apply the cost of the EA4 pass to whatever annual pass you want. But I digress, because this blog is all about Wawa in Florida, so you know what's coming next, right?

Wawa in Lake Buena Vista would clean up...there's lots of food around but there's a real dearth of good options as far as convenience stores unless you count a few mobbed 7-Eleven's and Hess Express'. Wawa with the deli...people would be lined up out the door 24x7! So, Wawa Corporate: buy some land along Apopka-Vineland Rd and get busy!

Since there's no Wawa, one of the best Disney World eateries of the bread-and-meat persuasion is The Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney. They have enough variety that you could eat there every day and never get bored (kinda like Wawa). For around $5-6 per person, it's hard to beat as a warm, freshly-made meal, especially in that area. They do breakfast too. :)

Hoagiefest extended to August 9th

This doesn't do me any good because there's no bleeping Wawa's near me, but you lucky bastards who live close to one can rejoice, because Hoagiefest has been extended according to this email I got from them:

We wanted you to be one of the first to know - Hoagiefest is being extended! And this isn't just a "one-song" Encore! Starting June 27th through August 9th, enjoy any one of the four featured Shorti Hoagie varieties - Italian, Cheesesteak, Turkey, or Meatball - for only $2.99

And what's a great Wawa Shorti Hoagie without an ice-cold drink? Also extended though August 9th, grab any 32 oz. Wawa Fountain Drink for only 99 cents!

I could go for some Wawa coffee here in Florida right now

I was up half the night working on a deadline today, I could really use a break. If there was a Wawa nearby I'd run out for some coffee and something to munch on. Sadly, still no Wawa's here in Florida.

We got subs/hoagies for dinner over the weekend. They sucked. OK, maybe that's too strong a word, but nobody knows how to make a decent sub here in Florida. The rolls are all wrong, they don't put them together correctly, and it always seems like the contents are skimpy. There's nothing worse than paying $6-7 for a sub-par hoagie. Wawa would kick ass down here!

It's Wednesday and I could use a Wawa hoagie

Just sayin'.

In the Wawa-ish news today:

From Convenience Store News:

Through the end of August, Wawa Inc. is hosting more than 25 blood drive sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, with hopes to secure 2,000 pints of blood to help The American Red Cross maintain a stable blood supply during the critical summer season.

Very nice! The one thing I'd like to read in Convenience Store News is that Wawa is coming to Florida. When is that story going to run?

This is depressing for me since I'm in Tampa, but from Press of Atlantic City, if you're lucky enough to be around Egg Harbor Township (NJ) today:

Today at lunchtime, an Egg Harbor Township Wawa will construct a quarter-mile of hoagie for customers to share, for free.

As one stop on the company's regional Hoagiefest tour, the shop at 5100 English Creek Ave. will also host sandwich-building contests between local police and fire staff, an exhibit charting the history of the sandwich, and the open-call singing sensation dubbed "kara-hoagie."

In not-so-happy news, some idiot robbed a Wawa in Delaware. I used to live near this shopping center. Robbing a Wawa is like robbing a church!

Finally, a shout-out to Mortimer who had this funny list of things you know if you live in South Jersey, and especially:

11. You know what a Wawa is and know the location of at least 15 of them.

12. You go to Wawa almost every day.

13. You've been out of the area and missed Wawa.

I actually knew most of the stuff on that list...I went to college near there. I had a crush on this girl from Australia who worked at Wawa. Well, I knew her before she worked there, but the Wawa thing didn't hurt. :-) She was awesome & bring us hoagies after her shift was over. I think my dorm RA also worked there for a while, but he was a big jackass.

That reminds me of visiting friends in college and drinkin' beer and watching movies on Saturday nights. I'd always get some Wawa coffee on the way home on Sunday morning.

Wawa Meatball Hoagie

Go view: Wawa Meatball Hoagie.

Damn you, Wawa...I just got the email informing me that the Hoagiefest special this week is the Meatball Shorti. I've never actually had one, but it's looking pretty good to me right now. :-)

Let's see: Google Maps says the nearest Wawa is 819 miles away, and 13 hours and 33 minutes if I take I-95. This situation is really not acceptable! I've driven 99 miles to get lunch at Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney (they're awesome!) but that's only about 2 hours.

Wawa needs to open up shop in Tampa Bay...soon! Preferrably before lunch time!