New Refillable Mug Program

[Lindsey310]

This, IMHO, is totally outlandish. WDW gets all of their fountain drinks for free from the Coca Cola company....that's right FREE. No cost...nada! They talk about food court theft...what about the theft of your mugs now....because they now will have valueduring your stay...you won't be able to leave them unattended while in the pool or enjoying another activity for fear of loss...then what....are they gonna believe it was stolen and issue you another?

And lastly, we all know that technology isn't always reliable. Can you imagine the chaos at at refill station if the "reader" is on the fritz? OMG....I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Disney World but isn't this just a little too much...really?

Thanks for letting me vent...

Agreed!!!

[Tekneek]

It is an urban myth that WDW gets free Coke products, but it is reasonable to assume they get very favorable prices on it. Perhaps even the most favorable on the planet.

[big blue and hairy]

So, anyone who's been lately, how's the system working?

[AndrewJackson]

They talk about food court theft...what about the theft of your mugs now....because they now will have valueduring your stay...you won't be able to leave them unattended while in the pool or enjoying another activity for fear of loss...then what....are they gonna believe it was stolen and issue you another?

That what your in-room safe is for.

Seriously though, your refillable mug could be stolen under the old system. Before the scanning system, all mugs were good. I've never felt my mug would be stolen. I just don't buy that as a valid argument.

Overall, I don't see the new mugs as a real big deal.

[CaptSmee]

Rapid fill is in place already at AKL. Its programmed into the bottom of the mug & currently is only on the soda machines.

[Crow]

I just got off the phone with a person at Disney... he said there are no provisions yet for guest transferring their resorts mid stay.
I called because I am staying at Saratoga one night then moving to OKW the next day.
He also asked how I found out about it because they weren't supposed to talk about it yet...

im not drinking as much soda anymore..but I wonder since im staying at diff resorts in Dec. and if the coffee Nescrapfe is gone

[Scott C]

Just got back from the poly. System is up and running. I really had no issue with it. The only potential gripe is the delay between drinks. It appeared to be about a four minute delay between refills. Really not a big deal.

Thanks
Scott c

[Tekneek]

It appeared to be about a four minute delay between refills.

Was this every time? 4 would be a nuisance. I had read 2 minutes reported by someone recently, and that is much better for me. I generally only use them twice a day (mornings and nights) and prefer to fill it, down it, and then fill it again. I never timed it, but I strongly suspect I usually emptied it the first time in less than 4 minutes.

[Scott C]

Might have been that short, at the poly it was not that big of a deal since the area was so small. We would usually get our drink and the go to the kiosk to order, we could easily refill our glasses before the food was ready.

Thanks
Scott c

[angua85]

Sooo, I am missing something- where is the "rapid" in the "Rapid Fill" for the new mug system? Does the soda pour out faster?

[big blue and hairy]

Sooo, I am missing something- where is the "rapid" in the "Rapid Fill" for the new mug system? Does the soda pour out faster?

That's exactly what I asked my wife!

[Tekneek]

Sooo, I am missing something- where is the "rapid" in the "Rapid Fill" for the new mug system? Does the soda pour out faster?

Naturally, this is another example of words being used for "branding" and not for what they actually mean.

[cer]

Sooo, I am missing something- where is the "rapid" in the "Rapid Fill" for the new mug system? Does the soda pour out faster?

I guess that it is "rapid" in that you don't have to go purchase a paper cup each time...

[Beach Club Babe]

At Art of Animation it did not appear to be working very well this past week. My husband encountered a woman who had stopped the stream of soda into her cup in order to let the foam disappear. She could not then continue to fill her mug. Later in the week I observed a woman and her daughter carrying a variety of the old mugs back from the food court, full. Then both my dh and I saw a woman filling up soda bottles, so I'm not sure what was going on there, but clearly the system was not working.

[pianobabe]

During our stay last week at SSR, we were using the mugs. About halfway through the week, the display started working on the soda machines. We checked in on 9/14 with a check out of 9/21. The display showed our mugs were good until 9/30. I'm not sure what the significance in that is unless they take into account people who are switching resorts. My In-Laws were staying at Movies and we used a couple of their mugs at Music without any problem (not sure if it was because it was an All-Stars thing or not). With their stay they checked in on 8/31 and checked out on9/13. Their mugs were good through 9/15.

[JerseyDad]

I guess that it is "rapid" in that you don't have to go purchase a paper cup each time...

....it actually refers to the short time span that it takes for you to become furious with it.

[Opus X]

If having to wait 4 minutes before a refill is an issue....then you have a soda drinking problem... or at least a massive gulping disorder...
4 minutes...is extremely fast time to drink a mug and then get a refill. Id say 5 minutes is even PLENTY of time.
Certainly....no complainers about that.....
Hmm, massive gulping disorder...I wonder if you can get a G.A.C. with that condition...?
Sure enough....someone would try...

[JerseyDad]

If having to wait 4 minutes before a refill is an issue....then you have a soda drinking problem... or at least a massive gulping disorder...
4 minutes...is extremely fast time to drink a mug and then get a refill. Id say 5 minutes is even PLENTY of time.
Certainly....no complainers about that.....
Hmm, massive gulping disorder...I wonder if you can get a G.A.C. with that condition...?
Sure enough....someone would try...

....not fer nuthin' ....if I'm thirsty ...two of those mugs can be downed in about 15 seconds.

....the "inconvenience factor" comes into play when some one wants to mix their Diet Coke with ...let's say ...some lemonade. If you remove the cup from the sensor ...to switch product ....you have to wait 4 minutes.

....just as "inconvenient" is the price for the mug. That refill of soda is carrying with it a product cost of about $0.04 to $0.06 per cup. If you intend to drink 300 cups of soda .....then it's worth every cent.

....if you opt for the paper cup at the food court ...the cup itself is costing more than the soda.

[Tekneek]

If having to wait 4 minutes before a refill is an issue....then you have a soda drinking problem...

Considering I use them maybe twice a day, at the most, I don't think filling it twice in less than 4 minutes is a soda problem. Those hanging around and refilling many more times, at longer intervals, actually have the soda problem...which this does nothing to help with.

[Opus X]

Considering I use them maybe twice a day, at the most, I don't think filling it twice in less than 4 minutes is a soda problem. Those hanging around and refilling many more times, at longer intervals, actually have the soda problem...which this does nothing to help with.

Oh, I know...I was just amused about the folks complaining about having to wait 4 minutes between refills.....which IS rapid.
Its comical what folks have issues with at WDW
But, entertaining none the less.