By: Nick
Back in the day, you would buy a refillable mug at a Disney resort, and then bring it each trip. Then they changed the policy, and you were expected to buy one each trip. Of course you COULD always just bring the mug from a previous trip and refill those for free, but like religion and politics, I don't discuss this subject in polite conversation.
Now, with the new Rapid Fill Mugs you really don't have a choice but to pay for beverages each trip.
You purchase your mug at your resort's quick service restaurant, and it is programmed according to your stay, or any number of days you would like to program it for.
The prices below are valid as of 9/28/13.
They can be refilled, as far as I could tell, as often as you'd like during your stay at the soda stations found throughout the resort, or any other resort you visit. They are not good at the Theme Parks, though I actually have been told that people have refilled them at the parks, and nobody objected. The little screens tell you how many days you have left to refill your mug. If you try to use a regular cup at these machines, they simply won't work!
There are no such restrictions on the coffee and tea machines, so I suppose you COULD bring in an older mug and refill those as often as you'd like, though the Cast Members would more than likely spot that you are using an older, non Rapid Fill branded mug.
Because these are RFID chips, the "Rapid Fill" mugs should be reprogrammable, but according to a Cast Member I spoke to, they currently are NOT, so you will receive a new mug on future visits.
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
mugs must be placed flat on the stand below the soda dispenser. This
allows the machine to read the RFID chip inside the mug. Once connected,
the soda machine will allow you to fill up one ‘full pour,’ which is
about 16oz. we discovered.
There is also a time limit in between pours, which we found ranged
anywhere from 2 – 3 minutes. The Cast Members told us that the time
limit could be up to 15 minutes, so I expect that as testing continues,
they will adjust this number.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.jnzKX1Ju.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpufv
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a
MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to
add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can
re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the
mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to
it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.5stroM5d.dpuf
