Originally Posted By sjdimon ALL: Since I know that policies change all the time - what dining locations still offer refillable drinks at the DL Resort? The following places were offering refills before - so I would just like to confirm which locations still are or are not participating: Sit Down: o Blue Bayou o Cafe Orleans o Carnation Cafe o Ariel's Grotto o Big Thunder Ranch BBQ Buffeteria: o Redd Rockets Pizza Planet o El Rancho del Zocalo o French Market o Plaza Inn As far as I know - the other buffeteria locations and all fast-food dining locations do not offer free refills. Thanks!
Originally Posted By sjdimon WWS offers Refills! Oh - that's AWESOME! We love ducking in there when we are over in Disney California Adventure. I hope that we are able to use the entrance that is in the Grand California Hotel even though we won't be staying at a Disney Hotel this visit. Thanks for the info!
Originally Posted By friendofdd Yesterday our party was not allowed to use the hotel entrance to DCA without a hotel room key to prove we were hotel guests. When we said we had just had dinner at Story Teller Cafe, they gave us admittance when we showed the dinner rceipt.
Originally Posted By SuperDry ^^^ friendofdd tells the truth. What happened to him was not just an exception, but official policy based on my experience. And there's no minimum purchase - just the fact that you made some sort of food and beverage purchase in the hotel is enough.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Yes in early June each time we entered they had 2 CM's standing there asking if we had a hotel key. This was throughout the day, not just in the am as they typically did. I also saw them letting people pass through if they had a receipt from a restaurant/store in the Grand. At Rancho, in December, DH was asked for his receipt before they'd let him pass through with a refill. They then took the receipt and marked it to show that he'd had a refill. Just FYI because we saw a family send their kids for a drink refill (teenagers) and they had to come back to get the receipt and by then the dad had left to get fastpasses with the receipt in his pocket I don't know if this is typical. It wasn't a busy day.
Originally Posted By Sparrow It depends on who's working at Rancho. 9 times out of 10, the cashiers don't even look twice when I go to get a refill.
Originally Posted By sjdimon <,At Rancho, in December, DH was asked for his receipt before they'd let him pass through with a refill. They then took the receipt and marked it>> I had always "heard" that this was the "official" policy - but never had seen it myself (the policy is one refill per cup) - but what do you do if you have multiple drinks on one receipt? Are you supposed to coordinate ALL of your refills at the same time (since once the receipt is marked - that's it for the refills)? That seems a little harsh...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We had one soda on our receipt and they marked #1. They gave the receipt back, I guess I wasn't clear about that. Another man came back and said "they marked one and said it was OK for you to come back because they can see we have 4 sodas" Makes sense in a way. This was the first time we encountered this. We went in June and now come to think of it, I made a big deal of DH taking the receipt. He held it up as he passed the cashier and they nodded OK but didn't ask to see it.
Originally Posted By sjdimon OK - now I get it. I really don't understand the big deal about refills since the product costs them very little (especially when compared to what they charge for it!) - most fast food places now give free refills (and they tend to charge less for the first cup too) - so I am pretty sure that Disney could afford to do this as well.
Originally Posted By socalkdg <<<<OK - now I get it. I really don't understand the big deal about refills since the product costs them very little (especially when compared to what they charge for it!) - most fast food places now give free refills (and they tend to charge less for the first cup too) - so I am pretty sure that Disney could afford to do this as well. >>>> I'd imagine they are more worried about people using other types of cups for refills or stopping back by later in the day for a refill.
Originally Posted By sjdimon Now - I also recall that it **used to be** that if you purchased a cup of coffee in the morning - you could bring it back anytime during the day and get a free refill. Not sure if this still applies or not - though I would doubt it (I think it used to work on Main Street and maybe at the Tomorrowland Terrace). Anybody else recall this one?
Originally Posted By llanatoye Yep, you can still get your coffee at the Market House and get free refills all day long. One of the best deals in the park.
Originally Posted By sjdimon <<Yep, you can still get your coffee at the Market House and get free refills all day long. One of the best deals in the park.>> Awesome! I will remember that one!
Originally Posted By lesmisfan Sit Down: o Blue Bayou o Cafe Orleans o Carnation Cafe o Ariel's Grotto o Big Thunder Ranch BBQ yes to all of the above. Buffeteria: o Redd Rockets Pizza Planet-only one o El Rancho del Zocalo- only one o French Market- the last time i ate there they did not allow even one refill o Plaza Inn- yes, u can walk right up and get it yourself.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 The Plaza has "real" plastic glasses. The cashier has "to go" cups. We bring our glass in for a refill and then ask the cashier for a "to go" cup and fill that instead. It's always been fine, subject to change of course
Originally Posted By sjdimon Thanks lesmisfan. That is exactly what I thought. We've never had a "problem" with multiple refills at either Red Rockets or at Zocalo. French Market did change their policy when they redid their menu a few years back.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I'd imagine they are more worried about people using other types of cups for refills or stopping back by later in the day for a refill." It shouldnt matter if someone uses their refill after the meal or to come back later. When you are charging $4 for a drink they shouldnt care when you refill your drink. I have always wondered what the profit percentage is when chanrging $$$ for items such as sugar water and cheap popcorn.
Originally Posted By pleiades357 Where is WWS? I have never noticed it and not one of my more skilled Disney going friends has ever mentioned it... We have used that entrance returning from story tellers, no one ever asked for a receipt. Never a line, maybe we were not at a peak time?
