Originally Posted By marc66 Can anyone tell me a little more about these and how they work? I know just recently they were being tested with a chip or sensor in the mug. Is it unlimited refills? Good only at resorts? Any info would help! Thanks!
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I was at Art of Animation today and as far as I can tell they weren't using the chips on the refillable mugs
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have had my fill of obeying Disney I call for the refillable Mug Revolt Round up all your refillable mugs and revolt, With respect ,rally to refill
Originally Posted By SuperDry The official rule currently is that the refills are unlimited in quantity, but limited to a) the resort where purchased, and b) good for the duration of your current stay. Its doubtful that these rules are enforced 100% when the chips are not in use, but that doesn't mean the rules are not there. Mugs in years past may have been sold under different terms or perhaps undefined terms, and there are many opinions about this when it comes to those terms being different than the current ones if you still have an old mug. Word has it that when they have the chip in operation, it enforces the two rules above, as well as a time limit, such as not allowing multiple fills within a 5 or 10 minute window. This is to prevent you from buying one mug for the whole family, then filling the single "unlimited refills" mug, dumping it into another glass for another family member, then immediately refilling it again. The 5- or 10-minute rule is not going to impact anyone using the mugs in a legitimate way.
Originally Posted By kingdefender18 They only tested out the chip format in a handful of resorts. However, I think they decided that it was just not going to work so it hasnt been offically implemented into the resorts, yet. So as of right now you get free refills for the duration of your visit and only at the resort you purchased it at. On another note, my family purchased refillable mugs back in 1998 and were told that they would be unlimited refills for the life of the mug. It is over 10 years later and we still bring them with and refill them. Even though they arent even the same design or shape of the current mugs. I don't believe we have ever had any cast members tell us we couldn't use them.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^^That's because it isn't worth the effort at this point. Disney pays very little for the mix and they feel that it would be foolish to spend money on a "hall monitor" to keep everyone honest. At some point in time, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see "refillable mugs" under the heading of "Are no longer available". Depends a lot on the integrity of guests.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ If people are going to "take", they don't need a mug to do it. Disney would be smart to keep the mug system and at least generate some revenue to offset the loss sustained by the misguided sense of entitlement of the dishonest few who think that Disney makes enough money.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I can see it now...Disney makes the announcement that they are "discontinuing the free refill cup effective immediately". The public outcry becomes..."but we bought this in 1978 and the CM told us it was good forever"...this isn't fair". Disney replies..."So sue us".."BTW, good luck with that"!
Originally Posted By unclejeff I heard from a former CM that Disney pays nothing for all Coke products in the park, so they make 100% profit on them. Does anyone know if this is true? If it is, Walt would roll over in his grave if he found out how ridiculously inflated drink prices are in his parks!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I don't think (of course, I have no way of knowing for sure) that Disney pays nothing for the Coke syrup. I'm sure they get it cheap but other than publicity, what does Coke stand to gain by having possibly one of there biggest customers be a lost leader. Small places with very little usage, OK, but it would make no sense at all to just give away their product. And we are talking about a lot of product here.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb The rumor back in the day, was that Coke would supply the syrup for free at Disneyland if they agreed not to sell Pepsi products. It is also not uncommon for vendors to pay very little for the actual syrup, but the cups cost $$. This is the case at our Little League's snack bar where volunteers are told they can have as much soda as they want, but not to use the name brand cups because they were the item that cost the snack bar money.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS A family member worked in foods at DCA, and when she took her orientation tour and was shown how to change the drink bags, they were told to be careful to not pop them because they cost around $35 a bag. Mind you, there were times she would go a whole 6-8 hour shift without having to change out a bag, so it made a heck of a lot of Coke.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn They had the whole refillable mugs thing on the Royal Carribean cruise ship. It was irritating. I didn't want to feel like this <a href="http://sustainblevaluesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wall-e-arm-chairs-and-soft-drinks.png?w=640" target="_blank">http://sustainblevaluesdotcom....ng?w=640</a> I chose to drink Mai Tais and Ameretto sours in regular glasses.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Disney Cruise Line has refillable mugs that are good for the environment, provide a souvenir to take home, and get you a reduced price on refills. Best of all, they come filled with beer, not soda.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Yeah. That whole "better for the environment" thing. (grunt) WallE will clean it up later anyway
