WDW Refillable Mug Cost Increase

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Nov Wed 14, 2007 7:35 pm

WOW...OK you learn something new everyday on this site. I guess I never asked a CM, I mean thinking back on it I asked another guest (I think). Maybe I will have to get a cup next trip.

castmember04 · Post by **castmember04** » Nov Fri 23, 2007 7:12 pm

Mug is definitely worth its weight in gold. Now that they are not designed after the resort you purchase them at, you can use them anywhere. Unfortunately not a great souvineer anymore. I liked collecting them from each of the different ones we stayed at.

Post by **js3901** » Nov Fri 23, 2007 10:20 pm

I'm still gonna get at least 1 cup. Always makes a good souvenir, even if they stopped putting the years on them...

Esmeralda wrote:I have a feeling that's more expensive than just letting people slide because Coke is extremely cheap.

actually, I think WDW gets all the Coke products free, due to the amount of advertising that is done around the parks.

another interesting fun fact - according to Maxim Numbers (from which I get text messages every day with a different fact), there are approximately 46 MILLION Cokes consumed every year in all of WDW. there are also 5 MILLION pounds of french fries and 7 MILLION hamburgers consumed there per year.

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:Maybe I will have to get a cup next trip.

Don't forget that I owe you a cup, along with popcorn, as you bought while we were waiting for Fantasmic that one night. I also owe you a ticket to MVMCP...

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Nov Sun 25, 2007 5:40 pm

WOOHOO!!!!!! Now it is in writing so you can't say you don't next year.

wait he can delete it then I just look crazy in this post................ Don't worry about it too much I just wanted to help out. Next year hopefully I can help out again by getting an AP so we can get a discount on the room and anything else like the food.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Nov Mon 26, 2007 11:58 am

Yeah those things are great if you drink a lot of soda, how much is a small or medium drink going for now anyways?

Leigh · Post by **Leigh** » Nov Mon 26, 2007 1:40 pm

I always get the mug at Dixie Landings (oops riverside) and this last October the mug was more general disney art it didn't say Port Orleans on it.

I don't drink soda I am the iced tea/hot tea/cocoa person. I think the mugs are a blast. I am there at closing time filling it up. I have to get my money's worth I learned that from Grandma

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Nov Wed 28, 2007 11:56 pm

We always get the mug, I think it's worth it. I might have missed this comment somewhere, sorry if I did, but now they're putting the year on the mugs so you can't reuse them. Each resort no longer has a different mug, they're all the same now. We just came back from WDW at the beginning of this month, and they've already changed them.

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » Nov Thu 29, 2007 2:45 am

So how much is a regular fountain drink? Just curious how many times you'd have to fill the ole bladder to make it pay off.

Post by **js3901** » Nov Thu 29, 2007 9:44 am

Captain Schnemo wrote:So how much is a regular fountain drink? Just curious how many times you'd have to fill the ole bladder to make it pay off.

looking through my receipts from December 2006, a large drink was about $2.39 plus tax. a couple of places charges a few cents more or less (between $2.29 - $2.49). but average was $2.39.

Post by **rdeacon** » Dec Tue 11, 2007 11:04 pm

I just got back from WDW last week... I was quite upset.

I stayed at the Carribean Beach Resort, and went to buy my mug only to find a generic dreams come true mug. I was quite upset, and didn't buy it.

Does anyone know if this has been done throughout WDW??

I hope its an anomaly, and not a trend. I really liked getting the individual designed travel mug at each resort.

Rich

tmptnr · Post by **tmptnr** » Dec Wed 12, 2007 1:50 am

to save $ we bring our mugs back every trip. They never ask or have told us that it' s not aloud. We spend so much there I think they can afford a few drinks.

sparkyjmg · Post by **sparkyjmg** » Dec Wed 12, 2007 6:20 am

we have only purchased the mugs once its cool when you get back to the room but i hate carying things around when i am there and we are not at the hotel much so for me it was not worth it but i do agree with the cofee though it helped me with a few early mornings walking to the bus

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » Jan Tue 08, 2008 12:01 pm

I will probably get one on my upcoming trip just for the morning coffee and a soda in the evenings. I'm not too concerned with the souvenir aspect as I prefer real coffee mugs for cup souvenirs. I have a nice Club 33 coffee mug that my boss brought back from DL for me.

mageloff · Post by **mageloff** » Jan Tue 08, 2008 12:38 pm

If you figure the cost of 5-6 drinks, the cup is paid for, even with the increase. This is one of those areas where it is a drag to be in a market driven economy. The prices keep going up as long as we are willing to pay!

wdwannabe · Post by **wdwannabe** » Jan Tue 08, 2008 2:17 pm

We bought the mugs on our last trip. Bought them for souvenirs, although using them was fun too! I would be a great bargain if we could use them inside the park! Now that would be a deal! That's not likely to happen though.