Rapid Fill Mug – To Buy or Not to Buy

Nascfan wrote:

Not a stupid question. They are usable across all Disney resorts, all of WDW and including Vero Beach. So you can combine a beach stay with a WDW stay and not have to purchase a separate mug. The use does not cross into the parks however. That being said, you can take any leftover drink at a restaurant and pour it into your mug, “to go”, for ease of carrying. We do that all the time. That way we can buy one large drink between the two of us, for a whole lot less than two regulars, and have plenty leftover for the mug at the end.

Thanks! So there’s no refill station for the resort mug at the parks, does that include the water parks? That’s a great idea to use it as a “to go” cup. Jungle juice for the road? Yes please! Trying to decide if a resort mug will be worth it for us next trip.

starbee wrote:

Nascfan wrote:

Not a stupid question. They are usable across all Disney resorts, all of WDW and including Vero Beach. So you can combine a beach stay with a WDW stay and not have to purchase a separate mug. The use does not cross into the parks however. That being said, you can take any leftover drink at a restaurant and pour it into your mug, “to go”, for ease of carrying. We do that all the time. That way we can buy one large drink between the two of us, for a whole lot less than two regulars, and have plenty leftover for the mug at the end.

Thanks! So there’s no refill station for the resort mug at the parks, does that include the water parks? That’s a great idea to use it as a “to go” cup. Jungle juice for the road? Yes please! Trying to decide if a resort mug will be worth it for us next trip.

That’s correct, not at the water parks either. I’m not sure where your drink stations are at OKW in relation to the bus stop but we have found that has a direct bearing on how much the mug gets refilled. At Values or Moderates, at least where we’ve stayed, it’s extremely convenient to fill in the morning before heading to the buses, and equally so when returning. However at AKL the drink area (counter service) was way in the back, nowhere near as convenient. Hence we didn’t fill as much when we stayed there. But at our regular resorts, it’s not uncommon for us to fill 5 or 6 times a day! Morning, afternoon break coming back, going back to the park after break, and evening for a nightcap when returning home. And that doesn’t include any meals we may eat there! So for us, it more than pays for itself in one day alone.

Even though we no longer purchase a dining plan, we do still purchase the rapid fill mugs. It’s sort of become part of our WDW experience. We use them when we head back to the resort mid-afternoon and in the evenings. We also have taken them from resort to resort when eating a quick service meal. Plus, at the end of the trip we have souvenirs to bring back home. We don’t take them into the parks simply for the convenience of not having something else to keep up with. Having said that, I like the idea of getting a “to go” drink from a park restaurant when finishing the meal.

Does anyone mind sharing a photo of what these mugs look like? Honestly that’s what usually ends up being the make or break decision for me. If I like the mug a lot and know for sure I will use it when I get home, I’ll pay the extra $$ for it (and because I know between myself and J, we will be refilling it enough to get our moneys worth).

Thanks Scott! They look very similar to the souvenir coffee/hot cocoa mugs. I saw they don’t have a handle anymore though? Ugh. That’s one of the things I like about them is I could clip it to my bag or something so I don’t have to physically hold it.

@bexruns, they did have handles when I was there in late May/early June. They had done away with the handles a while before that, but they got a lot of backlash about it so they brought the cups with handles back! For a while there they had both – cups with and without handles, but I don’t know if that’s still the case.