Guide to Refillable Mugs at Disney World
Walt Disney World uses refillable mugs at resort hotel food courts that offer unlimited refills. This guide offers pricing info, photos of designs, and answers frequently asked questions: whether RapidFill is worth the money, where to use these cups, and more. We also address some controversy surrounding them. (Updated May 2, 2023.)
The refillable mug system is pretty simple: you buy the mug or have it provided to you via the Disney Dining Plan (temporarily unavailable) and then are entitled to unlimited refills at the Walt Disney World hotels for the duration of your stay. Self-serve beverage stations are available at select quick-service restaurants located in Walt Disney World theme parks and resort hotels.
Despite it being a seemingly straightforward topic, there are few topics that elicit as much discussion and impassioned debate as the refillable mugs. This article will take a examine the ethical and economical quandaries, offer refillable mug info & designs, and answer some frequently asked questions about the mugs.
May 2, 2023 Update:Â Walt Disney World is slowly shifting gears and moving on from the World’s Most Magical Celebration to the 100 Years of Wonder Celebration for the entire company’s 100th Anniversary. With that comes a change in refillable mugs from the 50th Anniversary styles (pictured below) to new Disney100 refillable mugs.
These are now available at every resort food court and other counter service restaurants around Walt Disney World, and come in one cup design with two different color schemes (platinum or purple). They’re identical to similar mugs released earlier this year at Disneyland, with a couple of notable differences. First, this version says “Walt Disney World” above the Disney100 logo instead of “Disneyland” below the logo.
Second, these do not feature the unique Mickey head lids (the difference is pictured below on the now-extinct 50th mugs). This is an interesting omission, as these lids were introduced halfway through the 50th Anniversary at Walt Disney World, and are also currently available on the Disneyland version of the Disney100 mugs. Perhaps they’re coming soon for the Disney100 mugs at Walt Disney World? We hope so–it’s a fun feature!
Late last year, refillable mugs at Walt Disney World increased in price from $19.99 to $21.99 for the length of stay. This was across the board, and the new pricing is now in place on every counter service and food court menu as of 2023.
Normally, the price wouldn’t matter to many Walt Disney World guests, as refillable mugs are included with the Disney Dining Plan. However, that remains temporarily suspended as of Summer 2023. See When Will the Disney Dining Plan Return at Walt Disney World? for more on when we’re expecting it to return.
With the latest news out of the way, let’s get down to brass tacks and talk all things refillable mugs!
Basically, this will be “More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Refillable Mugs.” (Our next article will be an in-depth piece titled, “Using the Handwashing Apparatuses in Restrooms: An Essay.”) To compensate for the lengthy article about a relatively mundane topic, we’re striking a goofy-while-informative tone with this post.
We’re actually huge fans and collectors of older refillable mugs, and this post also gave us an excuse to bust out some of our favorite mugs for a photoshoot. (Thanks to Henry from Country Bear Jamboree and Duffy for their excellent work as models!)
As for the substance of this post, we’ll start with the FAQ, followed by refillable mug photos, and finish with separate lessons in economics and ethics…
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a refillable mug?
Beyond the obvious, this is a mug (see photos throughout this article) that can be purchased for a flat fee and refilled at designated counter service locations at Walt Disney World resort hotels. Current policy states that the mug is valid for unlimited refills for the duration of the trip during which the mug was purchased.
Note that refillable mugs may not be used in theme park restaurants, water parks, Disney Springs, or any other location that is not a Disney-owned hotel.
What can you put in the mug?
Bottomless margaritas! Just kidding…a cup like that would probably cost $2,754.99 at Walt Disney World. Coke products are available, as are hot chocolate, coffee, and tea. Milk is not available, nor are real juices.
How much do they hold?
Our mugs have “16” stamped on the bottom, which I believe indicates how many ounces the cups can hold. In actuality, they can hold about one can of soda. Pretty low capacity.
Can I take them with me to the parks and refill them there?
The answer to the first part of the question is yes, you can take them to the parks. The second part of the question has already been answered above–no, you can’t refill them there. Despite this, we see people on a daily basis leaving the hotel with their refillable mugs. This is probably partly because they don’t know the rules and partly because the refill stations at many hotels are “on the way” to the bus stop, making it easy to grab a drink for the ride.
To each their own, but this doesn’t make much sense to me. Personally, the short term joy of having a Coke to start out my day doesn’t outweigh the long term pain of having to lug the mug around all day. It would be one thing if Disney allowed them to be used in the parks, but for whatever reason, they do not. From our perspective, you’re better off bringing a water bottle (with filter, since Florida water is funky) or asking for free cups of water from counter service restaurants if you are looking for a convenient and cost-effective way to stay hydrated in the parks.
When I bought my mug, I was told it was good forever…is that not true?
Depends upon who told you. If it was a Cast Member (or it was printed on a sign near the mugs) and you relied on this information when making your purchase, forever is forever. If it was some random creeper standing next to the pile of mugs at Dixie Landings, your argument holds less water than one of these mugs.
The current policy on the mugs being valid only for the length of stay is irrelevant, as one party to a contract cannot unilaterally alter its terms after the fact without new consideration. As Walt Disney World now uses the Rapid Fill system, these older “forever” mugs are something Walt Disney World management will have to address. Chances are, they won’t, though.
If no such policy was in place when you purchased your mug and you just feel like using the mug forever because no one can stop you and you think Disney is overpriced as it is…see the “Ethics” section below.
What if I’m staying at multiple resort hotels during my trip?
We’ve never had an issue using our mug at multiple resorts during a split stay when purchasing for our length of stay, but you might want to tell the Cast Member your final checkout date when purchasing the mug. If you run into issues at your second (or third) resort, someone can always fix it for you.
Can old mugs be brought back and reused?Â
Unfortunately, no.
That answer doesn’t change even if you’re willing to pay again and just want to conserve plastic or you prefer one of your old mug designs. The explanation we’ve been given for this policy is that the Rapid Fill RFID chip (see below) either won’t last long enough or there’s no way to activate it again. Could be both.
Where are the mugs available?
They’re available at the food court and/or gift shop at every Disney-owned hotel at Walt Disney World. They aren’t available at Shades of Green, the Swan, the Dolphin, third-party Disney Springs area hotels, or that random shady motel you found for $35/night up I-Drive.
Are the mugs microwavable?
I have no idea why this is such a common question (Americans love to microwave stuff?), but it is. According to Google, they are BOTH microwave and dishwasher safe. So party down! Woo hoo!!!
However, please keep in mind that Rapid Fill mugs have RFID chips in them (more on this below) and microwaving them might have negative consequences, so don’t go wild microwaving your cup during your trip. Wait until you get home. Then you can microwave that sucker for hours on end.
What is Rapid Fill?
Rapid Fill is the RFID-based refillable mug program at Walt Disney World that ensures that guests have “valid” refillable mugs before allowing the refill. If you’ve been to Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach in the last few years, you’ve probably seen something similar to this system in action.
Basically, it’s technology to ensure that your cup is valid before beverage is dispensed. How much technology is too much technology for a soda machine? Well, “Rapid Fill” might be the answer to that question…
How does Rapid Fill work?
Magic. If that’s not a good enough answer, when you set your cup down on the stand below the soda dispenser, some sort of RFID-science senses that it’s there, and is valid. At that time, you can begin dispensing your soda. If you do something wrong, it won’t dispense, and maybe (or maybe not) the Rapid Fill LCD screen will tell you what’s wrong.
As we said in the last answer, a bit too much tech for a soda fountain…
How much filling is too rapid under Rapid Fill?
That might seem like nonsense, but if you’re trying to fill your cup too rapidly, Rapid Fill won’t allow you to fill your cup. You have to wait 2 minutes between each full refill. This is to prevent groups from sharing a single Rapid Fill mug: getting one drink for one person, pouring it into another cup, then quickly getting another, and so on.
Is Walt Disney World still using Rapid Fill?
Rumors have started to surface of hotel managers turning off the Rapid Fill system at various hotels. At present this is neither widespread at all hotels or even a majority of them. If Rapid Fill is turned off when you visit, the mugs still work–the RFID chip just isn’t being read.
Apparently, Rapid Fill was viewed as too much of a hassle (having used this system ourselves on a few occasions, we wholeheartedly agree) and theft was still occurring, it was just more expensive drinks like hot chocolate being stolen instead of soda, as the Rapid Fill system didn’t monitor those dispensers. (Gotta love the resourcefulness of soda thieves!) Time will tell if this is/was a temporary thing or not. It seems unlikely that individual hotel managers could opt out of the program, and equally unlikely that Disney would revert to the old system less than a year after rolling out the new one, but who knows.
Is the RFID chip in the Rapid Fill mug microwavable?
That’s a good question. We haven’t gotten around to doing comprehensive testing on the consequences of microwaving RFID chips, but we’re betting they don’t work after being microwaved. So that’s a bummer for all you microwave aficionados out there.
Honestly, though, who wants to live in a world where you can’t microwave your Disney cup? It’ll only fry the RFID chip, and you won’t need that chip once you get home from your vacation (when I assume you’ll be doing the bulk of your microwaving activities…unless you really need to get your microwaving fix on vacation) so I say MICROWAVE AWAY!
Refillable Mug Designs
About two decades ago, each Walt Disney World hotel had a different design on its refillable mug. This era of ‘resort-specific mugs’ is something we look back upon fondly as something of a golden age. That was followed by the dark ages, during which the same generic designs were used resort-wide, sometimes for multiple years without anything new.
Now, we are at a crossroads. Resort-specific mugs have not made their overdue and triumphant return, but we seem to be inching in that direction. In the last year, nearly a dozen different refillable mug styles have been released, including designs for Mickey Mouse’s birthday, Star Wars, Pixar, and other characters.
New designs have also been released for the Halloween and holiday seasons the last few years. The artwork on some of these, especially the Christmas ones, has been quite nice.
All of these designs have been available throughout Walt Disney World, at every single counter service restaurant and food court in the hotels.
Another cool option more recently has been the stainless steel mugs. These mugs are vacuum insulated and can keep your drinks hot for up to 4 hours or cold for up to 12 hours, as the case may be. (To our knowledge, these are not currently available as of 2023.)
Much like the MagicBand Upgrade Options for Walt Disney World hotel guests, these are available for an extra $10. This mug is far nicer than the normal refillable mug, and well worth the $10 to us. However, these stainless steel mugs aren’t dishwasher or microwave safe. So unlike the regular refillable mugs at Walt Disney World, these are not suitable for a microwave (or dishwashing) party.
Prior to this, two new mugs were released for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary. That ended in Spring 2023, and the designs were replaced by the Disney100 mugs at most resorts. We really love these designs, which included fun visuals and nods to WDW icons arranged in a clever way. As of May 2023, you might be able to find a few 50th stragglers at various resort hotel food courts, but don’t count on it.
Walt Disney World has been doing more and more mug designs in the last several years, which is really great to see. Our hope is that these new mugs prove to be a huge hit, and Walt Disney World follows these mugs up with a new line of resort-specific mugs or even greater variety. After years of the same recycled design, it sure seems like we’re (finally) heading back in that direction!
Economics
I think one of the big reasons why these mugs have so many “ethical dilemmas” associated with them is because people realize they are not a good value, and because of that, people want to “force” more bang for their buck.
Keeping in mind that these mugs cost $23 after tax (for an average vacation) and a regular sized soda at Walt Disney World is about $4, you’d have to purchase over 6 drinks on separate occasions (since you can refill the paper cup on the same visit) at your hotel to “break even.” To reiterate, this is just drinks at your hotel.
Since we don’t recommend taking the refillable mug to the park with you (something you can do with a paper cup since you can throw it away when you’re done with it), this means getting up early 6 days of your trip and filling your mug up and taking it back to your room, or using the mug at the pool, etc. Five or six days of use may not seem like much, but in practice, for a lot of people it is.
There’s also the argument that the refillable mugs have value as a souvenir, but I can’t imagine that this is the souvenir many people would buy if given the choice. Walt Disney World has some seriously great merchandise, and these mugs simply aren’t that cool.
If you’re really into saving, the most economical thing to do is buy a few two liters of soda and call it a day. Even at a high price of $3 per bottle, a two liter is a much better value than the refillable mug. There are approximately 4.2 “mugs’ worth” of soda in each two liter. Of course, packing two liters of soda in your checked back isn’t exactly convenient, but thankfully, that’s not your only option.
We will once again reiterate our recommendation of having groceries delivered to Walt Disney World resorts at a reasonable cost (we’ve recently updated this with different endorsements of the various services). Doing breakfast in your room, bringing your own snacks to the parks, or buying drinks (whether they be soda or alcohol) is a great way to save money.
You could buy ~40 “mugs’ worth” of soda via two liters for the same price as one single refillable mug. Unless you like to seriously tweak on caffeine, chances are that you won’t be drinking 40 refillable mugs of soda on your vacation.
Ethics
Ethics is the area of philosophy concerning the moral concepts of right and wrong. I took a number of classes on ethics in college, and I can’t really say I view refillable mugs as an interesting area of ethics. The “ethical” debate surrounding refillable mugs is essentially whether it’s morally okay to bring back your refillable mugs from past trips to reuse on subsequent trips despite Disney’s stated policy that the mugs are valid for the length of your stay.
Someone with a serious interest in ethics might look at the refillable mugs debate as an interesting case study in the field, but I am not that person. True ethical concepts are nuanced, subjective, and not nearly as cut and dry as either side of this little online spat would like to think them. Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t really care what people do with their refillable mugs.
There are a lot of problems in the world, and I don’t see Walt Disney World’s insignificant lost revenue on soda via this loophole as something that is in any way worth my attention as a third party who has no vested interest in the situation. Disney could have easily closed years ago if it so chose–and did briefly with the fully-enabled Rapid Fill system, but they’ve since rolled that back.
It’s not even a blip on my radar. It’s more interesting to me that people get so worked up over something in which they have no vested interest. Even the Disney stockholders out there are at most losing $.000001 per year as a result of the aggregate of the lost soda revenue.
Feel free to argue amongst yourselves about this incredibly significant moral issue in the comments if you feel so inclined. Remember to stand firm in your convictions: either re-using refillable mugs makes someone on par with a bank robber or it makes them the Robin Hood of soda. There is no place for cool heads in this discussion. Use outlandish analogies! Personally attack your opponents! Make ridiculous assumptions! Disregard logic! Condescend as much as possible! 😉
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Your Thoughts…
What do you think about Disney’s current refillable mug system? What about Rapid Fill? Do you think these refillable mugs are “worth it” to purchase out of pocket? Hoping resort-specific mugs make a comeback? Any remaining questions about how refillable mugs work at Walt Disney World? Share your thoughts in the comments…but if you do go down the ethical road, please keep it civil.
Decided to weigh-in on this discussion. I was researching the rapid fill mugs and read soooo many passionate posts! Honestly, I don’t mind that they have limited the use of the mugs. Frankly, it has always bothered me that people re-used mugs from previous trips to get free drinks. It’s not about the money, it’s the principle. Any way you look at it, or try to justify it, it’s stealing. My husband thinks I’m crazy, and he’s tried to get us to bring back our old mugs for re-use every year, but I just can’t do it. I believe that most rules are meant to be followed, not broken, and this rule makes sense. You paid for a mug for a specific trip/period of time, and Disney is clear that you can only use it for that time period. So why the discussion? It’s pretty simple. The rule is, a new mug for each trip. Period. That said, I do agree that if Disney had a policy that if you brought back an old mug and re-purchased drinks for your stay, that you should get a small discount. To help the environment, if for no other reason. As well, I would also like it if they could personalize the mugs for each resort. We have ours going back to the early 2000s and we still use them! Also, for larger families, it is very limiting to have only 4 colours to choose from. They should and could easily have 6 or 8 or more. The small number of colour choices have also led to a few “debates” between my children, who invariably, always want the same colour!! Now we research ahead of time and decide that before we leave….sometimes using our family decision-maker: Paper, Scissors, Rock. You just can’t argue with that! Finally, to those who think we are crazy to bring our mugs to the parks, I disagree. If you plan ahead, it works very well. My husband and I drink our coffee in the morning while waiting in line for the bus to the parks. When we return to our hotel, we don’t have to go back to our room to get our mugs. They are already with us so we fill up after getting off the bus and on our way to our room. As well, I keep large plastic ziploc baggies in my little napsack that we take to the parks, so that’s where they are stored during the day. They are light and we never have any issues carrying them during the day, and they don’t leak because of the ziploc baggies. That’s my 2 cents and I understand that many of you will disagree, and that’s okay!
Don’t like, don’t buy end of.
I.E don’t bitch, put Disney down and insult
other people’s intelligence.
So many f-ing moaners in the world wanting
everything for free and acting “entitled”.
GTFO!
Aren’t you doing exactly what you’re complaining about others doing? Seems a bit hypocritical, no?
We like to bring our insulated water bottles from home and fill them with ice and water from the soda machines before we go to the parks. Can we still get free water and ice from the soda machines or do we have to buy the RFID Mugs ?
I still don’t understand whether you can use the refillable cups for more than one stay. We brought our mugs with us on our last stay (we had gotten them free with meal plan 4 months ago). Two of the four mugs worked fine. The other two did not. We asked a clerk and she said that she had to reset them to work. Are we not supposed to use them for more than the initial stay? So confused.
No, you can only use them for one trip.
I have a family of eight, six kids two adults. We only go to Disney when they give out free meal plans. Its a pretty penny for all eight of us to go to Disney, so we opt for the free meals. It saves us so much! Ty, Disney! Anyway, when and if we decide to take ours to the park, we fill them up with lemonade and ice before we board the bus. That way if the lemonade gets watered down it doesnt taste that bad…not like a watered down soda…bleh. But I do agree that they are a hassle, especially if your room is not close to the lobby. If we didnt get them for free, we wouldnt buy them. $18 times 8 is just not worth it. I wish they would change up the designs on the cups. Its just not the same to be visiting in Nov and see the characters swimming on my mug…although we did swim in November…lol!
On other sites and forums this has been a hot (and heated) topic so last month when we went stayed at the Contemporary I decided to try something.
I brought an older Christmas themed mug from Disneyland (Yes, Disneyland) along and when we went down to Mickey’s for breakfast I asked the CM if I could use it and she said no problem then pointed me to the coffee!
To be serious about this topic a minute, let’s address something few people think about. Just as every ride exits through a gift shop, Disney has very sound economic reasons for not sweating this issue. The placement of soda stations in the resort brings you past gift shops where you are likely to spend money on souvenirs and into dining areas where you are likely to spend money on food. Soda is wholesaled to Disney at about three cents a pour for a mugful. Want to guess where the real profit is? Hint: it isn’t in the empty liquid calories with which you’re sabotaging yourself. So, go ahead, and feel like you are getting your money’s worth out of the machine. A bigger machine is the one you’re inside the whole time you are on Disney property and it’s very efficient at shaking the money you think you’ve saved right out of your pockets. While you’re at it, pay with a Disney credit card- the interest rate won’t kick in until long after you’re home. Speaking as a passholder, to keep my sanity I just pretend that Disney is a cleaner Vegas with better chance for having a good time. Relax. The house always gets the better odds, especially the House of the Mouse. They really don’t need you on the security detail.
JMo – you totally nailed the one on the scooters. DRIVES ME NUTS – especially at the end of a long day – you’re waiting for packed bus after packed bus, and a scooter party rolls up (literally) and is allowed to basically cut the line.
I understand that the scooter issue can be frustrating, but I’d like everyone to take a minute and look at it from another perspective. My dad has to use a scooter at disney ( he has MS and can not walk long distances). However , he gets very self conscious because he worries that other guests are staring at/judging him, especially in the bus line. When I read posts bashing all scooter users, it makes me sad for folks like my dad. Sure some people abuse the system, but others need the scooters in order to enjoy disney with their family. Just be glad you are healthy and able to walk the parks. Waiting a couple extra minutes for the bus won’t kill you.
Things that make my blood boil at WDW: OLD refillable mugs being used on current trip. Especially the old fashioned FAT ones that you used to get at Blizzard Beach; People who use RENT Scooters in Florida who don’t usually use them at home. Rent them at the park please. Don’t take up all our time at the bus stop. Drives me zany. Or how about, your whole entire party of 15 people don’t get to board the bus with you because you are in a scooter. The rest of us have been waiting to go to Epcot for 25 minutes and you just rolled up (literally and figuratively).
I enjoyed my refill cup. I think I got the four days. We were at Pop and very close to the classic hall so I refilled the cup a lot. I’m a big diet coke drinker so it was worth it for me. At night I would just buy a $3 bottle of pop and fill the cup with ice. I had extra money to burn though so it wasn’t an issue, like it might be for someone who was worried about money (of course then why would you be in WDW if you worry about money lol)
facts it is just plain stealing it is not a good deal just go to walmart purchase a couple bottles of 2litre bottles of soda you can still get ice and water at the machine the chip kicks in only for the soda but if the soda is free or not for disney it is still stealing if you refill cups not purchased on your current visit
I have some mug, both resort specific and generic, some bought new and reused in the past (pre-RFID), and one recent RFID. On the latter trip, they charged me for 3 days and somehow put 14 days on the cup. It will be more trouble than it’s worth to use it beyond the 3 days, even though I actually will be in the city again before it expires. I agree that Disney would have implemented some controls sooner if pop shrinkage truly troubled them, and tend to think RFID is more about extracting more revenue than it is about stemming losses in the pop department.
I don’t always buy or bring a cup. Sometimes I buy a paper cup (and never knew those could be refilled, so thanks!), and sometimes if I do have a car, I will bring a case of pop. When I have the cup, I do carry the cup to the park because it is no weight to speak of, and as far as bulk, well, it can go in or attached to my purse. I refill as I leave the resort (with ice and insulation, the amount of beverage is long gone before the bus arrives) and again when I return to the resort. I’m never truly on vacation and I like to sit in the resort food court and work on my laptop in the evenings sometimes, and I can chug through a fair bit of sugar-free hot or cold beverage in that time. With spouse/kid, on other occasions, they can be talked into a beverage run as well, while I lounge around the room.
What I am (mock) stunned is that in the moral outrage about theft of syrup and bubbles, and the debate over purchaser gullibility, nobody has addressed the outright violation entailed in taking beverages on the buses: the buses quite clearly say “please refrain from eating, drinking, and smoking while on board the motor coach.” If there’s enforcement needed in the beverage department, surely that’s one! Let’s flame our fellow bus riders now.
Fun is primary in the design, not trendy or chic. I have mugs of every shape and size, many different designs, kids that visit me love them. Don’t forget they are Disney items, therefore will some day be ‘collectables’. In the name of conservation, I would like to bring and reuse one at a reduced price for unlimited drinks. If you can’t live with the rules, or they are impractible for you, DON’T BUY ONE.
I just returned from WDW and rapid refill was being used in our hotel. You could only fill up if you placed your cup on the tray and it told you how many days your cup was good for
We have a cabinet full of mugs with different designs from over the years. We use them every day and consider them great souvenirs! They remind us of our great trips and they keep us excited about upcoming trips!
Also…for the record…we would NEVER reuse a cup from a previous visit. Just not right!
oops…meant to say there are 3 of us, but usually only take 2 cups and share.
We love the refill mugs. I would fill mine with coffee every morning on the way out from the resort (we like to go in the fall, so it is chilly in the mornings, but gets hot in the afternoons). By the time afternoon arrives, I either put water in my refill cup, or we would put our purchased soda from lunch in the refill cup (on the way out the door). I didn’t mind tagging the cup along, but I have a backpack to place it in, in the event I’m not using it. There are 2 of us and we usually only take 2 cups into the park and share, rather than carry all 3 cups. I think I like the cup best because I’m a big coffee drinker and coffee in a nice cup is so much better than a disposable cup that tends to make messes and spill. I have only ever tried using my cup at the resort (other than dumping my purchased drink inside the refill cup). I also have never tried reusing the same cup on a different trip. We usually make it to Disney every 2 years, and somehow just end up purchasing more cups through the package we get through Disney. I’m with you in that it isn’t really an economical value perse, but I like having it vs. the paper cups.
We just used our mugs for the 3rd year in a row this past July. We purchased them once just because we wanted some at home to use. With the new system we would never buy them again
“RIP OFF!!!” We don’t drink soda so if we did fill them it was just tea or lemonaid. I think Disney is the smartest company in the world. Anybody that can sucker people into the dining plan is brillant. When you do the math I am sorry it is just not a value at all, and besides who needs to eat all of that food in the Florida heat heck who needs to eat all that food period. I would be sick if I had sodas and ate that much food everyday YUCK thats just disgusting!
I have been visiting Disney since the 70s. When the refillable mugs were first offered they were found in your room with a message that they cost $7.95 and they were good for any future stay at that particular resort (they were resort specific we have quite a few purchased up until 2003 (last time with the message of ‘good for all future stays). So what happens with these now? That was how Disney marketed them initially
This is now being implemented at all the resort hotels. Also being coded for paper cups, so will probably be in the parks eventually. Paper cups work for an hour or three refills, whichever comes first.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013/07/27/news-update-on-disneys-new-rapid-fill-refillable-mug/