If you get a soft drink in a paper cup, those cups will have an RFID chip on the bottom. The drink machine will inform you that you have 2 hours to get 3 refills, and the machine will keep track of your refill activity. Also, there will be an enforced time interval between fills. The mugs will work at multiple resorts that have the new Rapid Fill machines, but the system knows how many drinks you are entitled to.
Old mugs that have no RFID chip will not work in the drink machines. The article states that coffee, tea and water are not affected- yet.
Apparentl;y Disney feels that just because you spend almost $100 a day for park tickets doesn't entitle you to free soft drinks. Granted that some groups with large families are reportedly "abusing" the free refill policy, but it's inevitable that many people will see this new system as yet another unwelcome development.
In
my opinion, this is where the biggest impact of the Rapid Fill program
is seen. Every paper cup that is purchased at a Rapid Fill-participating
quick service location now contains an RFID sticker on the bottom. -
See more at:
http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.50UO3Dck.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.50UO3Dck.dpuf
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.50UO3Dck.dpuf
The
price of each mug depends on how long you want to use it. There are
four time options for purchase: 1 day ($8.99), 2 days ($11.99), 3 days
($14.99), or a Length Of Stay option which is good for any amount of
time from 7 days up to 14 days, which costs $17.99. As of now, there are
three colors to choose from – green, orange, and purple. I have a
feeling that in the future we will see some new color options.
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.50UO3Dck.dpuf
Because the mugs contain an RFID chip, similar to what is found in a MagicBand or the new Key To The World cards, they can be reprogrammed to add more time to them. This means that technically speaking, guests can re-use mugs for multiple stays. They would just need to bring back the mug to a Cast Member at the quick service location to add more time to it.
- See more at: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/08/24/rapid-fill-mugs-at-wdw-resorts-faq/#sthash.50UO3Dck.dpuf
1 comment:
There has been SO much reaction and debate on this topic in the past few days. I guess there is absolutely nothing wrong with what Disney is doing. They have every right to monitor refills and put elements in place to prevent the "stealing" of soft drinks and juices.
I am a DVCer, PAPH, and overall WDW addict. Did I carry my mugs from trip to trip? Maybe. ;-) I will no longer purchase a mug. $8.99 for 24 hours of soda? Um.... no. I will go to Publix and go back to carrying my waters or beverages into the parks with a cooler. Disney chose to cut the PAHP discount from 20 to 10% without any notice so obviously they can do anything they choose. But they better be careful because they are pricing even the most loyal Disney fans out of multiple trips per year. We no longer go to the Very Merry or Not So Scary. The pass prices and parking are now bordering on ridiculous and the Magic Bands and the 3 FastPass restriction per day per one park aren't helping the situation. And if regurgitated movies like Planes are going to become the new norm and Disney fails to meet the bar they themselves set, the only Disney magic we will see is their most loyal fans disappearing.
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