Are there phone charging stations in the parks?

[chloelovesdisney]

Wishful thinking?

 

[hiroMYhero]

There are 2 locations in MK.

Using the MDX app, go to the Guest Services section for MK and Mobile Charging Stations are listed. The other parks and MK also have the kiosks where you can purchase a portable charging system.

 

[siskaren]

Just bring a portable charger.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Just bring a portable charger.

I've had the worst luck with portable chargers and gave up after three lasted less than a month.

 

[hakepb]

Just bring a portable charger.

Exactly, why waste expensive park time sitting by an outlet when you can plug into the portable charger that you are carrying (in a pocket or purse) and keep going.

 

[Alesia]

I've had the worst luck with portable chargers and gave up after three lasted less than a month.

Buy a good quality brand. I've had Anker chargers last for several years.

 

[tatersalad]

I have an Anker and it has lasted for years. However, I was at All Star Movies last week and they (and I suspect most resorts) had s vending type machine that sold portable chargers for $30 that were fully charged and you could exchange them for free as many times as needed as the charge goes down.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Buy a good quality brand. I've had Anker chargers last for several years.

I had an Anker and it didn't even last the entire week in Disney. I just ordered another portable charger on Amazon, maybe my luck has changed.

 

[tatersalad]

Are you saying it wouldn't keep a charge any longer? My charger will normally charge my phone 3 times before I recharge it but I normally recharge it before it's totally out of juice.

 

[rteetz]

I had an Anker and it didn't even last the entire week in Disney. I just ordered another portable charger on Amazon, maybe my luck has changed.

Portable chargers don’t last forever. You do need to recharge them. I have a 20000mAh Jackery charger and that will get me about 5 days before needing to be recharged. Anker is another good brand. Otherwise you can get a fuel rod in the parks and exchange them when they run out.

 

[Alesia]

I had an Anker and it didn't even last the entire week in Disney. I just ordered another portable charger on Amazon, maybe my luck has changed.

How many times had you charged it?

ETA:
I just thought of something: do you know that you need to recharge your portable charger?

 

[sky13]

I've had the worst luck with portable chargers and gave up after three lasted less than a month.

They should last more than a month. I use portable chargers extensively and mine usually last at least a year (with heavy use) before I notice them starting to lose capacity. Brands tried include Anker, EasyAcc, Power Support and currently Mophie.

Otherwise as others have said, there are the fuel rod swappable portable chargers that you can use to get fully charged portable chargers in the parks and resorts. Seems to work really well from what I’ve seen...

 

[DisneyOma]

How many times had you charged it?

ETA:
I just thought of something: do you know that you need to recharge your portable charger?

OMG, that would be something my mother would do - think that a device should stay charged forever, without recharging it!

 

[fbarker]

I've had the worst luck with portable chargers and gave up after three lasted less than a month.

MMM i have had my Jockery for 4 years now and its been great. I use it on every vacation. You must just be having bad luck

 

[Disneyland_emily]

Order a Fuel Rod online for like $20 then swap it out at the kiosks on property when it’s dead.

Never have to worry about charging it. We bought one at Disneyland (costs $30 in park) and it was the best investment. We swapped it out 1-2 times a day all week

 

[Fern]

I've had the worst luck with portable chargers and gave up after three lasted less than a month.

It definitely makes a difference to get a reliable brand when it comes to portable chargers. I also find that the newer ones are WAY better than the ones from only a few years ago. I personally really like the Anker ones- reasonable price (usually 15-20 for one that can get you 2 charges and is not too heavy to carry around) and they seem to last a long time. I've only had to replace because they got lost. Also have a largery Jackery bar type that can charge larger devices, but it's rather heavy for a day at the parks.

 

[0sw@ld]

Order a Fuel Rod online for like $20 then swap it out at the kiosks on property when it’s dead.

Never have to worry about charging it. We bought one at Disneyland (costs $30 in park) and it was the best investment. We swapped it out 1-2 times a day all week

We did the same thing. It was great and I didn't really care about quality as I swapped it out often. We were happy as long as it fully charged our phones. The kiosks are all over the parks and resorts. Definitely, buy them online before getting to the parks.

 

[NinaBella]

Fuel rods are terrible quality. I just threw out the two I got at Disney when I took DD And her friend. I suppose I should have kept them for our next Disney trip. We have better quality portable chargers now anyways.

 

[hakepb]

How many times had you charged it?

ETA:
I just thought of something: do you know that you need to recharge your portable charger?

They are all different. Among my generic chargers: My old one has (4) lights indicating general capacity in 25% increments. My newer one has a 3-digit LED and shows the number percentage. But my smallest fuel-rod shaped one has no indicators.

 

[rg35]

I built a Minty Boost and bring rechargeable AA batteries.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/14

Capacity is obviously lower than a commercial 20000 mA battery pack, but if we're at the park all day I usually only need a single recharge so it works for me.

I hope that people are recycling old charging packs via local electronics recycling programs and not just tossing them in the trash.