Fuel rods in Magic Kingdom

[happily single]

Can anyone confirm the price of fuel rods in Magic Kingdom? And where are you finding them? On my last trip I could only find one machine near Space Mountain and I couldn’t figure out the machine.

Lastly, if I buy one off Amazon can I exchange it for a fresh one in Magic Kingdom?

 

[nw6675]

Can anyone confirm the price of fuel rods in Magic Kingdom? And where are you finding them? On my last trip I could only find one machine near Space Mountain and I couldn’t figure out the machine.

Lastly, if I buy one off Amazon can I exchange it for a fresh one in Magic Kingdom?

Yes on the exchange.

Locations:


Not sure on price. But FYI, we never had to exchange if we started with full on our phone and the charger. I know it sounds like that wasn't your experience last time.

 

[nw6675]

Swap is free as of last info I read. But $30 to buy.

 

[GrandMum]

Amazon has a pack of 2 for $34.99

 

[happily single]

Amazon has a pack of 2 for $34.99

Do you know the name of the brand? Is it just “fuel rod”?

 

[tzvdmd]

Fuel Rod app has a map of all exchange locations at Disney and everywhere else.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

keep in mind to exchange them they have to be branded for the company fuel rodd and have a bar code on them that the machine reads. One bought on Amazon may not be compatible with the ones for the fuel rod kiosks. https://www.fuel-rod.com/ Note the website doesn't list the ones at the Disney parks but you can find them in both the My Disney Experince App by searching for poratble phone charging

 

[WAstateDVCDaddy]

One bought on Amazon may not be compatible with the ones for the fuel rod kiosks. https://www.fuel-rod.com/ Note the website doesn't list the ones at the Disney parks but you can find them in both the My Disney Experince App by searching for poratble phone charging

where are you seeing that?

I purchased mine through Amazon, and have never had problems exchanging at Disneyland.

On their home page, Fuel Rod states “It’s simple! Exchange your FuelRod™ at any FuelRod™ Kiosk”, which is one of the major advantages of their product.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

where are you seeing that?

I purchased mine through Amazon, and have never had problems exchanging at Disneyland.

On their home page, Fuel Rod states “It’s simple! Exchange your FuelRod™ at any FuelRod™ Kiosk”, which is one of the major advantages of their product.

I'm not sure that you read everything that I wrote. I didn't buy mine on Amazon so I'm not aware that they are on it officially so that's why I said that only one's that are branded for the company and have a bar code on them can be swapped at the kiosks in the parks or elsewhere in the US.

 

[WAstateDVCDaddy]

I'm not sure that you read everything that I wrote. I didn't buy mine on Amazon so I'm not aware that they are on it officially so that's why I said that only one's that are branded for the company and have a bar code on them can be swapped at the kiosks in the parks or elsewhere in the US.

Ah got it. When you said “One bought on Amazon…”, I thought you meant “A Fuel Rod bought on Amazon…”, and you meant “A random external battery bought on Amazon…”.

To make it easy - any official Fuel Rod purchased anywhere, can be exchanged at a Fuel Rod kiosk in Disneyland. Any other brand is not exchangeable at Fuel Rod’s kiosks.

 

[Nursemanit]

They barely move the needle charging a modern iPhone. I would not bother.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

They barely move the needle charging a modern iPhone. I would not bother.

They do help out though, just because you don't have a use for them you don't have to make a broad statement like that.

 

[Nursemanit]

They do help out though, just because you don't have a use for them you don't have to make a broad statement like that.

They don't help - that is the point, They are not strong enough to give you even 25% extra on an iPhone 14 - best I got was 10% so don't waste your money.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

They don't help - that is the point, They are not strong enough to give you even 25% extra on an iPhone 14 - best I got was 10% so don't waste your money.

And that's your opinion not everyone has that problem with their phone charging like that. I have a pixel 6 pro and it works just as well as any other charges I have.

Also your opinion isn't new it's one that people have had since they first came out with them, the idea is that you can swap out for a fresh charger when it dies or you can recharge it at home.

 

[Nursemanit]

And that's your opinion not everyone has that problem with their phone charging like that. I have a pixel 6 pro and it works just as well as any other charges I have.

The Pixel 6 has a 4614 mAh battery so the 2,600 mAh Fuel rod will not charge it to 100% you would need 2 brand new peak condition rods to charge it. For less than $20 you can get a slim (less than 1/2 inch thick) charger on Amazon that is easier to carry and has over 10,000 mAh, so it can charge your phone twice no need to find a swap station. So I can back my "not worth it" opinion with numbers.

Fuel rod has not upgraded their tech in many years so they are hopelessly outdated for modern phones

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

The Pixel 6 has a 4614 mAh battery so the 2,600 mAh Fuel rod will not charge it to 100% you would need 2 brand new peak condition rods to charge it. For less than $20 you can get a slim (less than 1/2 inch thick) charger on Amazon that is easier to carry and has over 10,000 mAh, so it can charge your phone twice no need to find a swap station. So I can back my "not worth it" opinion with numbers.

Fuel rod has not upgraded their tech in many years so they are hopelessly outdated for modern phones

And if you didn't have a charger with you or whatever one you have with you is dead? I'm sorry but having something is better than nothing. So yes fuel rods are worth it more so in the Disney parks because swapping is free. I'll stick with it being worth it because of the free swaps.

 

[scrappinginontario]

@Nursemanit and @EastYorkDisneyFan, agree to disagree and move on. Further comments as to why your reasoning is right will be removed.

You each have valid points as to why/why not to purchase a Fuel Rod. Each person has the option to do what works for them.

 

[GrandMum]

Do you know the name of the brand? Is it just “fuel rod”?

The ones I bought on Amazon are exactly like the one I purchased in the Parks years ago. I have exchanged each one of them on my last 2 Park visits.

 

[WAstateDVCDaddy]

We used to bring a larger battery, so we could charge multiple devices. But having a 2 pack of fuel rods, I’d never go back to carrying a larger battery, at Disneyland at least.

Two small Fuel Rods means my wife and I can both keep our phones plugged into a battery. No more “is your phone charged yet? Can I use the battery?”. We never have to worry about charging them up overnight, or if we’ve forgotten to charge them, it doesn’t matter at all.

Theyre not enough to charge a current iPhone, but if your phone lasts for 2/3 of the day, they’re perfect for making it through the end of the day. If you find you’ve left an app running, and your battery is running down faster than normal, just swap it a second time.

Fuel Rod and Disney have worked out a great solution. Unfortunately, other parks/locations, which charge for swaps, are not so great. That’s when we bring one of our other, larger batteries.