I wanted two for my sons for souveniers, but did nto want to deal with dirty dishes (LOL, getting on a plane) so we ordered two and aksed that teh ice cream be served in the cardboard cups. No problem! You must pay full price though. I have done that with the star wars popcorn buckets, too. The CM's have always offered me a bag of popcorn to enjoy on the side, but then give me am empy container still in the plastic bag to take home.