Mugs at PoP?!?!

[Mick&Minn]

hundreds of people everyday use their mugs from previous trips
hundreds more refill just the plain drink cups they buy one they keep filling it
all kinds of cups are used even coffee cups come on get over it

 

[minnie61650]

Is that why they changed the name of Dixie Landings?

The guest may have been told the refillable mugs at Dixie Landings were good for life but I have found no evidence that "FREE FOR A LIFETIME REFILLABLE MUGS " ever exsisted at WDW.

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I have serched the internet many times over looking for PROOF that Disney did in fact have a lifetime
refillable mug at one time . I did not find any articles to back up the claims of a lifetime refillable mug.
I did find a photoshop photo of this PRETEND one:

Here are some articles I did find that were written in 2002 and back up the claim that the Disney resort refillable mugs were never lifetime refillable mugs.



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From this Mouseplanet.com websiteJune,2002:

http://www.mouseplanet.com/mike/ref...icy_changes.htm

In an effort to rein in costs and increase income, the Walt Disney World Resort hotels are making some drastic changes to the extremely popular refillable mug program that may affect many repeat visitors to the resort.

[If you are unfamiliar with the program, you can read about it in MousePlanet's WDW Resorts from A to Z page under "Refillable Mugs."]

According to an article in the Orlando Sentinel entitled "32 ounces of soda not enough? Disney tries out self-serve refills," Walt Disney World is making large 32-ounce soft drink mugs available for free self-serve refills in Typhoon Lagoon. That's the good news. The bad news is that you can only refill your mug on the day of purchase. If you return to Typhoon Lagoon the next day, you can no longer refill your mug for free.

Disney has added a new UPC bar coding system to the self-serve refill stations that, for the first time, controls a previously unenforced policy. Although the refillable mug program has always been advertised as available during an actual length of stay that allows guests to refill their mugs during their trip, in reality, guests often brought their mugs back on subsequent trips to refill them free of charge. With the UPC code tied to a guest's hotel reservation, this new system closes this loophole altogether. That is, once your stay has ended, your mug is no longer refillable. Those mugs you bought on previous visits won't work next time you vacation at WDW.
Another loophole that may close with this new system is that you might not be able to use your mug at any other resort except at the one you are staying. For example, if you stay at one of the resorts for a few days and purchase a mug there, and then you move over to another resort for the balance of your vacation, the mug might not be refillable at the second resort.How will this new system be enforced? Once the UPC code system is fully activated, they can devise a system by which the fountains work only if an "active" UPC code is on the mug.

WDW visitors are already complaining that the new system is yet another line to stand in and just "more time-consuming nonsense cutting into [one's] vacation time."

Did you recently visit WDW and see this change in practice? If you have any first-hand knowledge or experience, please email me or Brian Bennett at brian@mouseplanet.com to provide us with more details.

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Here is another article written in June 2002:

http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/2002/06/24.html

Disney Mug Holders, Beware

"The new system of computerized monitoring of fountain refills being experimented with at Typhoon Lagoon could tighten a rather loose policy at Disney's resorts. They sell 16-ounce souvenir mugs for $9.99.

Guests may refill them at resort snack bars unlimited times with soda, coffee or tea for the length of their stay. Cashiers sell the mugs and then are supposed to keep a watchful eye as guests get their own refills.

But some Disney World employees and regular guests say they take the mugs on repeat visits to the snack bars and fill up -- basically a lifetime of free drinks for one purchase. They are occasionally offered on eBay and at garage sales, testimony to their timeless value.

Cashiers say the mugs' designs aren't changed enough for them to spot old ones. But the new system being tried at Typhoon Lagoon employs a bar code that's read electronically at the drink dispenser and recognizes old mugs." [Orlando Sentinel, via Boing Boing]

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And another from June 2002:

From this website:

http://www.intercot.com/news/2002/june.asp

News Archive - June 2002

June 27, 2002


Refillable Mug Policy Tightening?
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Disney is experimenting with a new computerized barcode system to be used in tandem with it's refillable mug program offered at their resorts. The program allows guests to buy a mug for each person in their party which then can be used for unlimited drink refills during their stay. The policy change could come as a result of Guests taking the mugs on repeat visits to Disney World to fill up on what becomes basically a lifetime of free drinks for one purchase.

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Just my 2 cents.

 

[minnie61650]

hundreds of people everyday use their mugs from previous trips
hundreds more refill just the plain drink cups they buy one they keep filling it
all kinds of cups are used even coffee cups come on get over it

Numbers alone do not justify actions.

Hundreds (thousands) of people shoplift everyday also.

 

[BostonRob]

hundreds of people everyday use their mugs from previous trips
hundreds more refill just the plain drink cups they buy one they keep filling it
all kinds of cups are used even coffee cups come on get over it

Is that what we should teach our kids - if hundreds of people do something then it must be OK?

I should have my head examined for getting into a "mugs" thread.

 

[Stef♥Tigger]

what's the cost of the mugs?

 

[Dressedinlovex]

"Thief" is defined as "a person who steals" - if somebody is taking drinks without paying for them then that would seem to fit the definition. So I don't think it was a personal attack or "name-calling".

I still don't think it was very nice.

 

[BostonRob]

I still don't think it was very nice.

No, I guess not. My point was that even if it wasn't nice, it didn't seem to me to be a violation of the rules.

It seems like you're new to these boards, so, Welcome!
You should realize that there are certain topics that people get crazy about and refillable mugs are one of them. When you get involved in one of these threads you open yourself up to all kinds of ridiculousness. Until a moderator locks the thread.

 

[Dressedinlovex]

No, I guess not. My point was that even if it wasn't nice, it didn't seem to me to be a violation of the rules.

It seems like you're new to these boards, so, Welcome!
You should realize that there are certain topics that people get crazy about and refillable mugs are one of them. When you get involved in one of these threads you open yourself up to all kinds of ridiculousness. Until a moderator locks the thread.

I know I didn't think that it was it just kind of stung a little bit. I mean other people do it too and I never said I had done it either. I mean, it's my Mom I'm gonna be a little hurt

Oh I'm not really new. Well I used to post a long time ago but I'm on a new name. I couldn't remember my old password but thanks!

 

[mickaholic4077]

I do not think it is appropriate to ask that question on this thread.

JMHO

I disagree with you. I think it's a totally appropriate question to ask on this thread.

 

[stackyallred]

I think these kinds of discussions are always quite interesting. I do think that we should all try to follow the rules that are put into place. However, what I think is interesting is that we can get so critical and picky about whatever each of us chooses to- an example that always comes to mind is the Home Depot Lime Green Mickey Heads that Disers grab by the handful. Yes, they are free, but we all know that their intended purpose is to help customers decide on a paint color- not decorate our windows. Now, don't get me wrong, I love those Mickey heads and have a few of them, and will probably get more before my next trip (I have also used them for picking paint in the past)! I am just saying everyone has different perspectives of different things and my opinion is that it is usually best to be kind in sharing our opinions with others- they are more likely to actually listen to what we say anyway. It appears Disney has a handle on this situation (with the new scan system?) so the rest of us can enjoy our vacations and planning and not worry about everyone's choices . But at the same time, these are discussion forums so I guess that is what this is, only I might add the word "heated" before discusion. In other words, I hope we can all get along.

 

[Carlyzmom]

Very well put, stackyallred! It just figures you are from TEXAS!!!

I noticed that right away - how abrasive and judgemental some people get. Last time I checked NOBODY is perfect - well, except this one Guy - but I won't get religious on ya!

Anyway, we are all just humans. I think it is wrong to steal soda, break in line, etc., but we are all here to share information and ideas, not insult each other.

OK, I'm done!

 

[fakereadhed]

I do think that we should all try to follow the rules that are put into place. However, what I think is interesting is that we can get so critical and picky about whatever each of us chooses to- an example that always comes to mind is the Home Depot Lime Green Mickey Heads that Disers grab by the handful. Yes, they are free, but we all know that their intended purpose is to help customers decide on a paint color- not decorate our windows.

I nominate you in the category of "Best Food for Thought in a Refillable Mug Thread".

 

[minnie61650]

........I do think that we should all try to follow the rules that are put into place. However, what I think is interesting is that we can get so critical and picky about whatever each of us chooses to- an example that always comes to mind is the Home Depot Lime Green Mickey Heads that Disers grab by the handful. Yes, they are free, but we all know that their intended purpose is to help customers decide on a paint color- not decorate our windows. .......:

I have always made my own Green Mickey heads.
Here is a creative Mickey head thread on the DIS:

LGMH's to resize and print

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1810319


Also if you become a bronze or better DIS sponsor the DIS will send you 2 DIS pins.
I enjoy wearing mine when we go to the parks.

This is a photo of a DIS pin:

Here is the website if you think you might want to become a DIS sponsor:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/dis-sponsor/

 

[Luv Bunnies]

However, what I think is interesting is that we can get so critical and picky about whatever each of us chooses to- an example that always comes to mind is the Home Depot Lime Green Mickey Heads that Disers grab by the handful. Yes, they are free, but we all know that their intended purpose is to help customers decide on a paint color- not decorate our windows.

Yes, very true. Good point. However, Lime Green Mickey Heads are free. There's no price tag on them. There's no option to purchase them. Soda, on the other hand, is not free. You have the option to purchase it by the cup. Or, you have the option to buy a mug to get unlimited refills during your stay. There's no option to get free soda. Therefore.....draw your own conclusions.

 

[stackyallred]

I have always made my own Green Mickey heads.
Here is a creative Mickey head thread on the DIS:

LGMH's to resize and print

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1810319


Also if you become a bronze or better DIS sponsor the DIS will send you 2 DIS pins.
I enjoy wearing mine when we go to the parks.

This is a photo of a DIS pin:

Here is the website if you think you might want to become a DIS sponsor:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/dis-sponsor/

Good info to have on both the Mickey Heads and the Dis Sponsorship. Thanks!

 

[safetymom]

Once again it is time to close this round of the refillable mug debate. The Disney signs state taht the mug is good for the length of stay in which you purchased the mugs.