New Refillable Mug Program -- Resort Wide

[*Flower*]

We just returned from the CR, and saw no evidence of barcoded mugs........

 

[disneydawn6]

When we were at WDW they only had the scanner at Blizzard Beach. The mug was $10. I was told you could bring back your old mug and buy a new sticker for it for $5 You used the barcode scanner yourself at the dispenser the was away from the resturant. They had 3 different areas in the park where you could refill them yourself, so you did not need to stand in line or have a cast member do it for you

 

[DisGo2Girl]

I really hate to get in the middle of this, but while the discussion remains lively -- I gather the only spots currently using the scan codes for mugs are Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. This seems like a logical place to begin. I'm sure that during the summer months, some of our local teenagers with annual passes are at the water parks almost daily and I'm also sure they are accustomed to re-using their refillable mugs. I recall what it was like to be a cash-strapped teen and I'm equally sure that they have been passing the use of the mugs from person to person -- depending upon who is going to the park on a given day. That's creative financing! Although I doubt that Disney is losing any money by these practices, I can see that the loss of control would be annoying to them.

Personally, my spouse and I have accumulated 6 mugs from a variety of Disney resorts, but what we enjoy them for most is COFFEE. (We drink no more than 2 sodas per day between us.) Does anyone know if the water parks offer coffee and how they are handling it in relation to the new scanning devices? Just the FACTS, please, no speculation.

Thanks.
DisGo2Girl

 

[Ilove8Trax]

Does The company really need the money that they think they will make on this new procedure. What a wasted effort on their part. It isn't going to get the guests to buy more mugs. It was fun bringing back the old ones. Now, people will just start bringing their own drinks. I know i wouldn't buy another one when i have 4 at home from different resorts. This is a bad idea.

 

[cindala]

We are just back from the YC and there weren't any bar coded mugs there either. We purchased 2 to use, and they are the exact same design as last year.