No more unlimited refills on resort mugs?

[kaytieeldr]

Where to start?! First no one is taking away water. But would it kill you to use a water fountain or perhaps bring in a refillable mug? Maybe the same mug you just bought from Disney. Second, using 5-6 cups a day is just wasteful. Third, it takes time away from a revenue generating CM to turn and fill a cup of water. And yes, I do not want to pay a penny more because another person was too lazy to walk to a water fountain.

Nope. I'm not particularly fussy about cleanliness, but I won't drink from a public fountain. Yes, it might kill me.
Cast Members can't fill your refillable mug except under very specific circumstances (CSR, BC, BW - places where the dispenser isn't publicly accessible).

 

[LilGMom]

I think they should make a chipped mug that also contains a gyroscope and a small but powerful motor. When you come back on your next stay and try to use it at a resort, it will allow you to fill the mug as always. However, when you try to drink from it, the motor and gyroscope kick in and make you splash the drink into your own face!

I'd buy a round of free water in extra-wasteful paper cups for everyone on this board if I could see that!

I need my own staff of Imagineers ... evil Imagineers ...

Scott

I like the way you think!! Finding a good seat in the food court to watch that would be worth giving up a day in the parks. The gyroscope could be heat sensitive so if you are filling your expired mug up with something cold the speed is greater (think warp speed) than if you are filling it up with something hot.

 

[goofyernmost]

How's it being dishonest? It doesn't say anywhere on the older version when you can no longer use that mug. 2nd, you said if I can't afford a new mug I shouldn't even be in Disney, who are you tell anyone what they can can't afford. It's called you save enogh money to go to Disney and you spend wisely.

I cannot get over how many times that phrase comes up. It didn't say I couldn't so must be I can. There is no sign that says when your crossing the street not to step in front of a speeding truck either...do you do that?

You know perfectly well what I meant by dishonest. Now I don't care if you are dishonest...I don't have to live with your indiscretions, you do. I don't know what book you read but the ones that I did said that taking things that do not belong to you is stealing. It doesn't matter if you are stealing from Donald Trump or a vagrant. Stealing is stealing! Now I'm not saying it's big time stealing, in fact it is pretty petty, but I admire honest people and do not trust dishonest ones. I know, I know, you don't give a rats butt about what I admire and that is fine and understood.

You can do what you want...and you can also see by the actions that Disney is attempting to implement that they are concerned about you taking liberties with their property otherwise they wouldn't be spending that kind of money to prevent it. Enjoy it while you can.

 

[Goofy_Disney_Dad]

Well that is pretty wasteful. And the fact that you see nothing wrong with this is sad. Invest in a travel mug and fill it as needed.

TenderDonkey???

Don't the mods/admins have a way of checking IP's for multiple accounts after banning?

 

[SRM1981]

Wow so much pushback over water. I'f you want to use 30 single serve paper cups in a day so be it. But realize that you are contributing to the waste problem. The entire argument from those that used old mugs was that the syrup cost was so minimal that Disney didn't care. Well clearly they care, and my observation was that at some point they might care about wasted cups.

 

[maxiesmom]

Wow so much pushback over water. I'f you want to use 30 single serve paper cups in a day so be it. But realize that you are contributing to the waste problem. The entire argument from those that used old mugs was that the syrup cost was so minimal that Disney didn't care. Well clearly they care, and my observation was that at some point they might care about wasted cups.

They probably don't look on it as wasted cups. They probably look at it as something small to keep their guests happy. And happy guests spend money and return to spend more money. Give a guest a 5cent (or whatever) cup, and in turn the spend a few more bucks on vacation. Good trade.

 

[SRM1981]

They probably don't look on it as wasted cups. They probably look at it as something small to keep their guests happy. And happy guests spend money and return to spend more money. Give a guest a 5cent (or whatever) cup, and in turn the spend a few more bucks on vacation. Good trade.

So why not give away a few glasses of coke? It would keep the guests happy?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Wow so much pushback over water. I'f you want to use 30 single serve paper cups in a day so be it. But realize that you are contributing to the waste problem. The entire argument from those that used old mugs was that the syrup cost was so minimal that Disney didn't care. Well clearly they care, and my observation was that at some point they might care about wasted cups.

Wasted cups would be those you take and toss without using. Cups that were used to serve liquid aren't wasted.

 

[SRM1981]

Wasted cups would be those you take and toss without using. Cups that were used to serve liquid aren't wasted.

Taking tiny little cups for a single serving of water is the epitome of waste. Use a mug or reuse a bottle of water. Seriously what world do you live in? Ask any 5 year old to explain wasteful practices to you. That fountain you are too good for and the tap come from he same source.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Clearly, you are not going to get this, but let me try. There is no magic fairy that simply creates a paper cup. Disney has to source this cup from somewhere. Now they most likely have an amazing discount, but they still pay SOMETHING for the cup. Let’s throw some crazy number out there like $.05 a cup and some lowball figure like 3,000 people across all parks. When you add these pennies up it’s close to $55,000. I’m not sure where you are employed, but most employers would welcome a suggestion on how to save the company $55,000.

Something's flawed here; most likely the math. $.05 per cup times 3,000 people is $600. Are we talking per year? That's $600. Per month? $7,200. Per week? $31,200. Per day? $219,000. So I don't know where you got your numbers

 

[Cafeen]

TenderDonkey???

Don't the mods/admins have a way of checking IP's for multiple accounts after banning?

While I don't know about this board specifically, the software that drives it certainly has the option.

Taking tiny little cups for a single serving of water is the epitome of waste. Use a mug or reuse a bottle of water. Seriously what world do you live in? Ask any 5 year old to explain wasteful practices to you. That fountain you are too good for and the tap come from he same source.

Source, yes. However there is a very important difference. The water fountain water is not filtered, whereas the soda fountain water is. This plays a part as there are many who visit Florida that can get sick from the tap water. Not so much because it's dangerous, but simply more because their bodies aren't used to it. There are certain additives, minerals, and contaminants in all tap water that, while safe, take your body some time to get used to. Filtering plays a role here in removing the bulk of them. There's also something to be said about the taste and the general ways that some people drink from the water fountains. (I'm sure you've seen some random kid with their mouth all over the thing yes? They don't sanitize those things after every use).

With regards to the waste issue, if they could put self-service spigots like the soda fountain ones (where someone wouldn't be slobbering all over it) of filtered water, it would do more good as we could reuse bottles. However, so long as the filtered, not slobbered on, water is behind the counter, where employees cannot legally bring outside containers (or even food/containers that have been given to guests unless they throw them away), it's going to have to be paper cups.

Here's the kicker though for all this. The self-serve Validfill fountains will spit out water no matter what container is being used. This means that using these machines, you can get the good filtered water into your own reusable container without the need for an additional paper cup. Part of another reason I hope to see them succeed and make their way into the parks.

 

[a1tinkfans]

INTERMISSION

if you joined this thread on page one, you'd know that Disney may try out a chipped cup at self-serve soda fountains.

By Page 5, Disney was evil and greedy.

By page 10 you'd think Disney was trying to kill you while draining your wallet.

By Page 20, Disney folded the U.S. Constitution into a paper cup RFIDed it, urinated in it, and shouted "Drink this!"

....Disney Imagineers have nothing on the collective imagination of this forum.

Ok, back to the movie.

Thank you for the update to the thread...I think
I actually am behind a bit on the latest Disney Hysteria...the MUG debacle...Personally I buy the mugs as souvies, so could care less, I have them from each trip...and use them home daily So, I say, whatever will be will be ..on with the show...

 

[carlton the bear]

Clearly, you are not going to get this, but let me try. There is no magic fairy that simply creates a paper cup. Disney has to source this cup from somewhere. Now they most likely have an amazing discount, but they still pay SOMETHING for the cup. Let’s throw some crazy number out there like $.05 a cup and some lowball figure like 3,000 people across all parks. When you add these pennies up it’s close to $55,000. I’m not sure where you are employed, but most employers would welcome a suggestion on how to save the company $55,000.

Using your logic WDW should no longer provide toilet paper in any of their hotel rooms. Just think, WDW has over 20,000 rooms, at 25c per roll per day, that's a savings to Disney of$ 5,000 a day, $ 35,000 a week, or more than $ 18 million dollars a year. WDW is a mega industry running hotels, restaurants, theme parks, etc. Part of the cost of doing business is supplying their guests with paper cups. How people can get so excited over this paper cup issue is beyond me.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Taking tiny little cups for a single serving of water is the epitome of waste. Use a mug or reuse a bottle of water. Seriously what world do you live in? Ask any 5 year old to explain wasteful practices to you. That fountain you are too good for and the tap come from he same source.

They're not 'little tiny' cups, they're reasonably sized.

Again, I'm not concerned about the source of the water. I have an aversion to drinking water from a fountain where one or more persons probably imbibed by placing their mouths directly on the outlet.

 

[goofyernmost]

So why not give away a few glasses of coke? It would keep the guests happy?

Something's flawed here; most likely the math. $.05 per cup times 3,000 people is $600. Are we talking per year? That's $600. Per month? $7,200. Per week? $31,200. Per day? $219,000. So I don't know where you got your numbers

Exactly...everyone is looking at it like they are the only ones doing this. I understand it is hard to comprehend how the numbers fall when you multiply it by the vast numbers of people that attend the parks and resorts. I would bet that the $219,000. is a pretty conservative number.

Now if groups of people were absconding with that much of your money a year don't you think you might be concerned. And that isn't even factoring the sale of new cups that aren't being sold because people are bringing and using the old ones free of charge.

 

[k5thbeatle]

New mugs with electronic chip idea quickly scrubbed as new method of ensuring mug compliance to be implemented...

 

[macraven]

They're not 'little tiny' cups, they're reasonably sized.

Again, I'm not concerned about the source of the water. I have an aversion to drinking water from a fountain where one or more persons probably imbibed by placing their mouths directly on the outlet.

since i watched a mom 'rinse off' a dirty bottomed little one at epcot in the water fountain, i no longer use them..........

 

[vivianmarie244]

New mugs with electronic chip idea quickly scrubbed as new method of ensuring mug compliance to be implemented...

Bwhahahahahahahaha!!!

 

[kaytieeldr]

since i watched a mom 'rinse off' a dirty bottomed little one at epcot in the water fountain, i no longer use them..........

But SRM1981 thinks those make desirable sources of drinking water

 

[brunette8706]

So why not give away a few glasses of coke? It would keep the guests happy?

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They do at Club Coke at EPCOT! LOL!