Water On DDP

[icouldlivethere]

When you order food at a cs restaurant can you get the large size water as your drink?

 

[Destination Disney]

I know at Concourse Steakhouse we all had bottles of Evian and they were huge!

 

[DISNEYNY]

Yes, you can get a large bottled water with counter service. We had 4 people in our group. Several times we ordered 2 of the the largest size soda and shared those for lunch. Then we got a bottle of water and a powerade to save for later while walking around the park. We were there in August and it was soooo hot!!

 

[icouldlivethere]

These are 2 great ideas! Thanks!

You can get a huge bottle of Evian with your dinner? Wow, that's good to hear!

I also like the idea of sharing a large fountain drink and then getting a large water to go also.

How did you share your drinks? Did you get an extra cup or use 2 straws?

This is the first time my DH and I have gone to Disney without any kids since before our kids were born. So there will just be the 2 of us.

 

[DISNEYNY]

We just used two straws...we're all family. They might give you an extra cup though...I never even thought to ask. The large soda is very large and was more than enough. My DD12 never finishes her drinks. The only CS that wouldn't let us get the large soda was at the Mexican place in Epcot. Also, at Pinoccho Village Haus in MK a milkshake counted as dessert so we got soda and milkshakes. At Backlot Express in MGM Icees counted as dessert so we got the icees to drink and all bottled drinks to save for later. There may be other places that do this too. You should ask what counts as dessert before you order. My kids love this kind of stuff...maybe two adults traveling alone...not so much. Have fun!!!!

 

[septbaby]

Concourse Steakhouse is a TS, not CS restaurant so that comment doesn't apply for your question.

Using CS for a breakfast meal you can get two beverages. We usually got a bottle of Dasani and either juice or chocolate milk (5yo in the decision process). We would take the water to the park and drink the other with our meal, often still having enough left to put in the fridge for later. By the way, I never saw a bottle larger than 24oz when we were there Aug 30-Sep 4th. Our home was CBR, but we stopped in the CS locations at the Poly and WL too. Never saw anything bigger in the park either. During our food court meals I often drank complimentary water from the fountain. That water is filtered just as Dasani (Yes Dasani is not Spring water).

We used a few snack credits for beverages (water and Powerade) and had enough for the treats we wanted as well. To me the CS meals are the hidden jewels in the dining plan. Portions are usually big enough to share, bottled drinks are included and you get a built in snack by selecting a dessert item.

We also had a small stash of bottled water from home (6 bottles or so). I walk when I golf so I always keep bottles in that bag. I just threw in a few extra and they travel just fine.

Your question was about water, however I did not see many "big" sized items in the CS places. We bought some Entenmann's products and saw chips and pretzels, but I didn't see any 2L soda, big boxes of cereal at the Poly, CBR or WL and I did a quick scan looking for those items because of things I've read on the boards. Not sure if they were tucked away for Free Dining Period or if there is just a change.