New refillable mug service, 'Rapid Fill' coming to Walt Disney World Hotels.

Jul 8th 2013 at 6:28

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A new refillable mug service will be launched across Walt Disney World hotels starting in the next few weeks, dubbed "Rapid Fill".

The rollout starts at Disney's All Star Resorts later in July, and will then be rolled out across other resorts.

The new mugs have a RFID radio chip built into them, so that when a guest wants a drink, they can scan the mug. However unlike the existing resort refillable mugs, these new ones work at any resort, meaning you can take it with you. Once your pre-paid time runs out, the drinks machines know not to allow any drinks to be poured into the mug. The drinks fountains will also show your remaining days.

The mugs can be purchased by anyone (even if you aren't staying at a resort). A mug is included for each guest on the Disney Dining Plan.

Prices for the mugs are:

• 1 Day -  $8.99
• 2 Days -  $11.99
• 3 Days -  $14.99
• 4+ Days - $17.99

​​The new mugs work out a great deal for those staying for more than 4 days. Even if you only used it once a day for a 7 night stay, it works out to be just $2.57 per drink. For a 14 night stay using the mug twice a day (28 drinks), it works out at only $0.64.

Here's a few other details we know about the 'Rapid Fill' mugs:

• They are not microwaveable due to the metal RFID chip.
• Regular refillable mugs will be discontinued, only Rapid Refill or standard paper cups will be on offer at resorts once the rollout is complete.
• Current water park mugs can not be used in the resorts, although it is expected they will adopt the same RFID system in the near future.
• Mugs are activated until 11:59PM on your last day, so if you use a 3 day mug on the 1st of the month at 5PM, it will expire on the 4th at 11:59pm.
• Once a mug has expired, it cant be reactivated - a new mug has to be issued. If the mug has not expired, it can be extended.

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