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We've always just done 2 mugs on our previous trips, but are considering getting the kids each a mug this time. I read a description of the pop dispensers at POFQ that made it sound like they are the newer style machines that dispense all varieties of the beverage from one tap. For those that have been recently, is that correct. And if so, did they add more options like Dr. Pepper and Powerade to it then? Just want to know if there will be more variety for the kids.
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Not sure about the dispensers but you wont any non Coca Cola beverages in the dispensers or bottles/can on property
as Disney and Coca Cola have an exclusive agreement. So if you want Dr. Pepper or any other non Coca Cola brand beverage you'll have to provide it yourself.
They now have the Coke Freestyle soda machines at the food court so most likely it does come from one tap. They just didn't review what the options were from the machines so I can't answer about Powerade. In my area, Dr Pepper is a Coke product so I personally would be surprised not to find it as an option.
All of the resorts now have the Coke Freestyle machines, just like when you go to a convenience store like Wawa or like at AMC movie theaters. Lots of variety with lots of add ins - I am sure there will be enough choices for your kiddos.
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All of the resorts now have the Coke Freestyle machines, just like when you go to a convenience store like Wawa or like at AMC movie theaters. Lots of variety with lots of add ins - I am sure there will be enough choices for your kiddos.
Nope...not true. Animal Kingdom Lodge does not have the freestyle machines. I was just there this past week. Just the regular dispensers.
POFQ does have the freestyle machines. Don't think that they would have Dr Pepper since Coke does not own it. My guess would be that they have all of the standard coke, sprite, orange soda, and then you can add the flavors like cherry or vanilla. Not sure about Powerade but they probably do. On a side note, I do not like the freestyle machines. It just does not taste the same since everything comes out of the same spout. You have to run some plain water in between and to me that is a waste.
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I love those freestyle Coke machines!
First, since I like Diet Pepsi much more than Diet Coke, I love the option of adding some Diet Coke Lime to the regular Diet Coke.
Second, the machines generally have caffeine-free Diet Coke, so I can keep drinking it in the afternoon.
My sons like the variety, too.
We just took DS17 to college yesterday, and the cafeteria in his building has the freestyle machine. This is where I discovered the drawback: those can only serve one person at a time, so in a high-volume area you get a line.
Dr. Pepper is owned by neither Coke nor Pepsi, so you never know whether the particular distributor for an area will contract to supply Dr. Pepper. Some places, Coke does, other places it'll be Pepsi.
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I believe that in the Orlando area, Coke has Mr. Pibb, which is a Dr. Pepper style soda drink, or at least they used to have it.
I haven't used the drink machines in quite a while, so I can't be of much help.
I would love to see Mr Pibb in all of the machines. The only place that I have seen it is at the Mara at AKL. I do not drink soda often but when I do, I choose either Mr Pibb or Mug root beer.
Ther may not be much space for locally distributed brands inside of a coke freestyle machine. They have individual cartridges for the sodas and other beverages and then ones for the mix in flavours. Coke also has an app that you can customize a beverage on your phone and then you take a picture of a QR code on the machine and your custom selections show up in it.
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I loved the Freestyle machines, because I can get peach Fanta which is one of my all time favorites but is never found in cans or bottles outside of Georgia. I also love Barq's Red Crème Soda, but it is rarely found in the Freestyle machines. Mountain Dew will always be my number 1, and Pepsi doesn't do Freestyle, though it is on every Pepsi fountain the world over. I will be looking for the Freestyle machine while I'm at POFQ next month and see what they have.
Criminy! I have never even HEARD of peach fanta or Barq's Red Creme soda! I'm looking forward to the POFQ freestyle machines just to try all this neat stuff I've never seen before. It'll be like my own private Club Cool but without the Beverly. LOL
Criminy! I have never even HEARD of peach fanta or Barq's Red Creme soda! I'm looking forward to the POFQ freestyle machines just to try all this neat stuff I've never seen before. It'll be like my own private Club Cool but without the Beverly. LOL
I grew up with Barq's red creme soda. It's great with ice cream in it.
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