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It's time to move on and move forward.
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I recall reading somewhere that WDW guests with the Basic Dining Plan will receive refillable mugs with the plan in 2012.
Is that correct?
And, if so, how do we get our mugs at the food court at our resort? Will our KTTWCs have a credit on them so that we can retrieve our mugs?
Thanks!
Yes, you pick them up at the food court. Your dining plan will be listed and then there will be 1 mug credit for each person on the dining plan. The cashier will scan your KTTW card and it will deduct that credit when you "buy" your mugs.
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I thought I read where you get one mug per room. We are on the Basic Dining Plan and we only get 1 mug and there are 3 of us on our Reservations. I can only wish we all get the mugs. I read the mug prices went up.
Not sure where you read that, but it is totally incorrect. Each person on the DP gets their own mug. Starting next year, all DPs will have the mug, not just QS and deluxe. So don't worry, you won't have to share--in fact, Disney is trying out technology right now to make it difficult if not impossible to share around a mug.
Even without the DP, we always got the mugs. We drink a lot of coffee, tea, and soda at our resort, so they really pay off for us over the course of a week. Be sure everyone chooses a different color handle to make it easy to tell them apart!
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we called disney about this last week and the lady had no idea what we were saying. Having this mug. What does it entitle us to?? like do we get one free refil or something? or does it give us a discount on pop or something. or is it just a mug we carry around (which would be pointless)
You get free refills at the resort of soda and coffee and such. You cant use them in the parks though.
You can refill your mug unlimited times at the food court or designated beverage stations at your resort for the duration of your current stay at that resort. Beverages include Coke products, ice tea, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Milk and juice are not included, but we taught our son that lemonade makes a swell breakfast drink. We tend to eat one or more meals at our resort, so we refill them four or more times per day, including morning coffee and a final run in the evening for Diet Coke or hot chocolate.
As stated, they are not refillable at the parks or other resorts (unless it is sister resorts like the All Stars). However, if you go to a water park, you have the option to purchase a separate mug there that you can refill over the course of the day instead of buying one drink at a time. If its really hot out, this could be a good value too.
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Not sure where you read that, but it is totally incorrect. Each person on the DP gets their own mug. Starting next year, all DPs will have the mug, not just QS and deluxe. So don't worry, you won't have to share--in fact, Disney is trying out technology right now to make it difficult if not impossible to share around a mug.
Even without the DP, we always got the mugs. We drink a lot of coffee, tea, and soda at our resort, so they really pay off for us over the course of a week. Be sure everyone chooses a different color handle to make it easy to tell them apart!
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When we are on the Dining Plan, and eat at our resort, we usually get a bottle of milk or juice as the drink included in the meal credit and then save that for breakfast in the room the next morning. Then you just use your resort mug for soda or coffe/hot chocolate for the actual meal.
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It's definitely one mug per person on the reservation.
We tend to eat one or more meals at our resort, so we refill them four or more times per day, including morning coffee and a final run in the evening for Diet Coke or hot chocolate. 
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