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why does the resort mug come with the QSD or the deluxe, but not the regular dining plan? Since the regular dining cost more than the qs dining plan you would think that one would come with it.
I agree that all the dining plans should have the mugs. I think it's silly that only the lowest cost plan has a mug and the highest cost plan has a mug.
With that being said, I buy the QSDP so I can get my mug. However, I don't know what I'm going to do with the extra set this year.
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I'm not sure why it doesn't come with the basic plan , but it definitely doesn't - and it is included with the quick service and deluxe. I think it would be a good idea to add it to all of the plans. It wouldn't cost much and would be a nice feature. I'm thinking of trying the QS plan for the first time this fall and one of the factors that makes it worth while is the mug.
If I had to guess why they don't include the mug, I'd say it's because the DDP is the more popular plan and why give away something when most people will buy that plan...save the incentives for the plans that aren't as popular. Just my thoughts on that...could be wrong
I am also trying the QSDP this fall and the mugs are one of the reasons we decided to switch from the regular plan. With 6 people on the plan, that saves us quite a bit from having to buy those 6 mugs.
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Last edited by stobaugh6; 07-14-2010 at 08:21 PM..
Can you use the disney dining plan to purchase a resort mug? like use one of your snack options?
No, this is not possible.
For one - they aren't food.
For two - they cost about as much as a full Counter-Service meal. Snack-credit items are generally $2 to $4 apiece. The refillable Resort Mugs cost $12 or $15 each.
With that being said, I buy the QSDP so I can get my mug. However, I don't know what I'm going to do with the extra set this year.
Why not do what we do unless we like the design and make the most recent set the resident Disney mug at home? Donate those you no longer need/want to Goodwill or a thrift store.
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We always get the mugs and due to free dining, we will have the QS DP this year (first time to use any DP). It would make sense to have them attached to all the DPs; but I bet an even more popular option would be 99 cent refills in the parks, like they have at Kings Dominion (VA). Just a thought...
We eat at least once per day at our resort food court, so we make full use of the mugs by the time we add early morning, afternoon, and late evening beverages. I think the mug adds a very small marginal cost for Disney and allows them to charge close to the actual value of what most people will select for two CS meals and two snacks, while providing that something extra that will make people actually buy into the plan.
I think I read somewhere once that a probable reason that the mugs are "given" with the QSDP is because on that plan it's all CS. Therefore, you aren't getting a drink with every meal at TS meals like you do on the regular DDP. And since most CS locations have the soda machines, they give the mug.
I thought that was a good hypothesis.
And as far as the mugs then being available to more expensive dining plans, well, that goes without saying -- you definitely "pay for it."
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I think I read somewhere once that a probable reason that the mugs are "given" with the QSDP is because on that plan it's all CS. Therefore, you aren't getting a drink with every meal at TS meals like you do on the regular DDP. And since most CS locations have the soda machines, they give the mug.
Actually you do get a drink with every meal on the QSDP - two at breakfast! Every CS meal on the plan comes with one beverage, and for breakfast you get one beverage PLUS one juice (so you can get juice and coffee or bottled water). They make sure to include beverages because you can't use your refillable mug in any of the parks, only at your resort.
I agree with everyone that they should really include the mug on all of the plans! I think they probably put it on the two plans that aren't as popular to make them a little more appealing. We did QSDP on our most recent and really loved it!
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, but it definitely doesn't - and it is included with the quick service and deluxe. I think it would be a good idea to add it to all of the plans. It wouldn't cost much and would be a nice feature. I'm thinking of trying the QS plan for the first time this fall and one of the factors that makes it worth while is the mug.
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