AuburnJen 770 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yes folks, if you are thirsty, you can't order a large anymore. You will have to buy more than one fountain coke. This was all over the place on the news, but I pulled this off of wdwnt.com. Thanks for the information guys and gals. http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/12/breaking-disney-removing-large-cups-counter-service-locations/ In a strange turn of events, several counter service locations at Walt Disney World recently removed large drink cups from their menus. The confirmed locations so far include Sleepy Hollow Refreshments, Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe, Casey’s Corner, Westward Ho, and Pecos Bill’s Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, all located at the Magic Kingdom. Now, many counter service locations at other parks do not have large cups because the establishments feature self-serve soda fountains where guests are able to get refills on their own. The Electric Umbrella, Sunshine Seasons, Restaurantosaurus, and Backlot Express are examples of these types of counter service locations. Almost all counter service locations at resorts have these self-serve fountains as well, most sporting the Rapid Fill technology which limited the time and amount of refills the cups can be used for. We have been unable to confirm why this is happening and if the trend will continue, but there are several possibilities here. The first is that Disney is trying to up-sell guests on souvenir cups. Westward Ho and Pecos Bill’s offer a fairly large souvenir cup shared like a jug, but even the souvenir mugs at Casey’s Corner and Cosmic Ray’s are much smaller than a large fountain beverage. That being said, Sleepy Hollow does not currently sell a souvenir cup. The second is that it is a cost cutting measure since most locations don’t even need to stock the large cups since they use a self-serve drink fountain. In addition, guests could be ordering just one large fountain drink for $3.69 and sharing it rather than buying one drink for each guest in their party. Disney could make a lot more money at $3.29 a drink if everyone in the group buys one. With the busy holiday crowds, it could also be a way of streamlining service at some of the resort’s busiest eateries. For those hoping self serve fountains or Coke Freestyle machines will be added, I wouldn’t hold your breath. Most of the locations mentioned above are far to small for either of these things to be installed. Whatever the reason, we will have to keep our eyes peeled to see if the large cups return to these locations or begin to vanish from more around Walt Disney World. article and photo credit: wdwnt.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Not sure if they had them before, but today, harbor house only had the one size for 3.29. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 2016 the year of disney greed. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Not sure if they had them before, but today, harbor house only had the one size for 3.29. THREE DOLLARS AND TWENTY NINE CENTS?!?! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: THREE DOLLARS AND TWENTY NINE CENTS?!?! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk Our grocery store just had a sale (5) 2 liters for $3.98.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 770 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Yes, but did they have the pretty Disney logo on the liter bottles? Lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ceemike...Mike & Judy 50 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 We ask for the free ice water. Sometimes it comes in the kid's meal cup and other times in the adult small cup, but it's free. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rtguy007 74 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Last time we were there my mom spent a lot of time talking to random Disney employees...and a few for a while. One of them told her that Disney pays nothing to Coke for their product and Coke gets the free advertising. If that is true, which I doubt it, then Disney is making a crap ton on just soda sales. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Quite honestly, it doesn't bother me to get rid of the large cups. I much prefer my soda in a bottle, and usually bring my own. If I do eat at a counter service, and get a meal with a drink, I would much prefer a smaller amount. The cups are not as portable as a bottle,and can't be shoved in a pack if you need both hands for something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 I guess we should be happy that they kept the smaller one and didn't get rid of that and keep the large! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Throw some cans or bottled in your bag, and ask for a cup of ice at your meal. We do that a good bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geoffdaddy 33 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Clearly a move to limit sharing. We typically will share a drink between the four of us in our family. Why sell one drink when you can sell four? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 770 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 On 12/26/2016 at 10:44 PM, rtguy007 said: Last time we were there my mom spent a lot of time talking to random Disney employees...and a few for a while. One of them told her that Disney pays nothing to Coke for their product and Coke gets the free advertising. If that is true, which I doubt it, then Disney is making a crap ton on just soda sales. Disney does not pay for the syrup. They do have to pay for the CO2 to mix it, the cups and of course the water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 770 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 We went to the electric umbrella at New Years in EPCOT. They were also down to one size drink, however, we could refill those cups when we needed to. I thought that was a small bonus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rtguy007 74 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 10:37 PM, AuburnJen said: Disney does not pay for the syrup. They do have to pay for the CO2 to mix it, the cups and of course the water. That's an interesting twist to the story. Really you could give me the coke syrup and I would drink it strait. Who needs water and co2? :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 At places that allow free refills a smaller cup would likely reduce the total number of gallons dispensed. It could also reduce the waste for partially drunk drinks that are thrown away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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