Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 LOL Well I guess we all know now. I actually got caught trying to refill a old mug at the fort in 09. They told me no more refills in that cup.I had one CM at T.E. try to tell me I couldn't use my lifetime mug. He looked about 18 years old and was wearing the "Earning My Ears" ribbon. I told him that my mug was older than he was and to show me where it stated on the mug "good for length of stay". He actually looked and then told me he'd never seen one that didn't say that. I told him that he now knew what a lifetime mug looked like. He called another CM over to look at the mug and to question if my mug was "valid". The CM was Paulette ( :rofl2:) who then (to the shock of the kid) walked over and gave me a huge hug. She told the kid if he wanted to know anything about F.W. to remember who I was and to ask me. I damned near wet my pants over that one!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 LOL Well I guess we all know now. I actually got caught trying to refill a old mug at the fort in 09. They told me no more refills in that cup.I had one CM at T.E. try to tell me I couldn't use my lifetime mug. He looked about 18 years old and was wearing the "Earning My Ears" ribbon. I told him that my mug was older than he was and to show me where it stated on the mug "good for length of stay". He actually looked and then told me he'd never seen one that didn't say that. I told him that he now knew what a lifetime mug looked like. He called another CM over to look at the mug and to question if my mug was "valid". The CM was Paulette ( :rofl2:) who then (to the shock of the kid) walked over and gave me a huge hug. She told the kid if he wanted to know anything about F.W. to remember who I was and to ask me. I damned near wet my pants over that one!!Respect bump for that one, Deb! :argh:All hail the Queen!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Dave - That happened the night after I met you at the Fort!! If only Lar's had been a witness! :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 772 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Yes, the king of all that is wrong, good old Lar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beccaewert 10 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 LOL Well I guess we all know now. I actually got caught trying to refill a old mug at the fort in 09. They told me no more refills in that cup.and you didn't go back the next day? :Dhahaha! Respect! R_E_S_P_E_C_T find out what it means to me...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Total Joker ... TJ 203 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I don't have a dishwasher. I am the dishwasher.Now you know why the rum is always gone.. We had to "load" the dishwasher! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 772 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I have to be paid for my services! Rum please! :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddles Up! 2 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 That's the way it is supposed to work - length of stay only - unless you have a forever mug that was sold some years ago. Does anyone have a picture of the forever/lifetime mug? Is it the Musket Mickey Fort Mug with the Coke logo on it or another design?Thanks, Alex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 :grpwelcome: Paddles Up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Paddles Up! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 OH NO!! I have heard the following from several different people who work at WDW (neighbors of mine). Saratoga Springs has started micro-chipping their mugs and I was told the Lodge was doing the same thing. We haven't been to any resorts since September and cannot verify this first hand. Anyone have the "411" on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Deb the word is Disney is no longer letting us refill our forever/lifetime mug they are saying there was no program like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 OH NO!! I have heard the following from several different people who work at WDW (neighbors of mine). Saratoga Springs has started micro-chipping their mugs and I was told the Lodge was doing the same thing. Anyone have the "411" on this?It's not actually a micro chip, it's RFID technology and Disney, just like most other companies, have been using it for years in many different areas. Soft drinks being one of the latest. The Genie is out of the bottle.The soft drink test started at the All-Stars resort and I anticipate that it will be property wide before too long.Look for it in other areas as well. All CM ID cards & every costume has RFID tags embedded in them, works great.Park tickets, room keys, & fast passes are also good uses for the technology. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
We4mickey 6 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 When we were at All Stars before the cruise in September they had the microchipped mugs. I will say when we used them it would come up with a date that they were good until on the screen. I think it was about 10 days. We only stayed one night, however I will say we saw people filling any and all cups without any issues. They did have certain color mugs that were only available at All Stars. We went to many different resorts while we were there and nobody else had those colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Ok...so now "begs" the next question....I suppose you will have to buy new mugs each time you visit a resort? Will there be a discount rate to re-RFID an existing mug? I'm thinking about those people who stay at FtW for months at a time and have to re-register every 30 days. Of course, I'm thinking of myself here, too! ETA - I think I've gotten my money's worth out of the lifetime mug but, for the few people left that actually have them, they should honor them. It's not like WDW is paying for the Coke syrup or NesCrape'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
We4mickey 6 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 We used our at All Stars, Poly, FW, and Riverside and had no issues. We used them before and after the cruise, but nobody but All Stars had the chip system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 What is the current cost of mugs at the Fort? We bought two new ones last year...any idea if I can get away with using them again? I may buy another new one too, but would love to use the old ones again. Of course, I'll send one of the kids in to refill those, in case the CM is going to yell about it. I don't need that stress on vacation. :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I think it's $12.95 you can try to use your old one all they can do is tell you you can't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Will there be a discount rate to re-RFID an existing mug? I'm thinking about those people who stay at FtW for months at a time and have to re-register every 30 days.Good questions.You're assuming that you will be able to reload the mug. I haven't seen anything on that yet, still early.I hope for Disney's sake they allow it or I'm thinking you'll start an "Occupy WDW" movement.It's not like WDW is paying for the Coke syrup or NesCrape'.Between this comment, which BTW is true but as with a lot of Disney mis-information, is not the whole story, and the free candy thing, I'm sensing hostility Deb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 772 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I think it's $12.95 you can try to use your old one all they can do is tell you you can't they are 13.95. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 772 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Good questions.You're assuming that you will be able to reload the mug. I haven't seen anything on that yet, still early.I hope for Disney's sake they allow it.I talked to several people, management types while I was there over Halloween and that very idea is being presented to the higher ups. The idea of reloading your cup upon check in is on the table. I, for one, am not in favor of this at all, because from what I am seeing, it is costing more for Disney to patrol and monitor this than the money they are so called losing on theis whole deal. however, I don't have the numbers in front of me to compare, I just see what I see. There are a lot of CM man hours being wasted patrolling and a lot of money being used to pay bean counters and manufacturers to make machines to counteract this. In the long run,will it pay off? That is the big question that I would love to have answered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I think my Forever mug was $9.95 for life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I hope for Disney's sake they allow it or I'm thinking you'll start an "Occupy WDW" movement.Now that is an idea I like the sound of. Let's just start an occupy FW movement. I think this has potential. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Now that is an idea I like the sound of. Let's just start an occupy FW movement. I think this has potential.We can narrow that down some too - "Occupy Loop 500"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Ya, we can camp out, put up signs and decorations, drink a lot, and protest the Disney prices.Wait a minute, that's not an occupy movement, it's we do anyways. No one will notice that we're protesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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