mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 OK, just looped and took pics of all CS ice machines and yes, the coin holders in some have been changed to hold 3.75. It's pretty random. Will update with pics when I get home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 OK, just looped and took pics of all CS ice machines and yes, the coin holders in some have been changed to hold 3.75. It's pretty random. Will update with pics when I get home Thanks Carol - good to know! If you happen to find yourself at the trading post, can you take a peek and see if the price has changed there also? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks Carol - good to know!If you happen to find yourself at the trading post, can you take a peek and see if the price has changed there also? :)That can be arranged Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thank you!! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 This comment was posted to our FB page... It's cheaper than that inside the trading post, and you can use your debit card/magic band. ? ? ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 There you have it folks. If Carol says it's so, it's so. Great job!Carol did you notice a name on the coin chute?I bet it's a monarch Monarch is the only one that I know that makes a coin chute that maxs out at $3.75. The others go to $4.00. And you know if Disney used one that maxs out at $4.00 a bag of ice would be $4.00. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I still think any price changes are unlikely. I suspect this is a situation where we will have to agree to disagree.You are correct. We just have to agree to this agree. Like I said its to cheap and to easy to change out a chute and make more money. Disney will recoup its investment in one weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Hmm, $3.25 a bag? I mean, part of the reason I get the ice is to entertain others...ya know, when I am standing there with my cooler, that is too small to hold all the ice the machine spits out? Ice starts flying everywhere whilst I try to catch the remainder with one of those flimsy ice bags? I suppose I could sell tickets to off set the cost.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Note to self... pack the ice maker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 We bought one and took it with is on our week stay. The 4 day trip our chests kept everything cold enough with one bag of ice supplement for the drink cooler, (beer can never be too cold) but that came with our visitors from the outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyclonic 55 Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 BAD beer can never be too cold... Fixed that for you, no problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Once Jason sees this, he will use it as justification for his Yeti..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired & Tired (Judy) 90 Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Our newer RV has a larger fridge with an icemaker. Sure saves us a lot of money. We do splurge on a bag here and there if we need extra. May even cut down on that with the cost having gone up. :-[ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Ok, So when do the washers and dryers go up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 As luck would have it the TCD gang was at the Fort this past weekend, and I can report on the state of the ice at the Fort. Here are some photos of the 1500 loop ice machine. It does, indeed, have a new coin chute: That chute can hold more than $2.00 in quarters, but the sign on the machine says that ice is $2.00, and if you look closely, you can see that there are only four slots open to accept two quarters each: Although the chute is new, the blocked slots are not new. There are other ice machines around the Fort with older chutes that have the same blocked slots. The one outside the Meadow Trading Post is an example of that. Some of the ice machines have a different chute configuration. This is the ice machine on 1200/1300- it takes just one quarter in each of the open slots: Ray was correct about the manufacturer of the ice chutes: DIT mentioned that the ice machines may be owned and operated by a third party. I'm not sure if they are or aren't, but this decal was on the ice machine in the 1500 loop: Those who reported that 10 lb bags of ice are $2.75 at the Trading Posts are correct, and here's a receipt from this weekend to prove it: And here's something that I forgot when I made that purchase. Ice (and other grocery items) is qualified for the 10% passholder discount when purchased at the Trading Posts. That brings the cost to below $2.50 a bag. One last point- the idea of a price increase in ice is not a new one. I took this photo in 2007 outside one of the comfort stations on the 2000 loop. For a while, they were charging $2.50 a bag for ice there, while all the other Fort ice machines only charged $2.00. I'm not sure what that was all about, but the ice machines there went back to $2.00, and have stayed there since: Bottom line: Ice is still $2.00 a bag at the machines (7 lb bag), and $2.75 a bag at the Trading Posts (10 lb bag). TCD BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Well that clears it up! Thanks TCD. So....I assume this means bonus trip report material will be forthcoming of a Fort weekend trip?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Thanks TCD!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 So....I assume this means bonus trip report material will be forthcoming of a Fort weekend trip?? Nope. Not bonus material. I have enough for a full-blown TR. Look for it soon. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Nope. Not bonus material. I have enough for a full-blown TR. Look for it soon. TCD Good. You've been milking the new era for too long. Time to get moving along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Good. You've been milking the new era for too long. Time to get moving along. True. But, I'm gonna milk that thing some more when I have some new bonus content to add. The new era isn't over yet. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 TCD, there wasn't a yellow sticker on the right of the 1500 machine that said the ice was $3.25? It was there over Halloween, the price surprised me. Maybe it was someones idea of a joke. I didn't check out any other Loops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 TCD, there wasn't a yellow sticker on the right of the 1500 machine that said the ice was $3.25? It was there over Halloween, the price surprised me. Maybe it was someones idea of a joke. I didn't check out any other Loops. No, there was no yellow sticker. It must have been a joke. I did check other loops- all of them said ice is $2.00. No way are they going to get away with that big of a price increase all at one time. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Well it was a good one then. There was an handwritten cardboard out of order sign taped to the machine also. When I saw the sticker it, it sure made me happy that we purchased a portable ice maker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pirate Jeff 9 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 You can buy an ice maker for around $100.00. Mine makes 33lbs per day. I set it up when I use the pop up camper outside under the rear bed. just plug it in add water and you have cubes in no time. here is one from home depot http://www.homedepot.com/p/Magic-Chef-27-lb-Portable-Countertop-Ice-Maker-in-Silver-HNIM27SV/204351375?N=5yc1vZc3py Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Excellent detective work. I'm going to assume, since they spent extra money to buy the more expensive V15 monarch that they will raise the prices eventually. Also mannhardt is the manufacture of the machine. Not the vendor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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