The Refillable Mug RULE Everyone Forgets in Disney World

Think you know everything there is to know about Hotel Refillable Mugs in Disney World? Well, if you’re forgetting this important rule, you could be making a HUGE mistake.

100th Anniversary refillable mug

For those not familiar with them, a Hotel Refillable Mug is a 16 oz. insulated coffee mug that you can buy if you’re staying at a Disney World hotel. Once you buy one, you’ll get unlimited free refills on fountain drinks, coffee, and tea from participating beverage locations for your length of stay, up to 14 days. But there’s an important rule about these mugs that everyone seems to forget!

Let’s say you’ll be staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort during your trip, and you buy your mug there. But then you decide to walk over to Disney’s Art of Animation Resort for dinner. Can you fill up your refillable mug at another hotel for free, or are you stuck only getting refills from the hotel you’ll be staying at?

Well, we’ve got good news — you can refill your mug throughout your stay at ANY participating Disney World hotel beverage station, even if you aren’t staying there!

Refillable Mugs

This is great for so many reasons. Maybe you’ll be spending an entire day, afternoon, morning, or even just a few hours hotel hopping to explore the beauty, restaurants, and merchandise of Disney World’s many hotels.

Hop as much as you want and bring that refillable mug with you so you can keep refilling it as you go along! You will NOT need to pay for a new mug at the other Disney World hotels or pay any kind of fee.

You Can Get Your Own Drinks Here

This is also a great benefit for those doing a split stay — staying at one Disney World hotel for part of the trip and then spending the rest of their vacation at a different Disney World hotel. There’s no need to buy more refillable mugs at your second hotel (unless you just want more of them!). Your refillable mug can be refilled at ANY participating Disney World hotel beverage station throughout your length of stay (up to 14 days).

Mugs can essentially be used and refilled at any Disney-owned hotel on property.

One of the drink stations

If you haven’t been to Disney World for a loooooooong time, this might be a change for you or something you didn’t know about. Individual hotels used to have their own mug designs back in the day. Now, the mugs typically feature standardized designs across the hotels and their usage isn’t limited to the hotel you’re staying at.

Be on the lookout for seasonal designs

But there are some limitations to be aware of. You can’t use your refillable mug in Disney World’s theme parks (unless you’re getting water). And while there are refillable mugs at Disney’s water parks — Disney’s Blizzard Beach and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon — these are a separate purchase. These have their own unique design and shape.

Refillable Resort Mug Price Signage

Another thing to keep in mind is that each self-service refillable mug location has a MUG WASH! That can come in handy when switching between your drinks of choice.

And that’s the basics of the important refillable mug rule that people usually forget about. If you buy a mug during your vacation, be sure to take it around with you as you travel to the other Disney World hotels and take advantage of those free drink refills.