Rapid Fill Mugs at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort

Rapid Fill Mugs at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground (Photos + Beverages)

If you plan a stay at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, you might consider purchasing a Rapid Fill mug or wonder if they’re worth it. Other questions, like where you can refill it and what beverage options are available, also come up. We’ve visited every resort at Walt Disney World to help answer these questions. Below, we’ll provide an overview of Rapid Fill mugs, photos of each location where they can be refilled, and a list of beverage options.

Here is a photo of the current design. However, note that designs change often. Sometimes, special designs are even offered for celebrations or holidays.

four Rapid Fill Mugs

Are Rapid Fill Mugs Worth It?

Rapid Fill mugs allow you to enjoy refills of fountain drinks, coffee, and tea at any resort self-service for the entire length of your resort stay (up to 14 days). Guests can get a Rapid Fill mug one of two ways. You can purchase one, or they come with the Disney Dining Plans.

Here are a few quick need-to-knows that will help you decide whether or not they’re worth it.

  • Cost of the Mug: $22.99
  • You get to keep the souvenir mug.
  • You can use them at any resort quick-service that has a self-service refill machine. It doesn’t matter where you’re staying. For example, if you stay at All-Star Music and visit the Boardwalk, you can refill your mug at the Boardwalk.
  • You cannot use them in theme parks, water parks, or Disney Springs. However, you can refill one before you leave the resort and bring it with you.

How Rapid Fill Mugs Work

Upon arrival at Disney’s Fort Wilderness, you can pick up or purchase a Rapid Fill mug at Trails End Restaurant or one of the resort’s gift shops (The Meadow or Settlement Trading Post).

Rapid Fill mugs are usually located near the checkout stand. If you’re on the Disney Dining Plan, the cast member will take your information and activate your mug, or you can purchase a mug, and they will activate it. The entire process only takes a few minutes.

Each mug has an RFID chip activated when you purchase the mug. After activating the mug, you can visit any resort beverage refill station. When you place the mug under the soda dispenser, you’ll usually hear a small magical tune that sounds like the waving of a wand. You’ll then be able to refill your mug. However, you’ll want to remember not to pull your mug away until you’re satisfied with the refill. When you remove your mug from the station, the chip is reset and will not work for the next few minutes. This prevents guests from turning around and filling extra cups to take advantage of the system.

In addition to sodas, most stations will have a Gold Peak Tea dispenser with sweet, unsweetened, and green tea options. All soda stations have ice and water. Joffrey’s coffee is available in caffeinated and decaf. Lastly, hot chocolate is available at most of the resort’s primary quick-service restaurants.

The 2 Locations to Refill Mugs at Disney’s Fort Wilderness

Resort Quick Service Fort Wilderness

  • Location: Trail’s End Restaurant
  • Type: Regular Dispenser
  • Drinks: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Minute Maid Lemonade Zero, Mr. Pibb, Cherry Coca-Cola*
  • Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Soda Dispenser for Rapid Fill Mugs at Disney's Fort Wilderness

Resort Quick Service Pool Bar

  • Location: The Meadow Snack Bar
  • Type: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Barq’s Root Beer, Fanta, Minute Maid Lemonade Zero, Powerade Mountain Berry Splash, Sprite*
Soda Refill at the Meadow Snack Bar at Fort Wilderness

*These were the drinks available on the day we photographed the machines. They are subject to change.

It is essential to note that all of the refill stations at these specific resorts usually close by 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. each evening. After they close, there is no way to access them. For example, if you visit Magic Kingdom and stay late one evening, you won’t have the option to refill your mug upon return to the resort. So you might consider how much time you’ll spend at the resort when making your decision.

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For more resort refillable mug locations, see our Disney World Resort Refillable Mug Guide. You might also enjoy our Disney World Dining Guide.

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