Many Disney World guests love staying at Disney hotels for the magic, ambiance, and the perks of staying on property.
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
However, there are a few downfalls to staying on property — the highest price tags, there aren’t as many perks as there were a few years ago, and if you get back from the parks late and want a snack, many of the dining locations in the hotels don’t stay open very late. This also means that it’s hard to refill a resort refillable mug until the morning, which can be annoying. But what if we told you there’s a loophole?
Many of the drink stations around Disney World hotels, especially the value resorts, will close with the restaurants early in the night, meaning you won’t be able to refill your mug until the morning.
Refill Station at Pop Century
However, we’ve tested out a new tip at three hotels that we know work, and we’ll continue to check it out at others. Over at Pop Century Resort, the refill station out at Petals Pool Bar is open 24/7, even when the pool bar is closed!
Petals Pool Bar
This is also the case over at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, where the drink station at Banana Cabana Pool Bar is also open 24/7…
Drink Station at Banana Cabana Pool Bar
…as is the refill station at Drop Off Pool Bar at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort! This is a MASSIVE game changer, especially for those who get the Disney Dining Plan and have resort refillable mugs for each person in their party.
Drink Station at Drop Off Pool Bar
We’ll continue to investigate around the other hotels to see if this is the same case, but know that you can at least head to these three to refill your mugs late at night. We’re always finding out the latest Disney news, so stay tuned to DFB!
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You can also use the freestyle machines 24/7 in carribean beach islands
Almost all the hotels leave the pop machines open to refill 24/7. as noted above, the freestyle machines at Caribbean beach are amazing. Do other Disney hotels have these?
They are available at old Key West also
This was the case at the Oasis Pool Bar station at Poly also!
When I stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge, and also at Saratoga Springs they told me that I could refill my drink at the pool filling station 24/7. It was also true at Aulani. I imagine that is the case with most, if not all, the resorts.
Can also get refills at Saratoga Springs Grandstand pool.
Can concur on the Caribbean Beach Resort. We stayed in section 41 of Jamaica, and section 43 had a 24-hour refill station where the ice was (1st floor)
Does anyone know if this is true at any of the ALL STAR resorts? Movies, Music , or
Sports?
Oh I hope this is the case at Port Orleans Riverside as well! Going there in May. It was great when we used it at the Art of Animation 24/7. Doesn’t make sense that they would have this option at a Value Resort and not a Moderate resort.
Have they moved the pool fences at AoA? When we were there last year the refill station was inside the pool fence, so if the pool was closed for the night, you couldn’t access the refill station. The food court area was open later than the pool so the pool refill station wasn’t any big benefit.