tissandtully
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Where's the other thread that got resurrected?
This seems like a worthwhile update to this thread.
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Rapid Fill Mug Program Fails (at more ways than you might think)
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This seems like a worthwhile update to this thread.
Laketravis
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It's this one. Brought back in April '16 and now February '17. Some zombies just don't die.....
Buried20KLeague
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It was started in 2014, resurrected in 2016, and now in 2017.
I just found that funny.
I would have just started a new thread. But also couldn't care less if it was continued on this one.
tissandtully
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Ah ok, yeah, didn't think it needed a whole new thread.
Figments Friend
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The Coca-Cola 'freestyle' machines are great.
It would be terrific to see these rolled out to the Resorts if it could be do-able.
Not sure how this type of setup would work at ...say...the Value Resorts beverage islands....but IF it would be done, i think Guests would love it!
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It would be terrific to see these rolled out to the Resorts if it could be do-able.
Not sure how this type of setup would work at ...say...the Value Resorts beverage islands....but IF it would be done, i think Guests would love it!
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GoofGoof
Premium Member
I thought I read somewhere that the freestyle machines cost about $10K per machine. Maybe they get a deal for buying in bulk. Does it make sense that they spent a bunch of money for the chip reader soda fountains only to switch to this a few years later? Interesting development.
Buried20KLeague
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I'm fairly sure freestyle machines take a high Degree of maintenance. I've seen them opened before and the flavor adds (cherry, peach, etc) look almost like ink jet printer cartridges and in talking with the guy, run out pretty quick when in constant use scenarios. I think the syrups are fine but the flavors aren't.
Unless there's more than one model freestyle machine, it seems like in Disney they would need near constant attention to keep up.
Unless there's more than one model freestyle machine, it seems like in Disney they would need near constant attention to keep up.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Agreed. We have one at my office and it's frequently down or missing some of the flavors and that's an office building with several hundred corporate employees vs a hotel with several thousand "savage" guests
Having multiple machines might alleviate some of the issues, but they would need to be regularly serviced, probably at least hourly.
msteel
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I feel a sudden urge to go find the thread about the space station in spaceship earth and post something it.
Cmdr_Crimson
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Universal's Cabana Bay has both fountain and Freestyle and it works great...It's pretty much the same as the Fountain machine...
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
As for being green UNI allows you to reactivate old mugs for about half the cost of a 'new' one. So better for the guest AND the environment.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Should be interesting to see if Disney is willing to maintain the freestyle machines based on how regularly the regular fountain machines are out of ice and syrup
GoofGoof
Premium Member
It makes more sense if they have a mix of both. It seems like a waste of money to just scrap all the regular fountains that they upgraded a few years ago that have the chip readers. Maybe as those machines are retired they will be slowly replaced with freestyle machines.Universal's Cabana Bay has both fountain and Freestyle and it works great...It's pretty much the same as the Fountain machine...
GoofGoof
Premium Member
We have a freestyle with a built in ice maker. Could be a way to cut down on labor costs but I'm not sure it could keep up with demand at crowded times.
MuteSuperstar
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Yuck, can't stand Freestyle machines. Nice idea in theory but in practice everything comes out tasting vaguely of orange soda.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Visit a 5 guys store sometime they have giant ice makers mounted above the freestyle machines realistically can't see doing this any other way because no room in machines for ice storage due to all the flavor cartridges and pumps needed
Nick Pappagiorgio
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Okay I'm not the only one who thinks this. Every drink I get from one tastes off.
They are already in several resort food courts already including, what's left of the POFQ food court.
But my issue is the cartridges. The syrup packs in these machines are much smaller than the normal ones. Keeping the popular drinks filled is going to be a challenge.
Fascinating. I've always felt the simplest solution was to have a code embedded in your magic band which would give you access through the electrified fence of the soda acquisition area and, thus, access to your personal soda dispenser (a cast member named Hortense) who would have access to ASoCoVF (A bleepload of Cans of Various Flavors). Lord knows, occasionally telling a person that didn't have an official Disney drink mug not to use the soda dispensers is sheer and utter lunacy. I would guess that most of the company's profits are tied to the overwhelming success of this program.
Also, straight Coke from freestyle machines (I never want any flavorings) tastes like crap. That is all.
Goofyernmost
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I have met Hortense... she's a tough cookie. "No soda for you" is her favorite expression. Just as a side comment... there has never been a straight, crooked or any variation of Coke that didn't tastes like crap, but, that could be a thread of it's own.