Back in mid-December 2016, Cedar Fair distributed a survey to guests, asking for their feedback on the souvenir cup program and whether they would consider an alternative program without the bottle. Our social media channels blew up with discussion on the subject since the number one complaint from Ride Warriors is having to pay and store their bottle in a locker.
As announced during the 2017 Winter Chill Out event, Cedar Point and all Cedar Fair parks will be implementing a season pass drink program this season! For $29.99, a guest can add a drink program to their season pass that no longer requires the souvenir bottle starting March 1, 2017.
Once added to your season pass, the guest will use their card to scan at any food or beverage stand for a 12 ounce cup of their favorite beverage.
There is a 15 wait time between scans of the season pass drink program, and new this year, refills on the souvenir cups is every 15 minutes (in the past it has been every 5 minutes).
Which drink program is right for you? Here is a comparison of each of the 2017 drink programs.
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Can I Use the Season Pass Drink Program at Other Cedar Fair Parks?
Whether or not you can use your season pass drink program at other parks is dependent on the type of season pass you have for the season. Guests who have a Regular/Gold season pass can only use their pass at the respective park of purchase. Therefore, you can only use the drink program at your home park.
However, those with a Platinum pass will be able to use their Season Pass Drink program at all Cedar Fair parks.
Note: Current season souvenir bottles have always been able to be used at any of the Cedar Fair parks.
What If I Already Purchased An All Season Souvenir Bottle?
For guests that already purchased an All Season Souvenir bottle prior to March 1, you will be able to exchange your voucher for the Season Pass program once the parks open. Simply bring your voucher to the park and they will give you the program of your choice.
Can I switch between the All-Season Souvenir Bottle and Season Pass Drink Program
The parks will give you the option to deactivate your bottle for $2.99 and add the Season Pass Drink program to your card. We assume this will work in reverse too, where if you have the Season Pass Drink program and want to switch to the souvenir bottle, it will be $2.99 to do so.
What if I Lose My All-Season Souvenir Bottle?
A $2.99 fee will be charged for a replacement cup.
So what do you think of the new season pass drink program?
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Great idea.
i already bought the season pass drink cup for 2017, can i change it to paper cups, and is it good for all cedar fair parks?
You will be able to switch once the season pass program goes on sale March 1, 2017. If you have a platinum pass, yes the drink program will work at all parks.
I already purchased the cup, how can I switch? And is it good at all cedar fair parks?
You will be able to switch once the season pass program goes on sale March 1, 2017. If you have a platinum pass, yes the drink program will work at all parks.
Wasteful and will create more litter around the parks.
Big bonus about the code versus the bottle… People can steal your bottle and you have to start over and but a new bottle… With the new plan theft isn’t an option.
Should have said cup instead of bottle…
Plastic bottles like the park’s souvenir cups can take decades to degrade once they are added to our nation’s landfills. The plastic can also release harmful chemicals during creation and break-down. Paper cups on the other hand are vastly more environmentally friendly and are the better choice if waste is a concern.
Never seen plastic bottles used at the park in all the years I’ve been going they’ve only use cups.
Can I reuse my souviner cup from year to year
You can use previous year cups for water, but if you want anything else, you need to purchase the current year cup.