Staying hydrated in Disney World is CRITICAL and now we’re sharing all the details with you about one key way to do that.
Water Fountain Refill Station
As you stroll through Disney World, you’ll likely notice water fountains in many spots, and while those can be useful to fill up your water bottles, proper water bottle refill stations (sometimes called hydration stations) can be even BETTER. Many of these are available around the parks and hotels, which might have you wondering — what are they, where can I find them, and how do they work? Well, we’ve got everything you need to know here!
What are refillable bottle stations?
These are water fountains specifically designed to refill bottles.
Water fountain AND refill station combo!
Whether you bring your own water bottle into the Parks or want to reuse a water bottle you bought in your park travels, these refillable bottle stations make it possible to refill your bottles without having to do that comical and unfruitful bottle tilt at a typical water fountain.
Where can I find these wonders of bottle-filling technology?
There are a variety of spots that have these refill stations, though some can be harder to find than others. You never know when things might change and more stations may be added, so just keep that in mind. But, as of 2024, Disney has added a NEW feature to the My Disney Experience app that lets you see all the water bottle refill stations! To find the new feature, just search “water bottle refill stations” on My Disney Experience. Then, tap “Find on Map.”
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The map covers ALL Disney World locations. Here’s the map for the water bottle refill stations in Magic Kingdom.
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When you tap on the “i” icons, the app will give you a description of the location where the refill station is located.
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As of April 3rd, 2024, this is a list of the refill stations listed in the app (again, note that this is subject to change):
Magic Kingdom
- By the TRON Lightcycle / Run Restrooms
- Inside Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe (there are 2, one on either side of the food pickup area)
- Inside Pinocchio’s Village Haus on the first floor
Refill Station By TRON
EPCOT
- Inside Connections Eatery (near the restrooms)
- Inside The Odyssey Pavillion
- Next to Guest Relations near Spaceship Earth
- Near the bathrooms around the corner from Refreshment Port (In the app it’s called the “Rose Walk Restrooms”)
- Outside Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana
- At the EPCOT International Gateway Entrance Restrooms/Lockers
Some Look a Little Different!
Hollywood Studios
- 2 near the restrooms in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (there is one near the restrooms in the Marketplace area and another by the restrooms that are closer to the First Order area)
- In the exit to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Outside by the Hollywood Studios bus stop and Skyliner restrooms (In the app this is referred to as the Water Bottle Refill Station at Bus Loop Restrooms)
- Outside of Security (at the front of the park by the entrance)
- Outside Guest Relations (near the front of the park – by Crossroads of the World)
- On Sunset Blvd (on the app map it appears to be next to Anaheim Produce)
- At the Restrooms inside ABC Commissary
- At the Grand Ave Restrooms
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Water Bottle Refill Station
Animal Kingdom
- The queue for Na’vi River Journey
- The queue for Flight of Passage
- Near Flame Tree Barbecue
- Near Mombasa Marketplace in Africa
- Near Satu’li Canteen
Water Bottle Refill
Other Locations
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House — by the Lobby Restrooms/Zebra Trail Restrooms
- Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House — by The Mara/Uzima Pool Restrooms
- Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village — at the Lobby Restrooms
- Animal Kingdom Lodge Kidani Village — at the Survival of the Fittest Health Club Outdoor Restrooms
- Disney’s All-Star Resorts
- All-Star Sports
- At the Surfboard Bay Pool Restrooms
- At the Grand Slam Pool Restrooms
- All-Star Music
- At the Calypso Pool Restrooms
- At the Piano Pool Restrooms
- All-Star Movies
- At the Duck Pond Pool
- At the Fantasia Pool/Guest Laundry
- All-Star Sports
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- At the Big Blue Pool Restrooms
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- At Classic Hall Restrooms
- Connected to Petal Pool Bar Restrooms
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- At Fuentes del Morro Pool Restroom
- At the Old Port Royale Restrooms
- Disney’s Riviera Resort
- At Riviera Pool Restrooms
- At Lobby Restrooms
- At Beau Soleil Pool Restrooms
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
- Outside of the Community Hall
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort — French Quarter
- In Lobby Restrooms
- At Dubloon Lagoon Restrooms
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort — Riverside
- At Lobby Restrooms
- At Ol’ Man Island Restrooms
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- At the Lost City of Cibola Pool Restrooms
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- At the BoardWalk Tennis Court
- At the Luna Park Pool Bar
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- At Yacht Club Lobby Restrooms
- At Yachtsman Steakhouse Restrooms
- At Stormalong Bay Restrooms
- At Martha’s Vinyard Restrooms
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- At Beach Club Lobby Restrooms
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds
- At Reception Outpost Restrooms
- At Meadow Swimmin’ Pool Restrooms
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- At Boulder Ridge Cover Pool Restrooms
- At Lobby Restrooms
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- At Lobby Restrooms
- At Contemporary Feature Pool Restrooms
- At Bay Lake Tower Lobby Restrooms (Bay Lake Tower)
- At Bay Cove Pool Restrooms (Bay Lake Tower)
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- At Main Building 1st Floor Restrooms
- At Beach Pool Restrooms
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- At Great Ceremonial House Restrooms
- At Lava Pool restrooms/connected to Marina Building
- Four Seasons Resort Orlando — At Walt Disney World
- Within the lobby
- Disney Springs
- At World of Disney Restrooms (the restrooms located closer to Amorette’s Patisserie)
- ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
- At Multiuse Fields (Field 2)
- At Soccer Fields (Between Field 17 & 19)
- At Softball Fields (Between Field 13 & 15)
- At the Diamondplex
- At Field 9
- Inside State Farm Field House Main Staircase 1st Floor Next to Restrooms
- At East Field House (Between State Farm Field House & Champion Stadium)
- Inside State Farm Field House Level 2 Next to Women’s Restrooms
- At North Field House
- At Champion Stadium Section 113-114
- At Practice Fields
- Inside AdventHealth Arena 2nd Floor Restrooms Next to Concessions
- Inside AdventHealth Arena 1st Floor Restrooms
How do they work?
Refillable bottle stations are designed to send a single stream of water into the mouth of your water bottle without touching the bottle. There’s an outline of a bottle in the filling station that has a sensor. This sensor recognizes when you hold or place a bottle in front of it.
Refillable Water Bottle Station
Once the sensor senses a bottle is in place, it will automatically send that stream of water into the bottle. As long as you’ve aligned the bottle correctly, it should fill quickly without splashing.
What if I like ice-cold water?
We have found that the water in the refillable stations is generally cool (but not cold). So if you’re fine with slightly cooler-than-lukewarm water, you’re set to go.
Flight of Passage Refillable Water Bottle Station
If you prefer freezing cold water, you may want to find a nearby quick service dining location that will give you a (free) cup of ice that you can dump into your bottle if it has a wide enough mouth. But hey — in zillion-degree weather in Orlando, just about any water is better than no water.
Do I need a bottle with a filter?
The refillable bottle stations do generally filter the water that is dispensed into bottles. However, in our experience, the water still has that distinctive central Florida taste.
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So if you can’t stomach that iconic flavor, you’ll want to bring a filtered bottle that helps eliminate it or bring along flavor packets for your water (which you can buy at any grocery store and bring along with you, or order from a grocery delivery service).
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Why would I use one of these?
For starters, they typically refill a bottle efficiently and without wasting as much water as the tip-a-bottle-in-a-water-fountain approach. They also don’t have quite as much danger of someone’s mouth just having touched the spout as water fountains do. But also, the refillable bottle stations typically keep a tally of how many plastic bottles have been saved by utilizing the refill station — it can be great to see how much plastic waste you’re helping eliminate.
Refillable Water Bottle Station at Cosmic Ray’s
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Thank you for this informative post.
We have one of these at my workplace. They are fantastic and I hope to see more of them at Disney World. Thanks for the heads up.
I will 4 sure hope Epcot gets some too!!
I see the pic that you have had the bottle fill count at 961. I filled last night and the count now is over 22,000. I’m interested to see what the count is when I am back each time. ? Cheap entertainment
Yes, I will. It would be better if they could only dispense icy cold water however.
One of these was installed at my workplace and really was well-used. Very simple device – just put your bottle where indicated and it automatically fills. Save lots of plastic bottles from going into the landfill. While the water tends to be the same temperature as the room, it is perfectly drinkable. Chilling would be nice but that would mean needing to add some kind of cooling mechanism which would raise the bulk and cost, and likely limit where they could be installed.
Erin, amazing number!
We were able to use these in June when we visited Disney.. they are not and should not be ice cold because in the heat of Orlando if you drink it ice cold it can throw you into shock and even cause death ?!
Be wise stay hydrated not over cooled!
I saw one in the Odyssey building when I was there in June. They are the best.
Will definitely use! Hated that I was given a glass of water instead of staff taking time to fill my bottle when I would ask for water.
We saw these in Animal Kingdom while waiting in the River Ride que. Definitely a plus, considering water is expensive – and a waste of a snack credit.
Plus, the water from the fountains around WDW tastes butt-awful.
I’m not sure why these aren’t everywhere on property. It would save a lot of manpower for ice waters at QS locations and is easier than waiting in line for the free water.
Thanks, Lindsey!
@Sandy says
It’s not because the cast members don’t want to take the time to fill your bottle, it’s because they are not allowed to do so due to health regulations. They cannot introduce non-“sterile” articles into the “sterile” serving area.
I feel like these will have a much bigger impact on plastic reduction than the straw thing (getting rid of straws are fine, but comparatively speaking, water bottles use a ton more plastic). We’re starting to see these all over our here in Seattle and it seems like a lot more people carry reusable water bottles.
Lana,
I wasn’t complaining about Disney supplying the water for guests. I’ve filled up my water bottle from the water fountains many of times. They do what they can do.
Love this, hope more keep popping up. Out here at SFO they actually no longer going to sell bottled water and have these all over the airport. So if coming out to SF make sure to bring your reusable water bottler or you will be purchasing one at the airport.
FYI there are also 2 in Star Wars Lamd! One at Smugglers Run amd 1 in the land elsewhere.
Star Wars galaxies edge has them in Disney’s Hollywood Studios Florida. I used one near the restrooms across from Black Spire Outfitters. The H2O tastes better than from the fountain right next to it.
(Save Money / Save the Environment / Stay Hydrated)
Win, Win, and Win.
I bring a semi frozen G2 Gatorade and keep refilling it with ice and water. It has a large enough opening for the ice from restaurants. I also carry a few individual flavor packets for when the available water tastes too bad.
I stay cool and hydrated in the Florida sun, and save a ton. I visit one or more parks each week to get the most value from my Annual Pass, and I never pay for drinks.
Thanks, Dr. Confido!
Do you know the maximum height your bottle can be to fit in order to refill?
Nothing is CA yet??
Hi thanns for the info to start but does anyone know if its Florida tap water or filtered water not trying to sound stuck up i have a sulfur allergy and Florida water has alot of sulfur in it
We have these at my elementary school too! Surprisingly have held up over years of use so these were a good investment by Disney. Someone keep posting those numbers on the count! That will be fun to watch! Doc you got me jealous with how much you can go to Disney! Then again, I’ve got Dollywood in my backyard so I can’t complain! These refill stations do have a filter that needs changing periodically that helps with the taste of the water. Yeti water bottles will keep ice from your resort all day, but shockingly, so will LUKE!!! I’m talking about the Skywalker $30 metallic looking drink cup they sell at AoA or Pop or other resorts. We didn’t want to risk dropping it and scratching or denting it, so we left it in the car on a 90 degree day and it STILL had ice in it when we returned to the car later that evening!!! Coffee is kept scalding hot just like when it was first dispensed. Best souvenir we bought!
I had heard about these, but didn’t know their locations. I was stunned to see one halfway through the queue to the Pandora ride. Why would they limit access like that? I am extremely disappointed and hope that they rectify this with more accessible locations soon.
Jude, it is unfortunate that Animal Kingdom so far only has the two refill stations in the Pandora ride queues. Those are very helpful for folks standing in the lines for long periods of time, but no one else can access them. I keep hoping Disney will add a lot more refill stations throughout the Parks, so we’ll keep our eyes peeled.