Kiosks at the parks selling portable cell phone chargers

[disneyfanatic60]

Has anyone tried buying the portable cell phone chargers offered at the parks? We generally bring one with us but it so hard keeping charged. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences using it and trading it in for a fully charged one.

 

[Mitzicat]

One of the blogs I watch - The Tim Tracker has used the one at Disney many times. Even blogged about it. I believe he bought his from the company for $20 instead of the $30 at Disney. Just last night he said he exchanged a fuelrod that he had gotten at the Cincinnati airport - another blog as to why they were there. They seem to be pretty good. And you can exchange them at any FuelRod location - not just Disney.

 

[Tiki Sean]

I have heard good things about the FuelRods so it is a good option for people.

 

[Princent]

I got one and love it! Really nice being able to swap it out for a charged one any time.

 

[MinnieMSue]

Planning on getting one at my local airport and using in the parks. It is $20 there and $30 in parks. I have a charger but it is so heavy and my charging cable so long it is a pain. Think this will be easier. Would be nice if our local parks get it too (Cedar Point). Just need to look up where the kiosks are in the parks.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

We have these but also have extra batteries for the Galaxy 5's we carry. Batts work better for us. Of course if your phone doesn't let you do that then a portable charger works. Walgreens sells these too for cheap.

 

[Surr]

You can also buy them online for $20 + $5 shipping at http://www.fuel-rod.com/

The website has a location finder that will help you locate a kiosk near you. In my case there are none nearby, so online saves $5 over the Disney price. Shipping is a $5 regardless of how many you order.

The advantage these have over the cheaper ones you can get at drug stores is that you can exchange as frequently as needed for a fully charged one in the Disney parks. If want to buy one that can't be exchanged, but have a much higher capacity search amazon for anker brand portable usb chargers.

 

[dburg30]

I dont see any locations at Disney. Was the OP talking about something else or....?

 

[jcemom]

I dont see any locations at Disney. Was the OP talking about something else or....?

According to Josh at easywdw the locations are:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

• Island Mercantile

Epcot

• Disney Traders

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Celebrity 5 & 10

Magic Kingdom

• Curtain Call Collectibles
• Tomorrowland Light & Power Co.
• Big Top Souvenirs
• Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

Disney Springs

• Marketplace Disney Photo Imaging
• DisneyQuest

 

[disneymom0104]

We really debated doing this, but read that they will only charge an iPhone 6 to 70% or so. With the teens as well as the adults in our group, that would be a lot of exchanging and in Epcot, AK and HS there is only 1 location. We ended up getting a bigger one, Anker brand, from Amazon for essentially the same price, which should be able to charge almost all of our phones once per day without charging it in-between. It may end up being a pain, but we are going to give it a shot.

I do love the idea of the fuel rod, though.

 

[disneymom0104]

double post

 

[kmchisholm]

A tip for iPhone users - put your phone in battery saver mode. Really helps!

 

[epcotty]

I got a portable charger from Bealls Outlet for about $10