FuelRods, the portable and swappable chargers now synonymous with the Disney Parks have received an update to be compatible with USB-C, and with that, a price increase.

New Fuel Rods

These FuelRod machines can be found at all theme parks located in the Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts. Guests can use these portable chargers throughout the day, and when the rod runs out of power it can be swapped with another fully charged rod for a fee.

The FuelRod Machines at both resorts now only carry the updated rods, with original rods no longer swappable or chargeable. Placing an old rod into the machine will inform the user that they are being upgraded free of charge to the new FuelRod kit.

If users are eligible for an upgrade, they will reinsert their original rod into the tray and a new rod kit will dispense. The machine will not return your old rod to you.

The new kit features the following items: “Fuel rod, paper guide/warning label, USBC-USBC charging cord, USBC-Lightning charging cord, USBC-USBA adapter, and USBC-Samsung adapter.”

The price increase on these new rod kits is somewhat significant, with the price of single rod going from $30 to $38, two rods $60 to $76, and three rods $90 to $114.

One other notable difference with these new rods is that you now need to press the little gray button to activate it. Once it’s activated, it has four little green lights to display the amount of power in the rod. When it is about to run out, the last green light begins blinking, and eventually goes out when it is completely dead.

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