Hi Kim!
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel! As a fan of the popcorn buckets, I am delighted to answer this question for you!
Once you purchase your popcorn bucket, you may refill it at the current refillable price at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. Check out this
great answer from my fellow panelist Leslie with more information on other popcorn bucket refill areas and flavored popcorn.
My girls and I always purchase a popcorn bucket on the first day of our vacation. Our current challenge is to remember to put an identifying mark of some sort on it because, much to our horror, we lost our popcorn bucket at Disney's Hollywood Studios one day! I actually left it on Slinky Dog Dash. Although we hurried back as soon as we realized it was gone, the Cast member who checked the ride for us could not find it. We made our way to Guest Relations at the front of the park and inquired to see if anyone had turned it in to
Lost and Found. The first question we faced was "Do you have any way to identify it?" To my surprise, one of our girls said "Yes, it has a yellow ribbon tied around the handle." A few minutes later the Cast member returned with our popcorn bucket and we were elated.
Clearly, we are not the only ones who appreciate the popcorn bucket. Stop by the
Popcorn in Canada location at Epcot and definitely refill in Disney's Hollywood Studios - I was enjoying some popcorn one day when a stormtrooper interrogated one of our girls. That memory is priceless. So, pick your bucket up the first chance you get and make your way around the parks refilling it as needed. It truly is my favorite snack!
Kim, I do hope you have a perfectly magical popcorn-filled trip!
Magic and memories,
Donyell