News Disney removing plastic straws and more by mid-2019

[Polite]

Biggest issue I have with these paper straws are with the frozen drinks. I love frozen lemonades but the straws don't hold up well. Would love the larger paper straws they give you with the drinks in Pandora!

 

[JohnD]

Biggest issue I have with these paper straws are with the frozen drinks. I love frozen lemonades but the straws don't hold up well. Would love the larger paper straws they give you with the drinks in Pandora!

For now on I’m bringing my own straws. I have a nice solid one I received with my orange bird cup from Epcot. I’m still here. Think I’ll take it with me to the parks the rest of the week. If we can reuse bags, I’ll reuse a straw.

 

[Polite]

For now on I’m bringing my own straws. I have a nice solid one I received with my orange bird cup from Epcot. I’m still here. Think I’ll take it with me to the parks the rest of the week. If we can reuse bags, I’ll reuse a straw.

This is our plan too.

 

[JohnD]

This sucks.

Not really. Plastic straws sucked better.

 

[John park hopper]

Based on the responses we'll bring our own

 

[Jlasoon]

Used a paper straw at Animal Kingdom a few days ago. Lasted about 5 minutes with my Starbucks drink. Tossed it, tossed the cap & just drank from the 'plastic' cup. And don't get me going on the terrible taste you get from these paper straws. Just brutal!

Seems like a stupid solution looking for a problem.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I fully intend on purchasing re-usable straws from Amazon for our next trip - especially since one of my boys is a straw-biter.

 

[NormC]

Still waiting for the source of the chemical laden paper straw claim. The manufacturer of Disney's paper straws claims they are chemical free.

 

[Jlasoon]

Still waiting for the source of the chemical laden paper straw claim. The manufacturer of Disney's paper straws claims they are chemical free.

Not sure if these straws are full of chemicals or not. But the taste is just brutal! Unless you enjoy your drink with a slight aftertaste of wet cardboard, I'd recommend you bring your own.

 

[NormC]

Had no bad taste when we were there a couple weeks ago. No different than a paper cup.

 

[Jlasoon]

Had no bad taste when we were there a couple weeks ago. No different than a paper cup.

You'd have to have no taste buds to completely miss the cardboard/wet paper taste.

 

[NormC]

You'd have to have no taste buds to completely miss the cardboard/wet paper taste.

If you say so. Are you a straw afficianado? Are you saying my whole party had no taste buds? You don't eat the straw. It is no different than a paper cup.

 

[HauntedPirate]

We've used paper straws before, and my wife and kids (especially my wife) can tell when something doesn't taste right. No taste problems with the paper straws except for if we wanted to bring the drink with us after the meal, it would get soggy and start breaking down after an hour or so.

 

[networkpro]

Open question to those who have used the new paper straws Do they fall apart quickly? Do they give your drink a paper taste or any other off taste? Are they readily available in the parks? Final question should I bring my own plastic straws?

IMHO perfectly safe with no taste or turning into mush

 

[King Panda 77]

If you say so. Are you a straw afficianado? Are you saying my whole party had no taste buds? You don't eat the straw. It is no different than a paper cup.

Your not supposed to eat the straws and cups

I thought that was how recycling worked ...

 

[GoofGoof]

Used a paper straw at Animal Kingdom a few days ago. Lasted about 5 minutes with my Starbucks drink. Tossed it, tossed the cap & just drank from the 'plastic' cup. And don't get me going on the terrible taste you get from these paper straws. Just brutal!

Seems like a stupid solution looking for a problem.

You'd have to have no taste buds to completely miss the cardboard/wet paper taste.

AK has had the paper straws for years. Is this your first time visiting the park or did they replace the old paper straws with a new version with a taste to them?

 

[GoofGoof]

Your not supposed to eat the straws and cups

I thought that was how recycling worked ...

If you look at the FAQs posted earlier it’s perfectly safe to eat the paper straws. They actually taste better than the pizza at Pizzafari

 

[RSoxNo1]

Biggest issue I have with these paper straws are with the frozen drinks. I love frozen lemonades but the straws don't hold up well. Would love the larger paper straws they give you with the drinks in Pandora!

I'm ok with the paper straws on the night blossom.

 

[John Zeller]

Biggest issue I have with these paper straws are with the frozen drinks. I love frozen lemonades but the straws don't hold up well. Would love the larger paper straws they give you with the drinks in Pandora!

I had the same issue. The straw would start coming apart halfway through my frozen lemonade. I started taking extra straws to replace the soggy one.

I didn't have any issues using the paper straw with regular soft drinks.

 

[Kram Sacul]

So how many animals have been saved so far?