Coins in the Water

[SpongeScott]

Thinking specifically of IASW, what happens to all the coins that are tossed in the water in the attractions at WDW? How often are the rides cleaned out? Where does the money go? Charities? Eisner's pockets? And how much would an average take bring in? Or the money on top of the building at BTMR. Loose change is all over the place and I've tossed a few coins just like everyone else. Where's it go?

 

[RobFL]

If i remember correctly: Some charity.

Almost all fountains and such function this way. That's why people give people dirty looks for taking from a fountain.

Back around Sept 11th my local mall's fountains had signs saying all money collected went to the red cross.

-Rob

 

[mickeyfanatics]

Yes, all money tossed into water or on a building at WDW is collected and given to a children's charity. I cannot remember which one off hand.

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

I REALLY HATE it when a kid is taking from the fountain and his parents see what he is doing but just ignore him!!!!!!!! Why can;t they teach him this is wrong? I was at MK once and there is a fountain in Fantasyland near the back of the castle and a kid was doing this as his parents watched then carried on talking. He said to me and the other people who were passing, 'Look I got money!'. I looked at his parents who were making out and I said why are you letting your kids turn into a criminal? That wiped the smile off their faces :lol:

 

[Eeyore]

Disney has an organization that collects all the money and then dontates it to various charities. They do other fundraisers as well. All the change thrown in the streams etc at Animal Kingdom Lodge is donated to Disney's wildlife conservancy fund.

 

[DisJosh]

This is right from the pages of Disney Magazine:

"Some of the money tossed into various waterways at Walt Disney World goes to Quest, Inc., a nonprofit organization that employs people with disabilities, and some is placed in our company's Ears to You account. Cast members who are Disney VoluntEARS apply for grants for the organizations with which they volunteer, and the money is presented to the nonprofit groups each year at a breakfast honoring the volunteers."

There ya have it.

 

[mkt]

the money goes to DisneyHAND and from there is distributed to various charities

 

[Sherm00]

someone once told me that a coin tossed in a fountain is a wish and all the coins you see in a fountain is somebodys wish. if you make it into the fountain on the first toss your wish will come true. then all of the wish coins are collected to make someone elses wish come true.

 

[Steveo83]

I also heard (in the Goonies) that when you take that coin that persons wish wont come true

But I am all about giving the money do kids who need it!

 

[cruiseman]

Anyone caught taking money from the fountains should have there hands chopped of by some pirates. I know a place in the MK that has plenty of pirates to so the job

 

[One Lil Spark]

Originally posted by cruiseman
Anyone caught taking money from the fountains should have there hands chopped of by some pirates. I know a place in the MK that has plenty of pirates to so the job

-OR- Forced to ride IASW on loop *non-stop* for the rest of their stay! :hammer:

 

[cruiseman]

coins or not i wouldnt wish that on anyone. Thats just mean. LOL

 

[disneyfamily]

Disney encourages people to toss money. While standing in line for BTM on saturday (45 min), I noticed that they had metal plates on the roof. There were tons of change all around and in the plates. I'm glad the money goes to charity and not as a part of Eisners yearly bonus.

 

[SpongeScott]

Originally posted by disneyfamily
I'm glad the money goes to charity and not as a part of Eisners yearly bonus.

They ought to make Eisner collect it and roll it.