Has anyone (visitor) hidden anything at a WDW park or resort?

[zeedan]

Hiding something doesn't cause damage. Right?

 

[aliceismad]

Hiding something doesn't cause damage. Right?

Probably not. But it might depend on the item, how it is hidden (tape, etc.), whether it takes CM time to clean up, etc., doesn't it? I'm just curious.

Some friends were trying to tell me about geocaching, and I didn't understand that either. I was always taught that what I take into the woods, I take back out. Seems like intentional littering, but maybe it's not harming anyone?

 

[zeedan]

Probably not. But it might depend on the item, how it is hidden (tape, etc.), whether it takes CM time to clean up, etc., doesn't it? I'm just curious.

Some friends were trying to tell me about geocaching, and I didn't understand that either. I was always taught that what I take into the woods, I take back out. Seems like intentional littering, but maybe it's not harming anyone?

I guess if it doesn't affect others' enjoyment of the parks, such as slipping a penny between a railing in an inconspicuous place, I don't see the harm. I am against scratching initials in a railing/pole/bench, etc.

 

[RScottyL]

Probably not. But it might depend on the item, how it is hidden (tape, etc.), whether it takes CM time to clean up, etc., doesn't it? I'm just curious.

Some friends were trying to tell me about geocaching, and I didn't understand that either. I was always taught that what I take into the woods, I take back out. Seems like intentional littering, but maybe it's not harming anyone?

Geocaching doesn't have to involve the woods, it can involve the city!

 

[larryz]

I believe I heard a guest on the Retro WDW podcast episode about Spaceship Earth mention when they were younger, they threw a Playboy onto the stack of magazines in the California garage (or whatever scene was there before that one) scene, which allegedly remained for quite some time.

Did they put anyone's ashes between the pages?

 

[aliceismad]

Geocaching doesn't have to involve the woods, it can involve the city!

Still seems odd to me. Leaving something on property you don’t own. I guess I don’t know anything about geocaching.

 

[larryz]

I guess I don’t know anything about geocaching.

 

[Phonedave]

Still seems odd to me. Leaving something on property you don’t own. I guess I don’t know anything about geocaching.

Anybody can geocache, so there really are no rules per se. But earthspeak, who runs the largest geocaching sire, and what most people are referring to when they speak about geocaching, has some extremely strong rules about the environment.

In addition to rules around where you can place a cache, there are rules for the maintenance of a cache. The owner of a cache is supposed to visit on a regular basis, ensure that it is intact (and dry) and that is is still a cache, and not garbage. In addition, many geocachers are also very much into the environment. Most people who geocache practice some form of "cache and trash" where they will enter the woods with an empty garbage bag, and pack out any garbage they they happen to find.

If you really don't want to leave/place anything at all, there is always benchmarking, where you locate US Geological Survey benchmarks,. There are some interesting ones out there. There used to be a USGS benchmark on WDW property with the official US designation "RATWORLD". It used to be located just off of the Pop Century parking lot. However it apparently was destroyed during the construction of Pop Century - I did find where the CMs apparently drink in the bushes though.

-dave

 

[donnylambb]

me and my brother always hide something for each other at the beachclub resort. its always there for the other to find

 

[aliceismad]

Anybody can geocache, so there really are no rules per se. But earthspeak, who runs the largest geocaching sire, and what most people are referring to when they speak about geocaching, has some extremely strong rules about the environment.

In addition to rules around where you can place a cache, there are rules for the maintenance of a cache. The owner of a cache is supposed to visit on a regular basis, ensure that it is intact (and dry) and that is is still a cache, and not garbage. In addition, many geocachers are also very much into the environment. Most people who geocache practice some form of "cache and trash" where they will enter the woods with an empty garbage bag, and pack out any garbage they they happen to find.

If you really don't want to leave/place anything at all, there is always benchmarking, where you locate US Geological Survey benchmarks,. There are some interesting ones out there. There used to be a USGS benchmark on WDW property with the official US designation "RATWORLD". It used to be located just off of the Pop Century parking lot. However it apparently was destroyed during the construction of Pop Century - I did find where the CMs apparently drink in the bushes though.

-dave

Thanks for the info! That’s very helpful.