SyracuseDisneyFan
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Well said Alejandro.
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People trashing the parks
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Kylo Ken
Local Idiot
I personally don't see what people are talking about with the parks being filthy. Every park I went to was squeaky clean as I expected it to be. The only time I saw "extra" trash was after Celebrate the Magic and Wishes, but I half expected that.
Every restroom I used was clean and I regularly saw CMs picking up garbage. Yes there was some trash at times but nothing out of the ordinary. People on here are acting like Disney has become a landfill. Get a grip. Besides, everyone's experience may vary. Yes I did see a couple of bottles of water in SSL, but am I going to go off on how dirty the park is because of that, of course not. Did I see kids spill snacks and walk away? Sure. They're kids and the parents didn't their best to clean it up. I'm sure when I go back again in a few weeks I will be saying the same thing.
Every restroom I used was clean and I regularly saw CMs picking up garbage. Yes there was some trash at times but nothing out of the ordinary. People on here are acting like Disney has become a landfill. Get a grip. Besides, everyone's experience may vary. Yes I did see a couple of bottles of water in SSL, but am I going to go off on how dirty the park is because of that, of course not. Did I see kids spill snacks and walk away? Sure. They're kids and the parents didn't their best to clean it up. I'm sure when I go back again in a few weeks I will be saying the same thing.
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
I've got to agree with that. We go every year in Sep/Oct and I've yet to see a mess anywhere on the floor? Perhaps the worse spot for 'trash' is Cosmic Rays when it's really busy and people leave their left overs on the table rather than take it with them and put it in the trash on the way out.
We have seen vomit in the flower beds at Epcot during the F & W (the smell hit us first) and I think the cm's were trying to pretend that they hadn't noticed it so they weren't obliged to clean it up. Certainly if I saw somebody throwing trash on the floor I'd say something in order to try to embarrass them, I really hope that's never necessary though. .
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
Hello Jimmy ...................................................................
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
Sorry . . . .
Worst I've seen, ever, was last year in the Treehouse area. I passed a large group leaving a little seating alcove there, across from the shop. I sat down to eat my popcorn and saw the trash can was stuffed full. Well, it's most likely the group that just left had eaten as well.
I walked across to the shop, told the CM "we need to empty the trash across the street". She said "oh, ok, I'll call, thanks!" I went back, sat down, less than 5 minutes later guy shows up and changes out the can. I thanked him, he smiled and moved along talking into his radio.
It's all timing. Had that group not all eaten there, that can might never have gotten to that point. Had the custodial's round been a couple of minutes quicker, I might never have seen it. But maybe a 9 year old in a stroller spilled his popcorn and ice cream in the middle of the path and changed the order of the universe.
Stuff happens.
I walked across to the shop, told the CM "we need to empty the trash across the street". She said "oh, ok, I'll call, thanks!" I went back, sat down, less than 5 minutes later guy shows up and changes out the can. I thanked him, he smiled and moved along talking into his radio.
It's all timing. Had that group not all eaten there, that can might never have gotten to that point. Had the custodial's round been a couple of minutes quicker, I might never have seen it. But maybe a 9 year old in a stroller spilled his popcorn and ice cream in the middle of the path and changed the order of the universe.
Stuff happens.
And that's been my point about people taking pictures and acting like it's a pig sty all the time. Most of the time, they take a picture of a full trash can after a parade, walk on, and then comment that the place is a sty and has never looked worse. They don't stick around, like you did, to see that it was fine 5 minutes later. Thanks for sticking around!
Johnguelff
Active Member
I was just there for 7 days in May and every park was spotless. And yes, I know how clean it was in the 80's and 90"s. The only thing I saw that was out of the ordinary were two inch long roaches in the planters in tomorrow land. I mean hundreds and hundreds of roaches. yikes.
SyracuseDisneyFan
Well-Known Member
Yikes!
DrummerAlly
Well-Known Member
I am a public high school teacher and worked lunch duty a few years ago. Every single one of our kids picked up their trash and threw it out and washed their tables. The trick was having enough lunch duty monitors and slowing down the exit / clean up process to force accountability on the part of the students but its totally possible (I did have to "drag" a kid by the hand back to the table once or twice). I only say this because it's hard but important and also possible. I wish there was some sort of accountability that WDW could force on its patrons similar to underpaid high school teachers forced to watch kids eat for 30 minutes. I partially wonder if more cast members all around (clean up, front line, managerial, etc.) would have the same effect.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
The big road block to that is that the kids didn't pay $100.00 a day to be there.
FutureCEO
Well-Known Member
People throw trash on the streets at home. They throw trash out of their cars. It's not just a Disney problem.
Kylo Ken
Local Idiot
Spot on. Unfortunately, people are slobs everywhere. It is not only limited to Disney. I feel Disney does a great job keeping the parks clean.
- In the Parks
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Just thinking when we drove to Mammoth Caves a few years ago, I saw not ONE piece of trash along any of Kentucky's beautiful roads....why? Just because there IS a fine of like $500, and it must be enforced. We don't have that here but wish we did. They posted a sign in front of a local natural area recently that said if you don't pick up after your pet while walking a fine of up to $500 could be attributed to you. Really? Pet poop vs litter along highway....guess the logic is just to ignore what garbage does to our environment apart from the beauty of nature....and someone stepping in it.
Our court system assigns people to litter duty along our main roads.....but never see them along the slanting highway hills full of trash. I have not seen garbage at Disney, but guess if I did I would feel compelled to pick it up and dispose of it. I would not hestitate from calling someone on it either.
Missing the Woodsy the Owl...GIve a Hoot don't pollute ads.....think they did make a difference....but do we really need to tell people to help keep our vacations spots looking good? Maybe Jiminy Cricket or the Good Fairies can help educate people about taking care of WDW? They don't teach integrity and responsibility in school any longer, and even when it is taught at home, it doesn't always stick....imho part of the problem is that people seem more concerned about Pokémon Go and Facebook type things that have replaced often caring about people or the world around them....
Our court system assigns people to litter duty along our main roads.....but never see them along the slanting highway hills full of trash. I have not seen garbage at Disney, but guess if I did I would feel compelled to pick it up and dispose of it. I would not hestitate from calling someone on it either.
Missing the Woodsy the Owl...GIve a Hoot don't pollute ads.....think they did make a difference....but do we really need to tell people to help keep our vacations spots looking good? Maybe Jiminy Cricket or the Good Fairies can help educate people about taking care of WDW? They don't teach integrity and responsibility in school any longer, and even when it is taught at home, it doesn't always stick....imho part of the problem is that people seem more concerned about Pokémon Go and Facebook type things that have replaced often caring about people or the world around them....
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.....and in repeat offenders maybe they could ban them from the parks....
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carolinadisneydad
Member
I can't say anything bad about Disney custodial. A few years back I got food poisoning on the way to Disney. My vacation turned into the WDW bathroom tour and I have to say, overall, the bathrooms were great and made what I was having to do much less dreadful. Also, I was able to pick up free meds from the first aid stations to try to help my condition.
- In the Parks
- No
Oooh NOoooOOoooo I just remembered PUSH the talking trash can and thinking they should have more of those guys to politely combat litterbugs....but found blog entries saying he is no longer at WDW.....darn. Interactive trashcans should appeal to the tech geeks at least.
carolinadisneydad
Member
Push, the living statue in EPCOT, the walking vine in AK, these are important details that guests remember. Wish they would come back.