Sticker Shock

[Sonconato]

As I walk around the park and go on rides, I see stickers everywhere. It just got me thinking. I understand that they are for the kids and everything, but it just is a shame they end up where they don't belong. If you have other suggestions, I would like to hear them.

 

[Siren]

LOL. I thought you were talking about prices. I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll have whatever it is you're having tonight. Oh, and I voted for printed napkins just because they are so much prettier than plain brown napkins.

 

[Sonconato]

LOL. I thought you were talking about prices. I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll have whatever it is you're having tonight. Oh, and I voted for printed napkins just because they are so much prettier than plain brown napkins.

Sorry. I just meant that the circular character stickers the cast members hand out to the kids end up everywhere, and because those stickers are as impossible to get off as graffiti is, I thought maybe you guys would have some better thoughts on how to spend the money. If we had a voice, anyway.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Those stickers are neat in principle, but goodness do they make a mess. They're all over the place.

Printed napkins are fun, immersive and create a sense of upscale value. (Yes, you guessed it! Sarcastic remark coming up!): This means odds of seeing them at current WDW are slightly lower than Donald Trump's birth certificate revealing his real name is Ramón Gonzales, but higher than a pixieduster understanding that complimentary water does not spell the end of Western civilisation through frightening entitlement.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Ugh..Those stickers.......

Never give them to Idiots.....Here's one implemented to the street in Tomorrowland...

And here's one being defaced on a prop in the garden at the former Toontown Fair....

 

[englanddg]

I hate the stickers. Cheap and bad idea.

There is a way to make them better though, and that's to weaken the glue, but then they wouldn't stick to shirts and skin so well (which is what they were intended for)...

Seems a big waste of money (both buying them, then paying maintenance to remove them) for VERY little magic to me.

 

[Siren]

Sorry. I just meant that the circular character stickers the cast members hand out to the kids end up everywhere, and because those stickers are as impossible to get off as graffiti is, I thought maybe you guys would have some better thoughts on how to spend the money. If we had a voice, anyway.

Hi @Sonconato! Wow, I have never noticed the stickers anywhere at WDW. But, I totally agree with everyone. Disney should ban and get rid of the stickers just like gum and they would save so much money from the cost of the stickers -- the cost of labor to hand them out -- Goo Be Gone which is not cheap -- plus additional labor costs to remove said stickers. And, the savings can go toward building more rides!

 

[Donillary Crumpton]

In theory, the stickers were a pretty neat idea at the core, and something special for children to enjoy while at the parks. Yet it was we the guest body who turned something meant to be fun into something trashing up the parks. In a world with a more enlightened; respectable public, this idea would have worked as intended, and not become an extra eyesore or chore for the cleaning crew.

So even though Disney meant well with this sticker concept, they were putting way too much faith in the average park guest to properly dispose of said sticker, and handle this mini-perk respectfully.

 

[Goofyernmost]

LOL. I thought you were talking about prices. I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll have whatever it is you're having tonight. Oh, and I voted for printed napkins just because they are so much prettier than plain brown napkins.

Yea, and "pretty" is so important when one is wiping the mustard/saliva combination off ones chin. It makes for a more pleasant dumpster dive as well.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I would bet that they thought of that already and all it takes is a little water to release them from their evil hold. A quick hit with a power sprayer would pretty much pulverize them into sticker heaven.

 

[epcotisbest]

Slap the stickers on your napkin and water cups. It makes them more magical and the water somehow wetter and colder, but unfortunately does nothing regarding quantity.

 

[Weather_Lady]

I hate the stickers. Cheap and bad idea.

There is a way to make them better though, and that's to weaken the glue, but then they wouldn't stick to shirts and skin so well (which is what they were intended for)...

Seems a big waste of money (both buying them, then paying maintenance to remove them) for VERY little magic to me.

Excellent idea! There is such a thing -- you can buy stick-on labels made for canning jars that disintegrate when washed. A sticker made from the same material would stick well initially, but literally wash away with soap and water or a good hard rain.

 

[mgpan]

Slap the stickers on your napkin and water cups. It makes them more magical and the water somehow wetter and colder, but unfortunately does nothing regarding quantity.

And the stickers will only stick to the small cups of free ice water, not the large ones. It's to wean us off asking for the large.

 

[Ol' Br'er Fox]

I didn't vote for either because they're both stupid and pointless.

 

[jaques21]

I don't like the stickers! They make a mess, my son at the end of the day will have the gummy adhesive all over his shirt or hand. Bring back the Pretty napkins and cups!

 

[Pixie VaVoom]

I want more rides. heck with the stickers and cups !!

 

[EOD K9]

Watch this......But if you spent the money on nicer napkins, then people would take large bunches of them to use at home as souvenirs. Then we will have to raise prices for napkins and just give out plain brown ones. I think I may have heard that before.

 

[epcotisbest]

Watch this......But if you spent the money on nicer napkins, then people would take large bunches of them to use at home as souvenirs. Then we will have to raise prices for napkins and just give out plain brown ones. I think I may have heard that before.

Nobody would take home Disney napkins or the little paper coasters either...oh wait...never mind.

 

[Susan Savia]

I don't mind the plain brown napkins in the counter service places, but I would really like to see a better quality toilet paper in the bathrooms. It's so thin you can practically see through it.

 

[mousehockey37]

Let's take the sticker budget and put it in the live entertainment budget (aka... musical acts and face characters... see Mad Hatter thread).