News Walt Disney World to eliminate self-service paper straws and plastic lids

[orky8]

Oh, so I can have the experience of having a person cutting me off and abruptly stopping so my tray hits their back and spill sodas down my shirt in all the parks and not just at Animal Kingdom…great…

You, are the magic.

 

[Splash4eva]

And stop operating parks and having merchandise manufactured in China, the world’s worst polluter.

Nonsensical virtue signaling that achieves nothing, besides irritating guests.

Shhhhh dont say the quiet part out loud lol

 

[WaltsTreasureChest]

If they wanted to act eco friendly then just use the veggie straws. Has a solid texture and doesn’t melt, just like a regular plastic straw but eco friendly. Some restaurants already use them over at Disney springs.

 

[ToTBellHop]

They should stop offering cups, too. Just have every kids meal include a handful of apple juice.

I’ve long had an environmentality and just hydrate myself at self-service soda fountains like

I’ve saved thousands of sea turtles.

 

[dreday3]

Did everyone miss the part that you can still ask for a lid at the counter and they will give you one?

 

[Disstevefan1]

They sold these before:

Nice. Di$ney i$ indeed $aving our environment

 

[Disstevefan1]

Eliminating straws and lids has nothing to do with the environment.
My dad worked for 7up for 35 years and I don’t know how many times I heard, “ The cup, lid and straw cost way more than the soda”.

For Dad:

 

[MrPromey]

I'm sure this is just an honest, transparent effort to help their bottom line the environment.

You guys are all so cynical!

 

[Disstevefan1]

Did everyone miss the part that you can still ask for a lid at the counter and they will give you one?

The title of this post was about eliminating self serve straws.

Forever, we have been conditioned to grab our beverage from counter service and then get our straw and cover at the station.

I gotta remember to ask for them at the counter now, I sure don't want to get back into line to get covers and straws.

 

[dreday3]

The title of this post was about eliminating self serve straws.

Forever, we have been conditioned to grab our beverage from counter service and then get our straw and cover at the station.

I gotta remember to ask for them at the counter now, I sure don't want to get back into line to get covers and straws.

Everyone is complaining about walking around without a lid. Ask for one when you order. Problem solved?

 

[Disstevefan1]

Everyone is complaining about walking around without a lid. Ask for one when you order. Problem solved?

Worth a try.

 

[FutureCEO]

Disney needs to get rid of balloons next even though they never will. Corporations claim to be for the environment but have such wishy washy records.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Disney needs to get rid of balloons next even though they never will

Gee I wonder why. I mean that would help the environment wouldn’t it? Hmmm. $omething i$n’t adding up….or i$ it

 

[LittleBuford]

I’ve never understood why straws, plastic or otherwise, are necessary anyway. I always drink straight from the glass or cup.

 

[MrPromey]

I’ve never understood why straws, plastic or otherwise, are necessary anyway. I always drink straight from the glass or cup.

It's cool.

Nobody here is judging you for being a heathen.

 

[Splash4eva]

Did everyone miss the part that you can still ask for a lid at the counter and they will give you one?

Its still crappy paper ones tho…

 

[MrPromey]

Same! I only ever use resort mugs…

If they really cared about the environment, they'd sell refillable mugs that can be brought back and reactivated indefinitely at a discount (to encourage reuse) with the freestyle machines in the parks like Universal does rather than selling bottles of soda and water everywhere.

It's been about a decade since they (UNI) started doing that.

Think of all the turtles they've saved since then.

Wonder why Disney hasn't gone that route, yet?

 

[dreday3]

Its still crappy paper ones tho…

Well, I hope not the lid.

 

[Disstevefan1]

It's cool.

Nobody here is judging you for being a heathen.

 

[el_super]

Until they stop selling seven billion plastic water and soda bottles a year, this is just a thinly disguised cost cutting measure.

Plastic bottles can be recycled. Plastic straws and lids cannot.