What Items Have You Left?

[sweetpee_1993]

I left my camera in the pocket on BTMR and didnt realize it until we were in Fantasyland.. I almost cried!! My cousin and I ran all the way back to the ride during a parade and went through the exit.. I asked a CM if anyone turned in a camera and sure enough they knew exactly what I was talking about. I was so happy that someone turned it in.. There are still good people out there.

Husband did the same thing with our camera on Dinosaur back in early 2007. It had all the pictures from that morning's early fishing excursion that the hubby & our sons had been on. Amazing pics. Unfortunately, we didn't have a happy ending. We went back but to no avail. We checked lost & found at the park after closing as we were instructed to do. Nothing. Central Lost & Found 3 times daily while we were there then daily via phone for at least a month after we left. Never saw our camera again. Whoever ended up with it deserves every bit of bad karma they get. I could care less about the camera, it's the pics of my boys I'll forever be heartbroken over.

 

[Master Yoda]

My wife left her purse in the room at the Poly a number of years ago. We noticed it was missing about 1/2 an hour from home. Disney found it and sent it to us FedEx free of charge. We had it the next day.

 

[mickeysshoes]

I went just the other day to find a outfit for my interview for the next day. I searched high and low for a pair of black casual pants. Asked the DD if they had them. The last time I recall having them as in Disney this past August. I am assuming that they either got left in our room at the Boardwalk Inn or in our cabin on the Dream. No clue which one...but I do know I dont have them.

 

[bennyw01]

My brother left his new sunglasses in the pocket on EE a few years back.

We went back to AK maybe 4/5 days after and they said that everything found that day had already been shipped to central lost and found.

So I made a trip to the central lost and found at the TATC where a employee said that he will bring out all the glasses lost in AK that day, including a whole box of ones lost on EE.

This box was huge im talking 50cmx50cmx50cm box full of sunglasses.

Had a little rummage through the box to have them turn up. The Cast Member seriously doubted me finding them and said he wouldnt help me look through the box so it was a relief to have them turn up.

He said that he couldn't doubt that they were mine and that I could of taken anything, but he would buy me a soda if I did find them to which he proudly went to the vending machine and brought me a a nice fresh bottle after showing the holiday snaps of him wearing them.

Coca Cola the taste of success!

 

[dkosdros]

When I was a kid probably 6 or 7 I was on my first WDW trip with my family. My grandparents put us up in the Contemporary and he and my mother bought me all the little plastic figurines of all the characters. By the end of the trip I must have had hundreds of them. Sadly on our last day we put it on the upper shelf of the closet in the back so that no one cleaning the room would walk off with the box as we headed out to the park to enjoy our last day. We returned and grabbed our stuff and headed home. When arriving back in NY I had unpacked my stuff and realized we forgot the box with all the figurines. I was so upset. My mother called WDW and explained what we left and where we left it. They said they would look and do their best if they found it to return it.

I think weeks went by and nothing. I was so upset. If I wasn't so little I would have drove all the way back to FL to get them.

Then one day we got a package in the mail from WDW. Sure enough they found the box and retuned all the figurines. I was one happy kid.

I can't wait to get back into my mothers attic and find that box and see and play with all those figurines. Hopefully I can pass them down to my children. Just another reason to fall in love and stay in love with WDW.

 

[mpeters]

Ive lost a pair of white arnette sunglasses in animal kingdom.. never saw them again..

Yeah thanks for that.......i look pretty good in them.....:lol:JK!

 

[MagicKat103]

After a wonderful dinner and liter of beer in Germany, I left my camera in the bathroom stall in the UK. It was returned to the lost and found in Epcot and I was happy to have it back.
My daughter, twice, has left Perry the Platypus in our hotel room. The first time, we were able to get him back, as my friends were at the same hotel and they brought him to their room. Sadly, now, Agent P is off fighting Dr. Doofinshmirtz in Orlando. A new Perry has arrived and all is happy again in my house.

 

[hurricanepat]

My fiancee and I left our camera somewhere in epcot the night we got engaged. No pictures to show for it. We think we left it somewhere in Japan but it was never found. Lost and found did find a similar camera two days later, unfortunately it was not ours. Its a shame, there were pictures of me dancing on top of the piano at Jellyrolls that night too because the piano player found out we just got engaged.

 

[OldYeller]

I lost my self-respect at Ohana after about my third serving of wings and bread pudding. Never did get it back

 

[WondersOfLife]

Have you ever left any personal items on a WDW ride or in an attraction?
If so, what did you leave & did you ever get it back?

My hubby left his cap in one of the pockets on EE...he went back right away & it was already in the lost & found!

I left a hat on Space Mountain once... I got it back tho

-WondersOfLife


The last original pavilion. :king:

 

[ddbowdoin]

somewhere in between Adventureland and Frontierland I lost a pack of skittles... ________________ never found their way to lost and found, I assume a little kid ate them!

 

[ddbowdoin]

I lost my self-respect at Ohana after about my third serving of wings and bread pudding. Never did get it back

notice the two MA guys write the snarkiest comments... yeah, ma____________s unite!

 

[Spikerdink]

Many years ago (when you actually received a key to your room) I was riding BTMRR and when I exited the ride, I realized I no longer had my room key in my pocket.

I quickly raced back to the exit que and had to wait for the cars to return from the next ride. I was freaking out because I was convinced the key flew out somewhere on the tracks and was lost forever and I was going to have to pay for a new lock to be installed (and I did not have much money back then either...)

The cars pull back in and the people exit, and there wedged between the cushion and the back of the car was my room key. I couldn't believe it was still there.

I made sure it was kept under tighter security the rest of the trip....

 

[mrerk]

Have you ever left any personal items on a WDW ride or in an attraction?
If so, what did you leave & did you ever get it back?

Just most of my disposable income.

And I have seen many people (though I have no first hand knowledge) lose their dignity trying to drink around World Showcase.

Another Mass. hole checking in.

 

[MickeyPeace]

Ive lost a pair of white arnette sunglasses in animal kingdom.. never saw them again..

Similar story. I had just ridden EE and left sunglasses in the net compartment under the lap bar.
Within 5 min I went back to the cast members who assist guests off the attraction. They told me that CM check the seats after each ride before other guests get on. When they went to check backstage through a door where the pics are viewed, I felt pretty confident that they would be there given what I had just been told. They weren't there. I was instructed to check lost and found at the front at the end of the day since they were probably en route there. I did. They weren't. When I asked to speak to a manager, he became very rude quickly. We matched our levels of anger and I left one very unhappy customer. Anywhere else I could have accepted. But this is Disney! It seems like a CM swiped them since they told me that each car is checked for belongings before the next guest gets in. The manager sternly told me it was my fault for leaving them. Yes I did but it was an accident. And no attempt was made to make the situation better or even show compassion.

On a happy note-I have two other times where things ended extremely well.
Once I left an iPhone on Test Track. It had slipped out of my pocket in the car. The CM made a great effort to track which car I was in. They retrieved the phone and told me that it was a common occurrence. I was very happy.

And another time I left a pair of sunglasses (I'm unlucky with glasses) on Disneys Magical Express upon check in. The woman checking me in at All Star Music when out of her way to radio the driver. We bonded quickly during conversation. I didn't expect anyone to walk in with my glasses but alas, a bus driver did. We all cheered. It was a great start for my vacation that I will never forget. And that is the Disney magic.

 

[splashmtnfan]

Back in the mid 90's my brother had his wallet fall out while on Space Mountain. It did not take him long to realize, just a few steps outside. He went back inside and a CM took him up to the ride operators and someone had already turned it in, nothing missing!! Fantastic. In 2008 I left my small leather purse on Big Thunder Mountain, in the pocket to store items. We had just been on Splash Mountain and I was pretty wet. From prior experience I know the leather strap on my purse will leave a mark on my wet shirts so I had been carrying it and put it in the pocket while riding. Not used to putting things in the pocket I got off and walked away. I realized once I was back in line to ride again.....not a short line but not too long. The whole time my husband had to keep telling me it would be there when we got downstairs. Sure enough, they had it...nothing missing. PHEW!! Won't do that again!!

 

[acishere]

Ive lost a pair of white arnette sunglasses in animal kingdom.. never saw them again..

I loose a pair of sunglasses pretty much every time I go on vacation. One of the Disney trips I lost them on Dinosaur. Flew right off my head.

The trend is starting to leak into business trips now too. I'm on one right now and this thread made me go double check to see I have them and I can't find them. I know exactly where I put them and they are not there.

 

[gwhb75]

Ive lost a pair of white arnette sunglasses in animal kingdom.. never saw them again..

Yeah, I can relate. I lost a pair of Serengeti sunglasses on Dinosaur (had them on my head, which was dumb, and one of the jolts knocked them off).

 

[Freshee61]

I left my camera in a ak stroller and it was mailed back to me with a friendly letter from the lost and found ! Amazing

 

[DznyGrlSD]

A story from the CM side of things:

Back when PI was gated, I found a wallet/purse that was left in the R&R Beach Club, complete with someone's airline boarding passes - for the NEXT morning!!

I called guest relations with the name on the boarding passes and (luckily) they were staying on property at the Contemporary. I ended my shift at PI around 12am and drove to the Contemporary to deliver the wallet - needless to say the guest was VERY relieved!

Still my #1 best memory of the year I was a castmember - I got to make some magic!