Here now--a few random things I am noticing

[momimouse27]

#1 I also love the MBs. They are so very convenient.

#7 Oh, heavens, yes! I have 19 and 23 year old daughters. If we had to coordinate around each other, It would seriously stress me out. They do what they want, we do what we want. Then meet up for meals. Best plan all around.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

Every time I'm washing my hands in the bathroom, and a man leaves without washing his hands, I'm like...

Then, I'm all...

Finally, I resolve with...

Funny!

 

[Mitzicat]

Often it's a forceful flush that makes it appear that you've peed on the seat. Worth thinking about.

I was going to suggest this as well! lol if you aren't careful you can get a shower when you flush.

 

[Minnie-Mickey]

Best tip ever! LOL

I am taking an 11 (nephew first time) a 16 and 19. I might follow this tip and enjoy the 11 year olds enjoyment of everything.

 

[ArwenMarie]

I run a business and the women's bathrooms start the day spotless, I have a great janitorial woman...she cleans them every hour, and
they get gross, fast. The mens she cleans twice a day. Women throw toliet paper everywhere and, sorry, have explosive bowel movements. My biggest lol was when I went into the bathroom to wash ink off of my hands, one other woman was in the bathroom grunting and groaning. The smell was unbelievable...I tried to finish washing my hands, but she came out of the stall, and said, "It smells terrible in here!", knowing it was my business. I honestly could not help myself and said, "Well, you were in here before me and I just washed my hands, so?" But women do need to quit messing and then complain that businesses dont keep the bathrooms clean. Men do it!!!

That makes sense. I think more women change dirty diapers at WDW too, which contributes to the odor.
Ah if only we could pee standing up!

 

[BrownHP800]

I was booking my fps and got a 6:00 safari but I can move that up if there's no benefit at night.

We really enjoyed the safari at night. Quite a different perspective. The lions were actually awake!

 

[Alfredo68]

I was in a country restaurant bathroom outside Atlanta years ago talking to my grandma about the mess the woman before me left on the seat (it was yellow, so not a hard flush). A random lady with the thickest southern accent I've ever heard told me, "There oughtta be a urinal for women who cain't do right like that."

We love MB, too. We always stay offsite, so took the plunge and bought Jedi Mickey and Darth Donald ones at the last SWW. They make everything so much easier, especially since, when I use them at park or ride entrance, I'm also usually wrangling DS4. If I could link a credit card to it and pay for things, I would, but I get that some perks have to be reserved for onsite guests.

Glad you're enjoying your trip!

Angi, I LOVE your posts. Every time I bump into a post of yours it is always so happy and wonderful to read. You were among the first posts I read when I joined the DIS and always look forward to bumping into one of your many posts.

 

[angierae]

We have lots of previous trips. Wandering around this time, here are a few random reflections.

1. Magicbands rule. We were at universal,for a few days. Didn't spring for Lanyards, and were juggling room keys, tickets, and express passes. Magicbands are awesome, even if you are staying offsite.

That was my biggest complaint about my trip to Universal last January. Room key, photo card, express lane pass, park tickets - so many pieces of paper to keep track of. I hated having to deal with a lanyard after the freedom of the MagicBands.

 

[tlmadden73]

I loved the Magic Bands too.

Glad you got to experience EE at night, looks like they are rolling back the AK nighttime hours. No ideas how long that will be though.
Shame about the nighttime safari ..
It just feels like everything about AK at night was just "thrown together" and not ready and didn't have the Disney polish you'd expect. (May be why they are stopping the AK nights for a while).

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

I run a business and the women's bathrooms start the day spotless, I have a great janitorial woman...she cleans them every hour, and
they get gross, fast. The mens she cleans twice a day. Women throw toliet paper everywhere and, sorry, have explosive bowel movements. My biggest lol was when I went into the bathroom to wash ink off of my hands, one other woman was in the bathroom grunting and groaning. The smell was unbelievable...I tried to finish washing my hands, but she came out of the stall, and said, "It smells terrible in here!", knowing it was my business. I honestly could not help myself and said, "Well, you were in here before me and I just washed my hands, so?" But women do need to quit messing and then complain that businesses dont keep the bathrooms clean. Men do it!!!

Just had to respond to this. Did the explosive person have a health issue like Chrons or likein my case past colon cancer surgery that has it's own set of issues (thanks to the ladies at GF and YC when I had an emergency and let me cut in line) I too find the ladies at WDW to be very messy and I guess it's due to the large number of visitors. The CM's don't get enough credit when dealing with clean up. All we can do is our best to clean up after ourselves. I think the vast majority don't read here.

And as my USMC DH used to say...It's a head (bathroom), not a flower shop.

 

[Wenny]

I've never understood paper toilet seat covers. They're only useful if the seat is dry. In which case they aren't needed. Sorry, ladies. If there's a communicable disease on that seat that can pass through the skin on your bottom (which there isn't), tissue paper isn't going to protect you.

I can usually deal with cleaning a seat myself as long as the floor is dry. If the floor is soaked, too, it's a whole new level of gross.

I wish all public bathroom seats worked like seats I saw at Chicago O'hare years back. There was a fresh plastic sleeve for each user. I can't fathom what they cost, though.

I haven't flown through Ohare in years. Do they still have them?

 

[cwis]

I've never understood paper toilet seat covers. They're only useful if the seat is dry. In which case they aren't needed. Sorry, ladies. If there's a communicable disease on that seat that can pass through the skin on your bottom (which there isn't), tissue paper isn't going to protect you.

I can usually deal with cleaning a seat myself as long as the floor is dry. If the floor is soaked, too, it's a whole new level of gross.

I wish all public bathroom seats worked like seats I saw at Chicago O'hare years back. There was a fresh plastic sleeve for each user. I can't fathom what they cost, though.

I haven't flown through Ohare in years. Do they still have them?

Here in Europe we've had special setup in public toilets where a sheet of plastic was being "rolled" on the seat. Pushing a button on the side would "roll" the sheet.
It's been a while I haven't come accross this setup, though. Wonder if it still exist, or if it has been abandonned.

 

[chigirl]

Just had to respond to this. Did the explosive person have a health issue like Chrons or likein my case past colon cancer surgery that has it's own set of issues (thanks to the ladies at GF and YC when I had an emergency and let me cut in line) I too find the ladies at WDW to be very messy and I guess it's due to the large number of visitors. The CM's don't get enough credit when dealing with clean up. All we can do is our best to clean up after ourselves. I think the vast majority don't read here.

And as my USMC DH used to say...It's a head (bathroom), not a flower shop.

It happens all day long...Im sure some people have health issues, but that does not give you an excuse to poop all over a toliet and leave it. My sister has Crohns. She never leaves a bathroom a mess. When you're responsible for the cleanliness of public bathrooms, you quickly learn people are pigs. Its just women more than men. People always freak out when I tell them people pee in fitting rooms, but I managed a 59 million dollar a year national dept store and people that every day. I have sympathy for health issues, not for people who destroy a toliet stall and leave the mess for someone else. You learn quickly to put Vicks in your nose and try not to dry heave.

 

[YawningDodo]

I was going to suggest this as well! lol if you aren't careful you can get a shower when you flush.

Or when the auto-flush goes off with you still on the toilet....

 

[Mitzicat]

Or when the auto-flush goes off with you still on the toilet....

Disney Bidet!

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

I've never understood paper toilet seat covers. They're only useful if the seat is dry. In which case they aren't needed. Sorry, ladies. If there's a communicable disease on that seat that can pass through the skin on your bottom (which there isn't), tissue paper isn't going to protect you.

I can usually deal with cleaning a seat myself as long as the floor is dry. If the floor is soaked, too, it's a whole new level of gross.

I wish all public bathroom seats worked like seats I saw at Chicago O'hare years back. There was a fresh plastic sleeve for each user. I can't fathom what they cost, though.

I haven't flown through Ohare in years. Do they still have them?

Yes, as does Chicago Midway...
We have them in Mohegan Sun Casino, near our house. They have them in every single public bathroom! It feels so much cleaner!

 

[Lothlórien]

In my opinion, Disney merchandise has plummeted in originally and quality.

Sadly, this has been the case for years. They charge more and more for cheap junk made in China. You can get better shirts made from licensed sellers on etsy than you can in the parks. Even the pins for the US have become a bit cheap while they look better and better all of the time in Asian parks.

 

[adelaster]

Pet peeve: the squatter/hoverers are terrified of sitting in someone else's mess and catching something off the porcelain, so they squat, they miss, they leave the very mess they were afraid of encountering, and then they don't clean it up because their hand might touch the porcelain and catch something.

RUDE! Under the guide of being sanitary, the dirtiest/sanctimonious women out there. And, has anyone really ever caught a disease off a toilet?

This! Also, in my time with the public I have observed that many people actually stand on the seat and squat too! My mom taught me to use toilet paper on the seat, but this was also paired with always leaving a place nicer than you found it.

As far as your second question- I had a doctor assert that yes, I did catch something off a toilet. I won't share what it was because I still hope she was wrong and it was a terrible/horrific experience- thankfully long ago resolved.

In any case, I am prone to bladder infections and have to be fastidious about hygiene, especially in public scenarios. I can't use hot tubs or bathtubs either though.

Norovirus and gastrointestinal bugs spread through bathrooms, but that is more fecal matter than pee. Eww Eww Eww!

One of the grossest things I have ever seen in a bathroom was used feminine hygiene products piled on the back of the toilet with used toilet paper.

Fingers crossed I get the good stalls when I visit!

 

[adelaster]

6. In my opinion, Disney merchandise has plummeted in originally and quality. We have a collection of amazing 6inch plushes -- the Haunted Mansion Minnie and Mickey, Tower of Terror Goofy, all the muppets, Epcot originals from each country. Most of them are now generic and wrapped in baby blankets.

Sadly, this has been the case for years. They charge more and more for cheap junk made in China. You can get better shirts made from licensed sellers on etsy than you can in the parks. Even the pins for the US have become a bit cheap while they look better and better all of the time in Asian parks.

Question- is there a place in Disney that you would recommend for quality merchandise? Or any places to particularly avoid?

I love etsy and similar sites like society6!

 

[PaulaVonSchweetz]

We have lots of previous trips. Wandering around this time, here are a few random reflections.

1. Magicbands rule. We were at universal,for a few days. Didn't spring for Lanyards, and were juggling room keys, tickets, and express passes. Magicbands are awesome, even if you are staying offsite.

2. They don't sell Magicbands in the World of Disney store.

3. Restroom etiquette in the ladies room is non existent. There used to be a sign cutesy country restaurants posted that ended "be a sweetie, wipe the seatie." They ought to post those in every language in every stall.

4. Mt. Everest at night is the best ride in existence. The back seats are much better than the front seat. It is a walk on during Jumgle book. As soon as that finishes, it goes from 5 minutes to half an hour.

5. Last here in 2013. Could be random, but there are many fewer little girls who have been to the BBB than last time that I am seeing. And a lot of little girls happily walking around in princess dresses with hair of their own creations.

6. In my opinion, Disney merchandise has plummeted in originally and quality. We have a collection of amazing 6inch plushes -- the Haunted Mansion Minnie and Mickey, Tower of Terror Goofy, all the muppets, Epcot originals from each country. Most of them are now generic and wrapped in baby blankets.

7. When you are trying to drag 20 year olds around, the best solution is to leave them behind. DH and I left them napping and went back to AK and had a wonderful evening.

8. The sunset on the safari is the cheesiest thing ever. But I expected it over the whole Savannah and it isn't.

1000% agree on point 4. I actually rode it a year and a half ago - before they had nigh hours - when they had the after party for the Everest RunDisney Race, and the first thing I said was what a fabulous ride it was at night!! It's a whole different experience.

Second - your restroom comment - It is so incredibly sad, but true. I have a list of "acceptable restrooms" that I stick to pretty seriously.