Here is one thing that Disney fans need to stop doing when visiting the theme parks at Disneyland or the Walt Disney World Resort.
Fans might think that they're being cute by leaving behind a little something in the attractions that they visit, but all that guests who do this really are doing is littering and hurting the show for other Disney fans.
The result is often something like this:
Stop throwing coins into show scenes in attraction queues, Disney fans. Wishing wells are one thing - no one can see what gets tossed into a deep well. Tossing into fountains and turning them into wishing wells pushes the concept, but at least a uniform layer of coins at the bottom of a fountain isn't usually all that distracting.
But throwing coins into carefully designed show scenes in a theme park queue is just rude. While we are at it, throwing hair bands at the top of Expedition Everest or attaching locks to bridges or fences anywhere in the world is uncalled for, too.
As you can see from the photo above, once the coins start littering a scene, other fans soon take that as permission to start throwing in other items, as well, including mouse ears and even Coke cans.
Perhaps it is time to apply an enduring backcountry rule to travel everywhere - "leave nothing but footprints." And on theme park's paved pathways, no one should see those, either.
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I volunteer as tribute to have my fellow Disney guests throw $20 bills at me, instead.
This only happens at Disney ?
Why do people have the tendency of throwing away coins to stuff? It’s such a waste of money and it’s completely stupid. I’m with Robert Niles, throw that money towards me, I know a Coinstar I can use to convert them to bills.
Crazy thing too is that this behavior is international. I saw this at Tokyo Disney as well when I was there two weeks ago.
@tiptop .... one of the most 'littered' areas I've ever seen is on the walkway roof, to the left of Mako as it enters the station. All clear now, but happens at all the parks.
Never done this myself (then again, I'm rather frugal) but just baffling for me when I see it. Not just Disney, zoos, museums, it's a weird thing.
You're bored in line, gives you something to do, simple as that.
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While I don't disagree, I don't think there's any way of stopping it short of putting up a screen that's too small for coins to fit through--in which case, the cure may be worse than the disease.
And in this digital age, who even carries coins around, anyway? It also kills me when I see dollar bills. I've even once seen a $20 inside. ¯\_(?)_/¯