Why are people such pigs?

[tazlikesrobots]

NOTE: This is not a rant against WDW at all, but aimed at the littlerbugs who go to the parks!

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Last Friday I was at MK to watch the fireworks and it was quite crowded near the castle. The fireworks were fantastic as always, but I am very dissapointed in the people around me.

After the fireworks were over, there was trash, empty bottles and who knows what else. I felt really discusted. People would not do this at home, so why do they do this here? After all this is home away form home for most of us and nothing angers more than someone littering my house. I actually picked up at least two empy water bottles and threw them away.

I really commend Disney for their effort to keep the parks clean (I am sure it is an uphill battle). As I walked away from the castle towards Liberty Square, there was a crew of Disney employees armed with vacums, brooms, etc. ready to clean the mess.

Hopefully people will see this post and think about not trowing trash on the floor the next time they visit. Please do your part to keep our home away from home clean.

No matter where you are, please leave the place better than the way you found it ( I love this about Boy Scouts).
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Thank you for letting me vent. This has been boiling in my head for week now

[IloveDisney71]

I've never understood this either. Especially at WDW because they have trashcans EVERYWHERE. You don't have to look very far to find one. I swear they have one about every 10 to 15 feet or so. I'm not sure of the actual distance but it seems like they are everywhere. I guess some people just think that people get paid to clean up after them or something but I've taught my kids to throw their trash in trash cans and not liter. I think it's rude.

[#1donaldfan]

I noticed that too back in June....it was very crowded that night....I just think some people are so lazy, that the bottle of water that obviously weighs less "empty" is too much for them to pick up and throw in a trash can that is most likely within an arms distance.....I am glad Disney has a way of cleaning away the lazy people's filth.....

[renecat]

Great post!!! I can't stand that people are so lazy to walk a few extra feet to find a can to put there trash in. I have been know to put things in my purse until I can find a can to put them in. Don't get Why some people don't have a clue and think they can just throw thing on the groud and walk away.

[Tekneek]

Maybe it is similar to the phenomenon seen in store parking lots, where people don't seem too inclined to bother putting their shopping carts in the proper place. They figure somebody is being paid to take care of that for them and so rationalize that they don't need to do it for themselves. The same goes for the trash.

I may actually be putting more thought into it than the average person is. The real answer may simply be that they aren't thinking about it at all.

[Tygger7]

You know, my DH and I had this exact same observation. Just think....if everyone not only threw away their trash, but also picked up trash when they saw it, the place would stay even cleaner! I love what you said and I try to live by it as well....leave the place better than you found it.

[Tekneek]

Just think....if everyone not only threw away their trash, but also picked up trash when they saw it, the place would stay even cleaner! I love what you said and I try to live by it as well....leave the place better than you found it.

This thinking applies to every part of life and not just at WDW.

[Scar]

Hopefully people will see this post and think about not trowing trash on the floor the next time they visit. Please do your part to keep our home away from home clean.

I'm quite certain the people you speak of are not reading Intercot.

[cajundisneyfreak]

I totally agree.I noticed this when I was there last time also.People get up from their tables at counter service restaurants and leave all their trash on the tables.Also people walking around the parks dropping wrappers on the ground.Everywhere you look they have trash cans.It's not just DisneyWorld either.When I go to the movies I noticed it also.Am I the only one who puts my trash in the can on the way out of the movie theater? Have RESPECT people!! Pick up after yourselves!!!!!!!!!

[NewDVCowner]

It's everywhere, unfortunately. I've been noticing it at my office restroom as well. The place gets trashed and I honestly can't understand peoples thinking. It's an office building, would you want your clients to walk into that? I think people are just lazy.

[azcavalier]

The Boy Scouts of America have a teaching called "Leave No Trace" that has to do with camping/hiking/boating. When you camp somewhere or stop to eat, you make sure that it looks exactly the way you found it, or better. My son is in Scouts, and we've been teaching our other kids this way of life, too. On school field trips when we're walking with a group of kids, we get the kids to collect trash if we walk by it. When we go to Disney, we absolutely try to pick up trash if we find it on the ground.

[tazlikesrobots]

The Boy Scouts of America have a teaching called "Leave No Trace" that has to do with camping/hiking/boating. When you camp somewhere or stop to eat, you make sure that it looks exactly the way you found it, or better. My son is in Scouts, and we've been teaching our other kids this way of life, too. On school field trips when we're walking with a group of kids, we get the kids to collect trash if we walk by it. When we go to Disney, we absolutely try to pick up trash if we find it on the ground.

My Son is in Scouts and my wife is a den leader. I think Scouts (boy and girl) is a great way to instill good values in children and teach them about civics, duty and honor. I really like the teachning about leaving no trace and leaving the place better than the way you found it

[Ian]

We noticed this exact same thing last time we were down. It's not new, though. I think people tend to get kind of that "movie theater" feeling when they're watching fireworks. When you leave the movies, you leave your trash on the floor and they come in and pick up after you. My guess is a lot of people feel the same way about fireworks shows.

It is stunning, though, how many people can't carry something an extra three feet to the trash can they're approach and instead will just toss their cup to the side and keep on strolling along.

[Tekneek]

I think people tend to get kind of that "movie theater" feeling when they're watching fireworks. When you leave the movies, you leave your trash on the floor and they come in and pick up after you.

Is this even expected behavior? I always take my own trash out with me.

[zebradome17]

I totally agree with you. I don't understand why people can't just throw their rubbish in a bin - there are enough of them!
The most disgusting thing I've ever seen at WDW was in the queue for Kali River Rapids where they have these large stone lantern type things. I saw a person just throw a bottle inside one. I guess they could look like bins but to me they were clearly not and it just made me angry
Anyway, rant over and it really makes you appreciate all the hard work that the cast members put in to making the world so tidy

[gollybass]

ugh this is my biggest pet peeve ever, from people throwing trash / cigarette butts out of cars to people just walking along dropping stuff, it seems to be an epidemic in this country, perhaps we need stiff laws like in Singapore.

At the end of the day its because people aren't taught by there parents its necessary so they just dont care, and the fact of the matter is that it will only get worse as generations go on. (scary thought)

[jillluvsdisney]

People feel lazy and entitled to not show good manners or common courtesy. They know someone will be along to pick up their mess.

I do have a more positive light on the same subject. I have seen numerous instances of WDW management in all parks picking up on the ground whenever they come across it. I'm talking about the folks wearing suits and ties. I've always been impressed by that.

[Disney4us2]

[QUOTE=tazlikesrobots;2077758] No matter where you are, please leave the place better than the way you found it ( I love this about Boy Scouts).


This is the same with the Girl Scouts too. However even at one of the GS events there was waterbottles on the floor. Our troop picked up the trash that the others left.

[BellesRose]

"People would not do this at home, so why do they do this here?"

I agree with everything you said, except that line. I'm willing to bet that if you go into the homes of many of these people, you'll feel sick to your stomach. I don't see how people live like animals. I guess I'm just a neat-freak or weird or something.

[ILoveMickey'77]

We were there for 2 days in July and someone had thrown a Sprite bottle down on one of the displays on Splash Mountain. I just can't understand why people think that's ok. The other thing that gets me is all the people who have spit out gum on the lift hill of Thunder Mountain, it disgusts me. Now I know why you can't buy gum in the parks.

In fact, on that trip, I bought a pair of disney crocs and took a sticker off and it got stuck on the sidewalk and I started freaking out because I couldn't get it unstuck to throw it away.

The ironic thing to me about the track issue is that Disney did a test either at WDW or DL, where they gave each guest a piece of hard cardy when they entered the park and they measured how long it took people to drop it on the ground. The average was between 25 or 35 feet. WDW has trash cans spaced at this interval throughout the parks. MK alone has over 3000 trash cans, so it's not like you have to look too far for one.