Splash Mountain - somone threw a plastic water bottle and it landed at the feet of one of the animatronic characters.
I'm "somewhat" guilty of littering on Splash.
Whenever I ride Splash, I make sure to take off my cap and hold it for the big drop. But, I wear it the rest of the attraction because there's no reason to take it off inside.
Well, last year, INSIDE Splash, there's a little dip - very minor - it's at an unlit portion of the ride where it transitions between scenes. Wouldn't you know it, my hat blows off. I got right back on in hopes of retrieving it. It's my favorite, lucky hat - I was NOT going to lose it!
We go through again - can't find it.
Anyone that's been on the KTTK tour has seen the water filtration plant for Splash. It goes through this huge process separating out the solids before it gets "repurified". Apparently, a lot of trash winds up in the water.
So, after the 2nd ride-through, I tell the CM at Splash to please keep a lookout for it. In a nice way, he told me to forget about it - it's lost. It'd wind up with the rest of the trash in the water processing center.
But, it's my lucky hat - I'm not giving up.
I go to Guest Services and tell them the story, where it blew off, that I tried to look for it, etc. They were very apologetic and pretty much said the same thing. It'll get caught up with the rest of the solids, and if a CM does see it, I'm not going to want it back. The grease, oils, dirt, scum in the process will absolutely ruin the hat. No one ever gets their hats back from Splash. Again, they were very nice about it, took the report, but basically said it's a gonner. But, feel free to call Lost & Found tomorrow if it'll make me feel better.
But, it's my lucky hat - I am NOT giving up hope!
The next morning, I call Lost & Found & tell them the story and how I know the odds are slim, but it was my lucky hat and I just needed closure. He reiterated that they NEVER get anything from Splash, but asked me to describe the hat. (Apparently, they classify the lost items by type, color, etc.) I describe it - white, blue rim, DVC hat. I get put on hold.
About 5 minutes later, he comes back and says it's not there, just as he suspected. So, I'm disappointed, I thank him for his time and tell him that if it were any other hat, I wouldn't be so concerned. It was a limited edition DVC hat that I won at a Welcome Home Wednesday, and that you can't get them anymore. He suggested maybe my guide might be able to scrape a spare up somewhere. I said thanks, but it was more about it being that specific hat - it was my lucky hat.
Then, out of nowhere he says, hold on for a sec.
A few minutes later he comes back and says, "White hat?" "Yeah." "Blue swede rim?" "Yeah." "Says 'DVC' on the front and 'member' on the back strap?" "Yeah! Can you check under the brim? Is there a black smudge?" "How'd you know?" "YOU FOUND MY HAT!" "It was in the 'DVC' bin, not the 'hat' bin."
Apparently, the part of Splash where my hat blew off was the ONLY place on the entire ride, because of the slight raise before the little dip, where it's dry! One of the CM's must've found it during a walk-through overnight!
So, sorry for littering on Splash. But, this is a perfect example that there's "magic" in the Magic Kingdom!
Do they have NO respect or sense of what's right and wrong!?
You are like me, just didn't give up hope. 
but I kind of found that the response to the gentleman was rude.... make your own rules when you own disney??? Childish.
