We were there in April and earlier this month but to honest I never even thought to ask for a lid. I will say that the straw provided with the Dole Whip floats lasted 1.5 days before it began to disintegrate - not only am I a slow eater but the same is true when I drink, LOL. The floats and a milk shake were the only sweetened container items we had at WDW. Mostly we drink water in the parks and it creates no staining or stickiness if spilt.
We were there in early June, no lids and only paper straws which only last for a short period of time before dissolving enough/losing its shape enough to not be able to use. I will say we felt like we hit the jackpot one day at sunshine seasons as they had LIDS!!!! I can't explain how excited we were. - We have a stroller and cannot hold a beverage in it without a lid otherwise it sloshes all over the place. The lids are sweetheart brand - I made sure to take note because we'll be ordering some along with real straws before our next trip.
Lol... so glad you could explain what used to happen before disposable lids were invented... I'm sure all are happy to request servers to only fill the cup 1/3 way full, especially when they're spending Disney money/prices on them.
Suggestion for common sense... provide stinking lids. You know what was done once a brain was used to invent lids, as not having them seemed to be a problem...hence the need for the invention lol. We get it you're anti-lids- congrats....probably means this thread is not for you as it's not an issue; others have different experiences/lives.
It's not a ban; it's Disney pretending to be environmentaly friendly, when in reality it's just PR BS which has the wonderful added bonus of saving them money. You can bring whatever you want; they're just not going to provide it anymore.
Yes... We saw multiple ppl. ask/request them and CMs either said they no longer had them, only had them for kid drinks (they use the same size lid) or pretended like they didn't understand what the person was asking for lol.
If you can find "sweetheart" lids, that's the brand they used. - I made sure to take note so I could order some for our upcoming trip. It's just such a pain to try to walk around without one.
I wrote what I did in recognition that many posters have not lived life w/o the convenience of lidded disposable cups and plastic straws. My kids are in their '30's and '40's and the only place they can recall with lidless drinks were Nedick's and Papaya King. Took reaching deep into their memory banks to pull that out, LOL. As I recall it was more like 1/5 of the volume rather than 1/3 for filling cups and many people opted for a cup w/o ice since the drinks were fountain cold already. Then Big Gulps and similar came into being and people stopped caring how much product was in their cups since it was more than enough anyway.
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the stand I work at a small park had to take out our recycle bins because most of it had to go in garbage any way because when garbage is mixed in it becomes garbageI'm all for helping reduce waste. That being said, a recycle bin next to garbage cans would help. Now I understand not everyone cares and would throw garbage in recycle and recycle in garbage. But I see myself getting a drink on a hot afternoon and walking in crowds with it open. One bump into another person and 2 people are wearing a drink, and I am out $$. I do not know how large or cumbersome the refillable mugs are from the resorts, but I see myself bringing them and dumping the drink into those...if I get the dining plan. If I don't get it, then bringing my Dollywood cups. That should go over well.
