TinkerbellSecret
Mouseketeer
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My 7 year old DD left her small (purse size) Tinkerbell backpack on the back of a bathroom door near Star Tours on Wed. March 24th. We noticed about an hour later. We ran back the bathroom - worker in there hadn't seen it. We went to City Hall - they were super helpful & called every attraction/store around there to see if it was turned in. After nothing turned up, we went to lost & found. By this point, DD was a wreck. This little stuffed animal means the world to her. I know, I know - why bring it to Disneyland, right? She wanted her "Lovie" to have fun too and she'd be safe in the backpack (or so we thought! She went to WDW with us last trip and did fine!). The CM @ Lost & Found was super sweet and gave my DD a 2010 Mickey Mouse to hold until Lovie was found. A total stranger at Lost & Found gave me his phone number and said to call him when we got home - that he had an unused Tinkerbell backpack just sitting in a closet not being used that he would send her! At that point, I was almost crying! We then returned to the park and my poor daughter, at that point, was determined to just sit on Main Street with her aunt & I to watch for her Lovie 
While we were @ Lost & Found grandma had decided to go back to the bathroom & dig through garbages, but first stopped in the restaurant (is it the Plaza? I can't think of the name). Low and behold --- the backpack was safely there with a CM! I have to say - the reunion was fabulous!
We were pleasantly surprised to find other items still safely inside. However, although we were prepared for this, the wallet and hard-earned allowance of a 7 year old were gone. My daughter was so disappointed that someone went through her things and took her money. She is still having a hard time understanding why someone would turn in part of her stuff, but not all.
I just felt like sharing this story because I wanted to share my great experience with the CMs @ Disneyland. All in all I am so very thankful that most people are so very kind and helpful (CMs, stranger @ Lost & Found, others taking the time to say a kind word when she was so sad). At the same time I am sad that people still do mean things. I know, it's the way of the world today. I just hope whoever took it, someday, feels some sort of guilt. Thankfully, we were able to recover our day, have fun, and follow it up with another great day!

While we were @ Lost & Found grandma had decided to go back to the bathroom & dig through garbages, but first stopped in the restaurant (is it the Plaza? I can't think of the name). Low and behold --- the backpack was safely there with a CM! I have to say - the reunion was fabulous!
We were pleasantly surprised to find other items still safely inside. However, although we were prepared for this, the wallet and hard-earned allowance of a 7 year old were gone. My daughter was so disappointed that someone went through her things and took her money. She is still having a hard time understanding why someone would turn in part of her stuff, but not all.
I just felt like sharing this story because I wanted to share my great experience with the CMs @ Disneyland. All in all I am so very thankful that most people are so very kind and helpful (CMs, stranger @ Lost & Found, others taking the time to say a kind word when she was so sad). At the same time I am sad that people still do mean things. I know, it's the way of the world today. I just hope whoever took it, someday, feels some sort of guilt. Thankfully, we were able to recover our day, have fun, and follow it up with another great day!