So I asked WDW about the tv remote cleaning

[Lizgistix]

I sent a message to WDW asking about the cleaning procedure with the television remotes and the bag they're put in. Turns out it's to let you know that the remote has been cleaned and it's safe to take out of the plastic bag. After a guest checks out, it will be cleaned once again and put into a new plastic bag with a sticker so you know it's been properly cleaned.

I'm also thinking it would be better for the next guest if one takes it out of the bag instead of using it while in the bag.
But that's just my perspective on it.

 

[Ksquared]

I like that idea that they clean them and place them in a bag so you know it's clean. Hopefully people are smart enough to take it out when using it so the staff knows it needs to be cleaned instead of thinking it wasn't used.

 

[_19disnA]

Another option would be to take your own plastic bag from home and place the remote in it and use it that way. Then you aren't touching the keys/buttons which I would imagine are fairly difficult to thoroughly sanitize.

 

[Ali]

I'm glad you asked because we've been leaving them in the bags. Pete said he was glad they were in bags in a podcast long ago but I'v e been thinking it was to keep it clean until opened by the next guest.

 

[Silver saucer]

Another option would be to take your own plastic bag from home and place the remote in it and use it that way. Then you aren't touching the keys/buttons which I would imagine are fairly difficult to thoroughly sanitize.

This! 100%!

 

[Farro]

I would never have thought to NOT take it out of the bag.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Leaving it in the bag would be like leaving that strip of paper on the toilet seat while using it.

 

[Wiltony]

I keep my remotes in bags (or otherwise wrapped in plastic) at home 100% of the time, (my kids always seem to have sticky fingers and I don't like my remotes all nasty). So it was pretty normal for us -- we didn't remove them from their bags in our villa. We also barely watched TV, except for turning on the weather/park hours channel every morning (I love the music!).

 

[Lizgistix]

I like that idea that they clean them and place them in a bag so you know it's clean. Hopefully people are smart enough to take it out when using it so the staff knows it needs to be cleaned instead of thinking it wasn't used.

That's what I'm hoping people do, so mousekeeping doesn't get the wrong idea. I can see how someone's good intentions (leaving it in the bag) could be misconstrued while cleaning the room.

 

[Eastern]

Since we can't be sure how all people will treat their remotes, the easiest thing to do is to have housekeeping change the bag and clean the remote each time during room cleaning. Give me another problem to solve I'm ready.

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

or possibly remove the sticker from the bag.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Give me another problem to solve I'm ready.

 

[Chris Ehlers]

Bring your own wipes or disinfectant. We just got back from stay and brought our own to wipe things down if we were concerned. We had issues with our AC while at BLT and have 5x someone come inside our bubble to work on it. After they left we wiped it all down. We are all humans and we make mistakes. While you’re worried about the remote I’m sure you pick up the phone when it rings in your room without thinking twice

 

[soniam]

I left them in the bags, but I wiped the bag down just in case. I think it’s easier to clean the bag than the remote,

 

[Leigh L]

I sent a message to WDW asking about the cleaning procedure with the television remotes and the bag they're put in. Turns out it's to let you know that the remote has been cleaned and it's safe to take out of the plastic bag. After a guest checks out, it will be cleaned once again and put into a new plastic bag with a sticker so you know it's been properly cleaned.

I'm also thinking it would be better for the next guest if one takes it out of the bag instead of using it while in the bag.
But that's just my perspective on it.

On our trip last week, I did leave it in the bag while we were in the room, but made sure to break the seal before we left.

 

[TangledHairDon'tCare]

I guess we’re not that smart because we left it in the bag at Pop in July!
I’ve read about so many people on this board putting it in a ziploc bag before COVID that I didn’t even think about it.

 

[StageTek]

I wonder if housekeeping treats the remote still in the bag the same way they treat an unused bed in a double bed room. I know they change the bedding and pillow cases even if it looks like no one used it.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

One benefit to being a mild germaphobe is that I’ve always brought my very own gallon ziplocks to put the hotel remote in - ever since I saw on tv years and years ago that it’s one of the the dirtiest hotel items.

For years, my husband has thought I was nuts but I’m not so crazy anymore!

 

[MsOnceUponATime]

Another option would be to take your own plastic bag from home and place the remote in it and use it that way. Then you aren't touching the keys/buttons which I would imagine are fairly difficult to thoroughly sanitize.

I've been doing this for YEARS. I travel a lot for work and I have a mini Lysol bottle that I keep with me specifically for remotes. Before I touch the remote in any hotel, I spray it down with Lysol and then I put it in a plastic bag. Where it stays for the duration of my stay there. I'm talking... years and years of doing this. I don't know why it's taken hotels so long to catch on!

 

[Disneyfan754321]

With a kid with cancer we got use to bringing our own everything when we go places.. including sandwich bags for remotes etc. But my favorite thing we have is a uv light wand . We use it on our cell phones every day. They now have them at walmart for $10 in the school supplies section.
I paid 30 on amazon pre covid.