towel animals - keep or leave??

[SunKat]

I always take the small towel animals home (duck, bunny, etc.) but I leave the larger ones, ie the giant twin swans that were in our room at CBR last trip. Our little washcloth animals are displayed right next to our Mickey soap and shampoo (yep, I take that stuff home too) on a shelf in our bathroom. We too were told that the towel animals are ours to keep.

 

[goofy4tink]

I've gotten towel animals three times now. I have brought them home twice. If I got more than one in one trip, I would chose just one to bring home with me. I have asked at POP, POR and BW to see what the policy is. I have been told every time that they are mine to do with as I please. They are intended to go home with the guest. I wonder why we get different answers from different people...sure makes it hard to give an honest answer here.

 

[pixie dust 112]

We've been told by Mousekeeping that we can tkae the animals home. Before being told this we had received several and always left them at the resort. Now we have three at home. I keep them in a basket in our bathroom.

 

[Dina]

We always get tons of towel animals (every resort except Wilderness Lodge). The first trip, I did not take them home (didn't event think about it) but a CM at one of the resorts said they were ours to keep. I usually take one small one. Last trip we were left with a giant bouquet of roses (towel bouquet it was beautiful), and a birthday cake with candles (made of the towels) They were BEAUTIFUL. I did not take them because I figured it must have taken the mousekeeper a long time to make them, I thought it would be nice if she could share them with other guests-- really brightened up our room. I do have a few small ones though-- they're on a shelf in our bathroom.

 

[Pooh Bear Hugs]

I've never had one, which is quite upseting. I guess I've been unlucky. If I did get one I'd bring it home as it is true disney magic.

 

[CathrynRose]

We had our 'mousekeeper' wait for us one day to personally hand each of my girls a doll she made. I don't think it is stealing if it is handed directly to a child, and the child is told 'here this is for a lovely princess, have a magical day'.....the others we left.......but everyone has their own opinions....

Exactly - we got a knock on the door and handed 2 of them, too. I dont think it was "youre checking out in a few hours....why dont you enjoy these, until then"

 

[CathrynRose]

Your not supposed to take the towels on the rack home? Oh....oops.

j/k

 

[kaysmommie]

Both times we stayed at WL we got towel animals and I left them there. I didn't know you could take them home I thought it was like stealing towels and they could still use them. Next time I might have to reconsider.

 

[snogger]

Seems to me the Correct answer here is to ask. No??

Don't assume you can and don't assume you can't.

If your child really likes one or two ask if it's OK to keep them or not. Don't get mad if they say no, but do show appreciation if they say yes.

BTW, thanks for this thread. Without it I would have left them. Now we will be asking as my daughter loves the "small" things more than the things you buy.

 

[beth_cam]

maybe if all you greedy people didnt take them with you there'd be some left for me?

 

[BlindTyldak]

We had never gotten any until this trip.

They came home with us and are looking good on the shelf under the Coranado Springs Resort wall art and lit by the Saratoga Springs Resort wall lamp (man that was hard to unscrew). Now if I can just figure out how to put this sofa bed back together....

I had to do a double take on this . . . one thing we're doing this trip is buying things to redecorate our living room to a WDW theme and I quickly read it as you got a print of the CSR resort at first, and I'm a huge CSR fan. DANG YOU FOR GETTING MY HOPES UP!

 

[TravelinGal]

My two cents on the issue is that if they are made with full size towels and do not have glue/markers etc on them then they should stay as they are usable towels for future guests. If they have been glued or had a marker used on them (regardless of size) then it is a gift for you.

That said, I have never had one at WDW and probably wouldn't take one home if I got it. I'm not into clutter and that's exactly what that would be in my home. I'd love to get one while there though!

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I can't think of any reason I would want one at home, so I would not bring one home. But if... as some have said... Disney allows guests to bring them home, people who want to should do so.

 

[Disney753]

I Have Stayed At Many Disney Resorts And Have Always Been Told To Take Them Home. On Our Last Stay I Asked What Do They Do With The Towel Animals That Are Not Taken? They Put Them In Rooms That Are Not Occupied At The Time And I Do Remember On One Occasion When I Checked In There Was A Towel Animal In The Window Already. Also If They See Someone Checking Out Some Times They Are Given To The Kids. She Also Told Me That There Is No Check To Say How Many Towels That Are Left In A Room As In Some Resorts You Take Them To The Pool And Leave Them There. So If You Want All The Towels Take Them Nobody Would Care. When The Towel Animal Becomes Dirty I Dismantle In And Wash The Creature Which Is No More. They Have Always Been Full Towels And Wash Cloths Never Pieces. Then Use Them As Rags Or What They Were Intended For. This Is Just What I Know From Asking Questions.

 

[kimmikayb]

I Have Stayed At Many Disney Resorts And Have Always Been Told To Take Them Home. On Our Last Stay I Asked What Do They Do With The Towel Animals That Are Not Taken? They Put Them In Rooms That Are Not Occupied At The Time And I Do Remember On One Occasion When I Checked In There Was A Towel Animal In The Window Already. Also If They See Someone Checking Out Some Times They Are Given To The Kids. She Also Told Me That There Is No Check To Say How Many Towels That Are Left In A Room As In Some Resorts You Take Them To The Pool And Leave Them There. So If You Want All The Towels Take Them Nobody Would Care. When The Towel Animal Becomes Dirty I Dismantle In And Wash The Creature Which Is No More. They Have Always Been Full Towels And Wash Cloths Never Pieces. Then Use Them As Rags Or What They Were Intended For. This Is Just What I Know From Asking Questions.

I have to ask....doesn't it take more time then usual to type with all capitol letters? It's not a flame and I don't care if you do....it's just harder to read and I find myself skipping over posts like this which is a shame because you could have helpful info.

Also, if everyone took all the towels all the time....I think we'd sure see an increase in price to stay at Disney

 

[C-CMom]

I can see this issue from both ways. For the record, I have never had a towel animal, but we have been delighted to have little arrangements of our stuffed animals (using the remote, etc.). Very cute. Kids very pleased.

My question is (as a couple of posters have alluded to) what REALLY does happen to them if you don't take them? If they can be dismantled easily and washed with reintroduction into the general towel supply, that seems great. No waste. Or do they get passed on to other customers...not cleaned. EEEWWWW! As cute as they are, I don't think I would want my child all snuggled up with a towel animal that had been snuggled up by some other kid yesterday. I realize the animals are a little fragile, but that won't stop a child from holding it close.

So, particularly for the ones that are glued, maybe there is a decent hygiene reason to just take it away? Again, I can see merit in both arguments. For me, I think I will take pictures, and will seriously consider not letting a kid cozy up to it too closely just in case.

 

[DaisyD]

Would you take the towels on the towel rack?? No, becasue it's stealing.. Same thing here, it'a a towel not a souviner!

Not according to management at the Poly and WL. We've been told by both that towel animals are ours to keep so we do.

 

[disneynewbee]

We haven't recieved a towel animal yet but if we do we will be keeping it. Looking at all the posts only one person who asked was told they could not keep it everyone else who asked was told yes. I would believe the one cast member was wrong and not all the others. Not to mention with glue and marker they are not going to undo it and reuse the towel, to think that is silly. The ones just folded I would leave because they would be too fragile to move and take home anyway. I don't know why people insist on calling it stealing when those who took them have stated they were told to do so.

 

[GC&S]

We got four last week at PORFQ. We did not bring them home. They were cute and dd was so excited everynight we came back and there was a different one. But they towels with some eye stickers on them and would eventually just end up in our closet at home with all the other towels. I don't see it as stealing if someone takes them. We just really didn't need them at home. We left them on the table holding a thank you note and a tip on our last day. DD thought that was really cute.

 

[JBARN105]

We had the treat of having "towel friends" made once while at the Contemporary. As other stated, we took plenty of pictures but left the towels...