WDW Has A Unisex Restroom!

[Kay1]

I wish all single-use bathrooms were unisex. One of my favorite restaurants in the Keys has side-by-side bathrooms and the ladies always has a line but never the mens.

 

[WEDWDW]

Here's a list: http://allears.net/pl/restrooms.htm

They are marked like this:

It's like everything else, one can't necessarily assume as you never know when somebody needs assistance with the restroom or needs extra privacy.

Yes,the Unisex restrooms in France do not have the Companion Restrooms words or the wheelchair symbol on the "Toilettes" sign and there are two of them whereas Companion Restrooms always only have one at any particular location.

Management in France said that there wasn't enough room to build 2 large restrooms and they were worried if they made the 2 restrooms man only and women only that the line for the women's restroom would stretch out to World Showcase Lagoon while the men's line would always be short,so they decided to make the restrooms Unisex and they would also blend in with the European theme in France.

The other day ther were women only in line for the Unisex restroom on the right and the Unisex restroom on the left and men were walking up and looking like "which line do I get in?"!

Too funny!

 

[WEDWDW]

I wish all single-use bathrooms were unisex. One of my favorite restaurants in the Keys has side-by-side bathrooms and the ladies always has a line but never the mens.

Yes,that's exactly the problem Disney was avoiding by making the 2 France restrooms Unisex restrooms and also they fit the Theme for that area.

 

[kimysbug]

We use them with my mom

She had an ostomy that I needed to help her with, she was also in a wheelchair.

They were a lifesaver for us.

 

[cfriend416]

Yes, only have one toilet in each of the 2 restrooms.

There are 2 of them,one on the left and one on the right,and they do not carry the Companion Restroom sign that we are all so used to seeing at WDW for the single Companion Restrooms about WDW(Morocco would have the closest Companion Restroom to France).

While they could be used as a Companion Restroom there are 2 of them in the same setup as the normal male/female restrooms and their signs just have the male/female figures on them only and not the normal Companion Restrooms sign.

Everyone was doing double-takes!lol

To me these just sound like single-use bathrooms. I hardly ever see single-use bathrooms designated as male or female where I live. If there is one toilet, then either sex can use it, hence both the male and female figures on the sign. That's what I see these bathrooms as, so I'm not sure what all the hullabaloo about "unisex bathrooms" is about? Are these types of bathrooms are not common across the country?

 

[d1gitman]

i'm guessing the OP is thinking these are true unisex bathrooms that accomodate male & female at the same time.

as far as who gets to use the companion restrooms at WDW? give me break, this is gonna turn into a disability debate or right to use debate? can't we leave some topics alone? I mean really, I won't ever defend my, my child's or my family's use of a restroom.

 

[stargazertechie]

To me these just sound like single-use bathrooms. I hardly ever see single-use bathrooms designated as male or female where I live. If there is one toilet, then either sex can use it, hence both the male and female figures on the sign. That's what I see these bathrooms as, so I'm not sure what all the hullabaloo about "unisex bathrooms" is about? Are these types of bathrooms are not common across the country?

Not at all common in the midwest. Even the single toilet/sink bathrooms at gas stations here are designated Men/Women.

I'd say the sex designation is ignored 90% of the time though cause there's *always* a line for the ladies' room.

 

[Grim Grinning Geek]

This thread reminds me of the book "The Dark Side of Disney"....

 

[Donald Duck888]

I both like and dislike the idea of unisex bathrooms for 2 basic reasons. The reason I love the idea is for times when I take my young daughter to disney and my wife does not want to come, (seems to be a reccuring thing lately but that is another subject lol). The biggest fear I had about our first daddy/daughter trip was how we were going to handle the bathroom thing. Unisex bathrooms would really help those in that situation.

The reason I don't fully emrace the idea is purely selfish. As a guy I can usually get in and out of the bathroom with no lines no waiting in less than 2 minutes including handwashing, unisex would probably significantly increase that time.

 

[mom2rtk]

The reason I don't fully emrace the idea is purely selfish. As a guy I can usually get in and out of the bathroom with no lines no waiting in less than 2 minutes including handwashing, unisex would probably significantly increase that time.

LOL, welcome to our world!

The reason I would like unisex bathrooms as a woman is that I (usually) won't have to 1) put the seat down or 2) wipe the spots off before sitting down!

 

[darnheather]

When we were there, they were not utilized much at all and not as tidy, and if you have a child who is handicapped or needs to go now and needs assistance, they come in very handy. I never saw anybody using them as dressing rooms, but we only used the ones in Epcot. I did see them being used by single parents with several children who weren't all the same sex. I didn't find them to be as clean as the main restrooms. I actually pointed one out to a dear lady in a wheel chair when the ladies room had quite the line!

Ok, I don't understand having your "several children who weren't all the same sex" using the bathroom all together rather than sending them into the appropriate restrooms. Maybe it's because I don't have a son, but I don't think a boy over about 4? would be comfortable peeing in front of his sisters and vice versa.

 

[ArielSparrow]

I went to the restrooms in the new bakery in France today and did SEVERAL double-takes!

There is a restroom on the right and a restroom on the left and both have Unisex signs- figures of both a man and a women.

I have never seen a unisex restroom before and it really took me by surprise to see it!

Never in life or just at DisneyWorld? They are pretty common at large places where you'll find families. They are even at Walmart.

 

[surferdave]

I never realized this was so scandalous, I have two unisex restrooms at home.

 

[ArielSparrow]

Ok, I don't understand having your "several children who weren't all the same sex" using the bathroom all together rather than sending them into the appropriate restrooms. Maybe it's because I don't have a son, but I don't think a boy over about 4? would be comfortable peeing in front of his sisters and vice versa.

Because of kidnappers.

 

[DebbieB]

I was once at a restaurant in Minneapolis that had a unisex area for the sinks. The toilets were behind separate doors. Kind of strange to be fixing your hair or makeup standing next to a guy.

 

[rt2dz]

Ok, I don't understand having your "several children who weren't all the same sex" using the bathroom all together rather than sending them into the appropriate restrooms. Maybe it's because I don't have a son, but I don't think a boy over about 4? would be comfortable peeing in front of his sisters and vice versa.

Sorry, but I have to laugh at this. I have nothing but boys and they could care less at any age who they pee in front of. They'll answer the front door in nothing but a towel fresh out of the shower, if a towel was handy. Im constantly preaching about modesty. I think it is a locker room thing. Now, girls (I have 8 nieces) ARE a different story...

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[WEDWDW]

Not at all common in the midwest. Even the single toilet/sink bathrooms at gas stations here are designated Men/Women.

I'd say the sex designation is ignored 90% of the time though cause there's *always* a line for the ladies' room.

Yes,the thing that makes these restrooms different from other single-use restrooms is that there are TWO of them in the normal man/women layout.

 

[MADnNOLA]

I bet Walt wouldn't have wanted this!

 

[chimilady]

I bet Walt wouldn't have wanted this!

 

[robinb]

Because of kidnappers.

Here we go!