What happened to getting your name embroidered on your mickey ears?

[Suger Mag]

Haven't been in the parks since 2013 and during our visit today I noticed that there seemed to be fewer ear hats and also I could not find the embroidery folks who used to put your name on the back. Did they discontinue this, and if so why?

 

[dancemonkey]

I saw people with embroidered ears. Not sure if they were new or old. You used to be able to get them in Epcot.

 

[MolonLabe]

They still do it in the Chapeau on Main Street, I saw them Christmas day. That was always my goto spot.

 

[Boopuff]

Also the shop at Disney Springs still has tons of hats to embroider.

 

[aretha30]

We got our boys new ear hats and had their names embroidered on them at Big Top Souvenirs at the back of NFL when we were there in August.

 

[manda487]

I got my son his embroidered ears in October at big top souvenirs, as well. It was probably the thing I was most excited about!

 

[manda487]

Maybe people don't know you can get it done...I don't recall seeing many signs for it aside from in front of the actual machines.

 

[Suger Mag]

Oh good, just must have missed it. Was at the MK yesterday, and I did not see the machines I thought I remembered were at Sir Mickey. Was bummed st the thought that thst fun tradition was gone. We usually get some type of hat on our trips

 

[kwdw]

While I can't remember where at EPCOT and AK - you can still get your names put on them. There are at least three places at MK and at least one at HS.

 

[alliecat523]

The locations are limited but they are still there. Chapeau on Main Strett and Mouse Gears in Epcot do it.

 

[cgh]

Maybe safety concerns? I don't out names on my kids things because I don't want people calling their names. There are also so many other cute hat options.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Pretty sure Adrian & Edith's Head to Toe in the Studios still does the names on hats.

 

[Boopuff]

You don't have to put names on the hats. My DD has a nickname - of course it has to be "Disney" approved nickname...

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Pretty sure Adrian & Edith's Head to Toe in the Studios still does the names on hats.

Yes, this.

 

[siskaren]

It would certainly be strange if it wasn't offered any more given that there's a current commercial showing a dad handing out embroidered ears to his family, plus it's such an iconic souvenir.

 

[nicolej92]

We were there in May, and the only place I remember seeing them is Disney Springs. I wasn't exactly looking for them, though.

 

[daisyduck123]

Maybe safety concerns? I don't out names on my kids things because I don't want people calling their names. There are also so many other cute hat options.

The reality is, though, that anyone who wants to learn a child's name in the park, probably only has to follow the family around for a few minutes....mom or dad will be sure to say the child's name.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

It's been established that you can still embroider names on hats, so it's got nothing to do with safety concerns. The warning against putting the child's name on clothing seems to be because a predator could more easily lure the child away by knowing his or her name. Maybe, but I am not currently aware of any actual cases where a perpetrator used a child's name in this fashion. This seems on a par with the warning that parents should avoid having those stick family decals on the back of their car as it may alert predators to the presence of a child. Predators know where to find children if they want to, and they don't have to know or use their names - they could for instance ask the child if they want to see a puppy or kitten, or say the kid's mother was in an accident and the kid should come with them (Ted Bundy abducted a 12-year-old girl from a schoolyard using this story)

Children old enough to understand should be cautioned to never go anywhere with anyone they don't know, no matter what the person tells them, without alerting a parent or someone in authority. At WDW children should know how to recognize a cast member with a Disney name tag.

 

[Dug720]

You don't have to put names on the hats. My DD has a nickname - of course it has to be "Disney" approved nickname...

Even some names are a challenge. My priest was adopting a young girl from Ethiopia right at the time my family was visiting WDW, and I wanted to get Mihret her first ears. It took a bit of convincing that "Mihret" was the child's name because it wasn't a "standard" name. I can imagine they would have issues with some of the names I see on doors at the school my school's site is located in (Jihad (I wish I was kidding), Hennessy, Challenger...)

 

[GotLabradors]

My kids had theirs done at the Chapeau on Main Street. We had font and color choices!