Roaches at WDW

CaribBeachNut · 08-15-2005

Just returned from a few weeks at WDW and I can't tell you how disgusted I was at WDW. There were roaches at Down Town Disney on the board walk, we were also killing roaches at Splash Mountain and killing roaches again on Main Street USA. What had been a nice clean park is now changing because of the lack of upkeep.

**DisneyTeacher** · 08-15-2005

Wow, that's too bad. We just got back about a week ago and didn't see any roaches during our 2 week trip. I wonder what happened after we left.

wdwspider · 08-15-2005

Believe it or not, but it doesn't matter who you are... you have roaches... and mice.

Disney Magic is not that powerful!

Baloo85 · 08-15-2005

If my brother Marty heard about this...he would flip out...he can't stand roaches!!!

I agree...roaches were here way before we were...
But I have never seen them at wdw...as a matter of fact...the only bugs I saw at disney were butterflies and ladybugs...lol...

**ddoll** · 08-15-2005

The southern states are just plain full of roaches due to the warm climate. No way around it. It's not an issue of cleanliness in warmer places. And this summer was a record breaker, temperature-wise.

I think on the whole, Disney does a pretty good job of keeping the pesty ones at bay for it's guests, but I doubt there's any way to get rid of all of them.

If there were roaches crawling around my hotel room, I'd have a problem with it, but outside? Nah...

**ddoll** · 08-15-2005

sorry..double post

Disneywife · 08-15-2005

CALL THEM. If they don't hear from guests about things like this, they could easily assume that no one minds.

SnazzyCMB · 08-15-2005

I am a huge bug-phobe (especially spiders), but for some reason, I haven't ever minded the bugs at WDW too much. I haven't really come in contact with many, except for the big june bug beetles (which look a lot like roaches) which I always expect when I am in the south; and a few mosquitoes late at night while sitting at the bus stop. The exception to this is the love-bugs, which infested the place during my trip 2 years ago. On my 2 trips since then, I've barely seen any. I hope the roaches are gone in Oct. when I go, and I hope the love-bugs stay where they are!

**Dopey** · 08-15-2005

Ahem, I believe roaches are part of daily life in warm and humid climates. I don't think that it nessessarily means it's dirty. Must have been the season for those buggers to be every where.
I don't think it is fair to blame Disney.

pumouse · 08-15-2005

We have the same problem here in AZ. What happens is when the sewers are over run with them the city flushes them out with some sort of bug killer stuff, and they all run up and out of the sewers. I asked a city worker guy about it and this is what I was told.

chris5568 · 08-15-2005

When we were in WDW last Dec. There were roaches on the bus. Roaches happen to freak me out. But I know that they tend to be in the warmer climates also.

JEANY031 · 08-15-2005

i killed a roach in the pool in the hilton.

DarthTortoise · 08-15-2005

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Originally Posted by CaribBeachNut

Just returned from a few weeks at WDW and I can't tell you how disgusted I was at WDW. There were roaches at Down Town Disney on the board walk, we were also killing roaches at Splash Mountain and killing roaches again on Main Street USA. What had been a nice clean park is now changing because of the lack of upkeep.

Wow, that is just silly! Cockroaches are an every day part of life here in FL (along with thousands of invertebrates), and just because its WDW, it is no different except in the fact that they try extra hard to keep the bug population down. "What had been a nice clean park is now changing because of the lack of upkeep". Thats just silly. Disney is extreamly clean, but they cant clean the whole state. You honestly have no idea what it would be like if they truly didnt keep it all so clean. Also, you should know that not all cockroaches are attracted to food and garbage, some only go for moisture, which Florida and WDW both have an abundance of.
What an interesting point of view you have. Are their any bugs where you live? The difference is that in CT you get "killing winters" that majorly cuts back the bug population, here in FL we dont get those.

Val32 · 08-15-2005

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Originally Posted by DarthTortoise

Wow, that is just silly! Cockroaches are an every day part of life here in FL (along with thousands of invertebrates), and just because its WDW, it is no different except in the fact that they try extra hard to keep the bug population down. "What had been a nice clean park is now changing because of the lack of upkeep". Thats just silly. Disney is extreamly clean, but they cant clean the whole state. You honestly have no idea what it would be like if they truly didnt keep it all so clean. Also, you should know that not all cockroaches are attracted to food and garbage, some only go for moisture, which Florida and WDW both have an abundance of.
What an interesting point of view you have. Are their any bugs where you live? The difference is that in CT you get "killing winters" that majorly cuts back the bug population, here in FL we dont get those.

I agree Darth!
Iam not from the South but I thought wherever you go in Florida you are going to find Roaches and/or those Palmetto bugs.
You can't control anything outside as far as the parks and the boardwalk, it's pretty impossible to do that. But during the hot, summer months I would think they are EVERYWHERE!
Now, if somebody saw 1 in a restaurant or their hotel room then I would say they had reason to complain!

DarthTortoise · 08-15-2005

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Originally Posted by Val32

I agree Darth!
Iam not from the South but I thought wherever you go in Florida you are going to find Roaches and/or those Palmetto bugs.
You can't control anything outside as far as the parks and the boardwalk, it's pretty impossible to do that. But during the hot, summer months I would think they are EVERYWHERE!
Now, if somebody saw 1 in a restaurant or their hotel room then I would say they had reason to complain!

"Palmetto Bugs" is just another name for Cockroaches.

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CaribBeachNut Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 910	Roaches at WDW Just returned from a few weeks at WDW and I can't tell you how disgusted I was at WDW. There were roaches at Down Town Disney on the board walk, we were also killing roaches at Splash Mountain and killing roaches again on Main Street USA. What had been a nice clean park is now changing because of the lack of upkeep.

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wdwspider Back in the Web! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NC Posts: 2,584	Re: Roaches at WDW Believe it or not, but it doesn't matter who you are... you have roaches... and mice. Disney Magic is not that powerful! __________________ Boy, It's been a while...

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Baloo85 DC JungleCruise Skipper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in denial on the Nile river Posts: 1,545	Re: Roaches at WDW If my brother Marty heard about this...he would flip out...he can't stand roaches!!! I agree...roaches were here way before we were... But I have never seen them at wdw...as a matter of fact...the only bugs I saw at disney were butterflies and ladybugs...lol... __________________ "Please do not take any pictures while you are in line at the Jungle Cruise...they are nailed to the walls for a reason." PJ AND BALOO WDW TRIPS 2003 Oct MNSSHP (CBR) 2004 April (Grad nite) 2005 Oct MNSSHP 2005 Nov (my b day) 2006 March (spring break/POR) 2006 May (Pj's b day/All Star Music) President of the "I GO WILD FOR THE JUNGLE CRUISE" club Founder of the Pool Boys for Disney Foundation!!!

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ddoll Singing In My Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: RI Posts: 5,257	Re: Roaches at WDW The southern states are just plain full of roaches due to the warm climate. No way around it. It's not an issue of cleanliness in warmer places. And this summer was a record breaker, temperature-wise. I think on the whole, Disney does a pretty good job of keeping the pesty ones at bay for it's guests, but I doubt there's any way to get rid of all of them. If there were roaches crawling around my hotel room, I'd have a problem with it, but outside? Nah... __________________ Moderator of DVC, Disney Company • 3/96 Offsite • 9/98 Villa • 10/98 Dixie Landings • 8/00 Villa • 6/01 Disneyland, CA • 5/02 Villa • 6/03 Villa • 11/03 Wilderness Lodge • 8/04 PopCentury, Swan & Royal Pacific • 12/04 Swan • 8/05 Swan & Hard Rock Hotel • 11/05 Swan • 1/06 Swan • 9/06 Disneyland, CA• 12/06 Swan & HRH • 1/07 Swan • 10/07 Hard Rock Hotel • 12/07 Hard Rock & Swan • 1/08 Boardwalk• 10/08 Villa• 1/09 Swan • 8/09 Condo • 1/10 Swan & PBR My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Viva Las Vegas! 18 days 18 hours 28 minutes

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ddoll Singing In My Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: RI Posts: 5,257	Re: Roaches at WDW sorry..double post Last edited by ddoll; 08-15-2005 at 07:21 PM. Reason: repeat post

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Disneywife Mouse Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,427	Re: Roaches at WDW CALL THEM. If they don't hear from guests about things like this, they could easily assume that no one minds.

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SnazzyCMB Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 617	Re: Roaches at WDW I am a huge bug-phobe (especially spiders), but for some reason, I haven't ever minded the bugs at WDW too much. I haven't really come in contact with many, except for the big june bug beetles (which look a lot like roaches) which I always expect when I am in the south; and a few mosquitoes late at night while sitting at the bus stop. The exception to this is the love-bugs, which infested the place during my trip 2 years ago. On my 2 trips since then, I've barely seen any. I hope the roaches are gone in Oct. when I go, and I hope the love-bugs stay where they are! __________________ WooHoo! I am a DVC member and proud of it My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Could it be? Xmas trip to BLT? 379 days 23 hours 58 minutes

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Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,468	Re: Roaches at WDW Ahem, I believe roaches are part of daily life in warm and humid climates. I don't think that it nessessarily means it's dirty. Must have been the season for those buggers to be every where. I don't think it is fair to blame Disney. __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends

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pumouse In the land of boredom Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wandering aimlessly...... Posts: 3,624	Re: Roaches at WDW We have the same problem here in AZ. What happens is when the sewers are over run with them the city flushes them out with some sort of bug killer stuff, and they all run up and out of the sewers. I asked a city worker guy about it and this is what I was told. __________________ Avatar custom made by Mr.Go! Pepperjack is my favorite Cheese! Doughnut is Paw'erfect! Dopey Evil genius. I Love Lovemysons! 626 is the Smartest most good looking person I know! www.somefunnypicsforyou.blogspot.com Llama for President!! Who's the Boss of me?? Boss mouse, that's who One out of every four Americans is mentally unstable. Look around at your 3 closest friends, if they seem okay, you're the one!

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chris5568 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Va. Posts: 832	Re: Roaches at WDW When we were in WDW last Dec. There were roaches on the bus. Roaches happen to freak me out. But I know that they tend to be in the warmer climates also. __________________ Chrissy http://www.myspace.com/chrissy505 http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchris5568_2007

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