Poop Predicament at Disney

You'd better believe it! Disneyland and Disney World have a problem with people pooping while waiting in long lines for rides. 

 

Apparently you can read about these magical experiences with some frequency on the Disney World and Disneyland subreddits. 

 

In fact, twice in the last month, posters on the Disney World subreddit commented in fury and horror about the cursed things they said they’d seen while waiting in line. "I am in the queue for [Rise of the Resistance] – someone let their kid take a dump on the floor and then they just walked out and left it – WTF?" wrote one visitor. 

 

That fecal sighting was supported almost in real time by another person who said they worked at the attraction. “For the skeptics… this actually happened. Fun fact: this was one of 3 s—t-related incidents at Rise today. Less fun fact: I was here for all 3 of them”.

 

On another thread, a commenter bemoaned the behavior of park guests at the wildly popular attraction Flight of Passage. “Bodily fluids no longer bother me after working at Disney”, they wrote. “Let's just say that the attraction I work at has what the cast ended up dubbing 'the poop hall' because of the amount of times guests have gone in there and pooped. We even put up a camera and it didn't stop it”.

I did a little research and discovered that two former Disneyland custodial team workers have also written about this unsavory topic in their 2015 book "Cleaning the Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt's Dream Spotless". 

 

In the chapter titled "Disgusting Things", former "cast members" (as employees are referred to in company parlance) Ken Pellman and Lynn Barron reveal there's even a name for such happenings: "Human Code H" .

 

FYI, a Code H, according to the authors, originally referred to "horsecrap". A Code H meant a custodial worker needed to clean up after one of the horses pulling a Main Street vehicle did its business. The term was later modified to reflect a bowel movement of the human variety!

 

Anyway, should you feel the unstoppable call of nature while waiting in line, don’t do what those folks did. Some rides with notoriously long waits, like Flight of Passage, actually have a restroom mid-queue. Just speak with the nearest cast member about where to find the closest bathroom. Even if you have to leave the line, you can politely explain your circumstances and ask to rejoin your party upon your return. The cast member at the ride entrance would likely much rather accommodate that courteous request than have to call in the janitors for a Human Code H.