glass eye found on SM at WDW + more strange items

Came across this acrticle that tells you about the lost and found at disney and universal, you wont believe the stuff they find on rides including a glass eye that was lost on space mountain. Its a real intresting read.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/4707050.htm

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That is very interesting. I got a good laugh at the people that lose prosthetic body parts and those that lose walkers and canes. I like the quote "I don't know how these people get home." That is stuff I would never thought a park would have to deal with, but I guess so.

Are you from around Fort Wayne...or did you just happen to come across this article?

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That is a good article. Thanks for posting that, I enjoyed it a lot.

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$10,000 cash and $8,000 cash left in wallets? Man, what is wrong with people? Its bad enough they lost these items, but whats worse is the fact that someone would carry that much cash on them.

Might as well put a sign on your back that says: "I am a walking ATM machine". :)

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2 superheroes in Gurnee next season? Oh the humanity. :)

If you like this article, you ought to read "Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland" and "More Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland" both by David Koenig. These books have tons of interesting, funny, and shocking incidents and facts such as the ones in the article. I highly recommend them.

Chitown said:

$10,000 cash and $8,000 cash left in wallets? Man, what is wrong with people?

Well, that is about the price for a day at Disney ;)

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Corey
"I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. Well, it's more of a guideline than a rule." - Dr. Pete Venkman/Bill Murray

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LOL, you're not too far off on that point. The cheapest part of a trip to Disney is the plane ticket.
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-Matt in Iowa
195 coasters ridden -- Faves: Shivering Timbers, Ghostrider, Twister, Hershey Wildcat, Lightning Racer

Thanks for the link. That was a fun to read article. However, I must defend WDW before this goes from joking around to serious bashing because IMO, WDW is an amazing value.

A 5 day park hopper is $217.00 which = $43.40 a day. Last time I checked, almost all theme parks are about that much and this gives you the flexibility to go from park to park as much as you want. They also have cheaper rates for kids 3-9 which most parks do not have. The typical food is no more expensive than CP or SF and is just as good if not better. (except for the CP fries! no contest there) A single day ticket is $50.00 even. That is about $2.00 more than SFGadv. The locals get even better savings and it obviously makes even more sense for them to get a season pass. It is only as expensive as you decide to make it.

While I worked at Texas Giant at SFOT, we had two interesting finds: a wallet with around $5000 and a handgun that was left behind in a seat.

I assume you have to turn in the money? That must have been hard to do:). It's also rather scary that somebody was riding coasters with a handgun!

A handgun? How'd he get past the metal detectors? :)

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This incident was almost 9 years ago, before the park had metal detectors.

Oh the things that I could tell you that are left behind in hotel rooms!

Interesting, but not all that surprising with Texas's gun laws. (Disclaimer: I do not with to express any pro or or con feelings towards Texas's gun laws. Please don't read too much into that!)

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"Oh, we get body parts all the time," Lauver says. The limbs are frequently jolted loose by amusement park rides. But unlike sunglasses and hats, body parts usually are claimed by their owners."

I can just see someone hopping in the lost and found asking, "Did you happen to find my Leg?"

It's one thing losing a hat, camera or wallet. How can you lose your arm or leg?

RTneedsTLC said:
A 5 day park hopper is $217.00 which = $43.40 a day. Last time I checked, almost all theme parks are about that much and this gives you the flexibility to go from park to park as much as you want.

Your totally right, except for one thing! If you were to spend 5 seperate days at a diffrent park like Cedar Point, or any Six Flags, you'd spend less than $100 dollars per season pass.
That's $100 of "extra" money that could be used at the DDR machine, or getting a years worth of Happy Friar Fries, OR get every member in your family those special matching coaster shirts.

I love Disney, and I don't have a problem paying those prices for tickets, but comparing it to really any other "normal" park, it's still quite expensive.

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Corey
"I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. Well, it's more of a guideline than a rule." - Dr. Pete Venkman/Bill Murray

Peabody said:
Interesting, but not all that surprising with Texas's gun laws.
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Ironically enough, this incident happened in the summer of 94 and the conceal and carry law in Texas did not take effect until January 96. The park added metal detectors for the 96 season because the Texas law specifically barred the carrying of concealed handguns in amusement parks. The park still allowed off-duty police officers to carry (only after catching flack from local police groups.)

When I worked at GA Santa Clara, the Skyhawk (Flight Trainer) was THE place to be to find stuff. If you've never seen the ride, it is basically a giant Dumbo-type ride that spins and climbs up a tower. Once at the top of the tower, the guests can use a joystick to move their pods up and down and can spin them upside down. When they went upside down, their pockets emptied out. I'd find 2-3 Zippos a day and tons of change (~$20)

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Yea well, I had the most interesting find on SOB while working on it: Unfortuneately, Im not allowed to talk about it.

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SOB crew in twenty 02
111 SOB laps, and wishing the park was still open