Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan My 32-year old friend just got back from a week at Disneyland with DH and DD. The day she got home, her mom called and said that a package from Disney had just been delivered for her at her parents' house. Her first thought was that it was related to her recent DL trip. But it was strange that it was addressed to her using her maiden name, and sent to her childhood home. When they opened the box, it contained a purse she had lost at Epcot 17 years earlier when she was 14. It contained a very nice note, letting her know that they were recently cleaning (or something like that, my sister relayed the story) and found her purse. It still had all of her belongings in it, as well as the $80 that was in the wallet. She had left the purse behind at a show, and ran right back in to find it but could not. It never turned up at lost and found that day. I thought that was a great story. What a great way to end a week that had already been filled with all things Disney! We are west coasters and I usually read/post on in the DL sections. Just wondering if anyone else had any good WDW Lost and Found stories to share.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow! That's pretty amazing that they just found it. I wonder where it had been hiding for so long. I doubt it could have stayed in a theater unnoticed for nearly two decades. That's pretty crazy that it was still there, and fully in tact.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<When they opened the box, it contained a purse she had lost at Epcot 17 years earlier when she was 14. It contained a very nice note, letting her know that they were recently cleaning (or something like that, my sister relayed the story) and found her purse.>> Mr. X, I guess that proves WDW is filthy, if it took them 17 years to finally dig it up. LOL
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I lost a hat in Ellens Energy Adventure in Aug....hmmmmm maybe there is hope yet.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA What a great story! As a member of the WDW Guest Relations team in the late 80s, Lost & Found was staffed by our department. Mary and Cathy were the two women who were leads there -- Mary had been there for many, many years -- and they did a fantastic job of sorting things, tossing out the 'junk' and yes, packing up wallets and other items for return to their respective owners. I don't know where Lost & Found is located now, but back then it was out at TTC, sort of stuffed in a small room. Steel storage cabinets were stacked high to the ceiling with junk -- old strollers, umbrellas, hats, plush, and other assorted stuff. It was like a big garage. And even with all the organization, I can understand how a wallet could have slipped behind a shelving unit and sat, undisturbed, for 17 years.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Wow, that is pretty amazing. When my son was 1 1/2 we went to WDW and he had his favorite hat. When we got home we noticed it was no longer with us. We were pretty sad because my son was attached to that hat, and I'd gotten kind of attached to it as it was always with us. The next day we received a package from WDW. It was his hat. We had accidently left it in the hotel room. DS was soooo happy.
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy Incredible story momofbuzzfan! I can't even imagine how neat it must have been for her to go through her old purse after all these years!
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan sherrytodd....I'm so glad he got his hat back. Disappointment is magnified for small children, I think...plus the parents are also sad because the kids are sad! I agree stitchcrazy. I bet she had so much fun looking at things that she never thought she would see again. Plus who wouldn't want an $80 windfall! Interesting Jim in Merced. I bet the WDW lost and found is a treasure trove.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN This is the type of stories that restores my faith about the great place WDW can really be. I think this story should sent to "Inside Edition" with Deborah Norville.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN On the other hand... they found the purse 17 yrs later because they happen to be "cleaning"? Makes you wonder how often they do cleaning at WDW...doesn't it? Think about that the next time you sit in any particular theater chair to watch a Disney show.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Think about that the next time you sit in any particular theater chair to watch a Disney show<<< I'm afraid that even on my worst day, I could never be that obsessive.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^ I got the impression that it was the lost and found location that got its Spring Cleaning, not the theatre attraction. =) I know they have a Central Lost & Found and that is where everything goes once a week or something like that if it's even found at all (I have lost sunglasses at Ft Wilderness before and my "Rufus" plush at Magic Kingdom (I think) and they were never found, oth, earrings that I hadn't realized I had lost were found at our hotel resort and mailed back to us! I guess it's all in the luck of when & how it's found).
