Okay, let’s just get right to it. Disney World has a department for “unusual” lost items, and yes, they find lost underwear every single day. I’m not even kidding. Can you imagine being the person whose job it is to log *that*?
So, how big is this operation? It’s HUGE. The central Lost and Found at Disney World processes between 400 and 500 lost items every single day. During peak season, that number literally doubles. It’s a massive, highly organized system located at the Town Center in Disney Springs.
Since 1971, they’ve collected over 1.65 MILLION pairs of sunglasses. That’s enough to give a pair to every single person in Philadelphia. They also find around 18,000 hats and 6,000 cell phones every year. Wild.
But sunglasses and hats are just the beginning. The cast members in the “unusual items” division have seen it all. We’re talking things that make you go, “...how?!”
Get ready for this list. They have found:
And yes, underwear. So much underwear. There are stories online of people losing their pants AND underwear on rides like Living with the Land at EPCOT. How does that even happen?! I have so many questions.
Here’s the part that might break your heart (or make you want to go shopping). If you don’t claim your stuff, it doesn’t just disappear. Disney holds onto valuable items for 90 days and less valuable stuff (like your forgotten undies) for about a week.
After that? It all gets donated. Items lost at Disney World go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Thrift Store. Things left at Disneyland in California go to Goodwill for a massive annual sale that people line up for hours to attend. Your lost Mickey ears could be someone else’s treasure!
So, what does this all mean? First, Disney’s Lost and Found is basically the most efficient treasure recovery system on the planet. Second, people are way more forgetful than you could ever imagine. And third, next time you’re at Disney and lose your hat, just know it might end up on a wild adventure of its own. ✌️
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