This publish covers the highest bogs at Walt Disney World. This listing is a mixture of nice hidden away places, top-notch restrooms, and a few loos that make the listing as a result of they’re flat out weird. Picking a favourite restroom is like selecting a favourite little one, but it surely’s additionally essential to do. (Updated December 23, 2022.)
When Disney Blogstorians (as a result of that may completely be a factor) doc the historical past of the weird phenomenon of web sites like this one, this publish will reside in infamy as the purpose this web site jumped the shark. I’ve really needed to do that listing for an eternity, however I’ve prevented it as a result of, nicely…it’s bizarre. That is, till the Tangled Toilets opened, and each weblog had like 38 posts on them. All bets have been off at that time. That actually broke down the toilet barrier, and the bathroom taboo.
Truthfully, I don’t know why I’ve shied away from this matter. Just suppose, there’s most likely some dude sitting in a forgotten nook of the Imagineering places of work with the title of “Potty Show Design, Tiling & Technical Director” who takes his work very significantly, but is the butt of jokes. Good sir, your day is lastly right here. You can now do a celebratory fist-pump and regale your loved ones with this weblog’s reward of your effective work. I can solely hope my nice investigative journalism shining a lightweight in your work helps earn this weblog its first (of many) Peabody Awards…
While this would possibly appear to be a troublesome matter to sort out, I’ve had a psychological listing of the highest bogs at Walt Disney World for years. Maybe a long time. The arduous half was the pictures. I’ll wager most of you studying this have by no means taken pictures of a restroom. Why would you? Until compiling this, I hadn’t both. As such, you most likely don’t learn about restroom images decorum.
First and foremost, you by no means take a photograph when one other individual is within the restroom, particularly if they can not see you. Can you think about sitting in there–alone–and listening to somebody waltz in, hearth off a collection of pictures, after which rush out? That expensive as soon as in a lifetime Walt Disney World journey simply obtained much more costly because of the years of remedy after it.
Unfortunately, the issue introduced by capturing all of those restrooms empty is why we don’t have pictures for every. I’m not simply going to repeatedly duck out and in of varied Walt Disney World restrooms to see if there’s anybody in there. That wouldn’t be enjoyable to elucidate to safety after they inevitably confirmed as much as see what the heck I used to be doing loitering in restrooms. I do some bizarre stuff for the sake of weblog posts, however that’s a bridge too far.
2022 WDW Restroom Retrospective
You would possibly discover the up to date parenthetical above, and be considering, “why on earth does a post about toilets at Walt Disney World need an update?!” Well, so much has modified on the bathroom tech entrance and this weblog goals to be on the slicing fringe of the “new sanitation revolution.” We envision a brighter tomorrow, with good bogs and well being monitoring (suppose Baymax however to your butt) hopefully coming quickly to Tomorrowland and Future World.
Unfortunately, the final 12 months has not been a brilliant one for loos. Sadly, 2022 will go down within the restroom document books (which, to be clear, is a e-book about rest room data that’s additionally saved toilet-side, for severe latrine studying–like Kramer’s espresso desk e-book about espresso tables) as one of many worst years in current reminiscence.
The huge addition this 12 months have been the restrooms in Connections Cafe & Eatery at EPCOT. To make sure, these are great bogs when it comes to significance and demand. Located inside a Starbucks and proper subsequent door to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, they’re successfully doing double obligation (give it some thought for a second…or not). That’s additionally what retains them off of this listing–they’re not dangerous loos, per se, however I’ve heard some stuff in right here. Consider avoiding them until you’re a gambler.
The excellent news is that there’s an awesome huge lovely rest room tomorrow! Early subsequent 12 months, a few of Fantasyland’s actually reprehensible restrooms (slight exaggeration, however I’m a sucker for alliteration) will shut for growth, as the placement subsequent to Pinocchio’s Village House will roughly double in dimension. After that, we additionally can be handled to new bogs every time the Giant EPCOT Dirt Pit winds up. Suffice to say, 2023 must be an thrilling 12 months for the Wonderful World of Walt Disney World Washrooms!
Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t additionally pay our respects to the bygone loos of Walt Disney World. Nothing of worth was misplaced this 12 months, however we’re nonetheless mourning the Innoventions restrooms. This was an enormous blow for the gloriously-weird early Nineties restrooms. Here’s hoping that the artistic minds behind the Epcot overhaul can put their tile-selecting abilities to good use and create new restrooms worthy of the legacy of EPCOT Center. (In the spirit of Creations Shop, I hope they go for “Bathroom Building.”)
With all of those essential updates out of the way in which, let’s flip to our listing of Walt Disney World’s most excellent outhouses…
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – I’m actually torn about these bogs. On the one hand, they’re extremely industrial and utilitarian, missing the heat and good vibes I’m on the lookout for when score a restroom.
On the opposite hand, they’re giant and extremely environment friendly, actual “people eating” loos in a land that’s usually busy and crowded–a stark distinction to the restrooms in Toy Story Land. Plus, the background music ‘radio’ feed is enjoyable and these restrooms are the perfect place to listen to it.
Space 220 Restaurant – As famous above, Epcot is the epicenter of washroom work at Walt Disney World proper now. Restroom refreshes in World Showcase, within the entrance plaza below Spaceship Earth, and in different areas of the previous Future World. However, just one newcomer is an area (consolation) station standout.
Space 220’s is definitely an analogous story to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Space 220 restrooms have a sterile high quality, however that’s good for an area station. There are additionally various intelligent indicators, and the comm chatter you’ll be able to hear within the restrooms is enjoyable and amusing.
Arendelle/Norway – The different comparatively current addition in Epcot to make the listing is the expanded space of the Norway pavilion that’s, basically, the Kingdom of Arendelle.
This space is dwelling to Anna & Elsa’s Royal Sommerhus, the Wandering Reindeer present store, and among the nicest, most fashionable, and thematically charming restrooms in all of Walt Disney World.
Hollywood Brown Derby – Flush like the celebrities, within the restroom that may be a beacon for the present enterprise elite. These restrooms are situated simply contained in the facet entrance to the Hollywood Brown Derby, making them simple choices even in case you’re not eating on the restaurant.
The two upsides listed below are that they’re not often crowded and well-themed, making them far and away the perfect choices in a panorama of lifeless restrooms at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Mexico – Despite the restroom scenario being fairly deplorable in World Showcase, there are some gems. These embrace those up and out of doors Katsura Grill in Japan, ones again by International Gateway, and the unheralded ones within the World Showplace pavilion, created to flush within the new millennium.
Of all of those, although, my favourite is the restrooms inside San Angel Inn. Classy, not often crowded, and essentially the most handy spot in case you’re in pressing want after spending a while at La Cava del Tequila, these are a beacon of sunshine within the darkness that’s the World Showcase restrooms.
American Adventure – Modern Americans use the restrooms greater than our forefathers in 1982. Or, so you’ll suppose in case you strolled via the World Showcase and located small restroom after small restroom, all of that are inadequate for demand, particularly within the period of “Drinking Around the World.”
Teddy Roosevelt as soon as provided phrases of motivation to these toiling within the quest to discover a restroom in Epcot: “courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” These sage phrases gave former Epcot VP Jam MacPhee a spark of inspiration, and he used them as his motivation for including new restrooms to American Adventure. Easily the most important set of restrooms in World Showcase, these bogs embody the American Dream.
Trail’s End & Pioneer Hall – If you’ve ever been within the males’s restroom right here, you already know precisely why it made the listing. That. Mural. I assume (and hope, fairly frankly) that that is some type of twisted inside joke among the many Imagineers added clandestinely throughout development, and by the point somebody in administration caught this factor, it was already too late to vary it.
Whatever the rationale for this inexplicable mural, it’s superb. Sorry, women, however from what I perceive, you don’t have the nationwide treasure that’s this mural in your restroom. Our good friend Adam recreated this mural in a superb piece of efficiency artwork, however I don’t suppose the web is prepared for that photograph but, so right here’s a celebratory group photograph of my crew in there following the Walt Disney World Marathon.
Deluxe Resorts – Only commoners must be compelled to topic themselves to utilizing paper towel to dry their arms, a truism Disney acknowledges when stocking the Deluxe Resort public restrooms with fabric towels for hand-drying. In basic, the general public restrooms at these resorts are small, however nicely appointed (usually with floor-length, wooden doorways for the stalls), with nicer cleaning soap than their counterparts within the parks. I’m not even kidding.
If I needed to decide favorites, I’d select the restrooms exterior of Citricos and Victoria & Albert’s, the hallway close to Belle Vue Lounge in BoardWalk Inn, and the foyer degree of the Contemporary. With the unwashed lots monitoring their muddy boots all around the flooring, I suppose the parks merely can’t do nicer restrooms? ????
Tangled Toilets – The opening of the Tangled Toilets paved the way in which for lavatory running a blog, and for that, I feel we are able to all rejoice. There was some preliminary outrage over the hype about these restrooms, however that was solely the results of over-coverage by bloggers reasonably than precise hype by Disney. Sadly, there was no “grand opening” for the restrooms nor a press launch.
Irrespective of all that, the restrooms are good. While they do draw important crowds as a consequence of their location on the boundary between Fantasyland and Liberty Square, they will simply meet demand due to their big dimension. Other favorites in Magic Kingdom embrace these within the outdated Tomorrowland Skyway constructing (close to Carousel of Progress), Tomorrowland Terrace, and tucked away in Caribbean Plaza north of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Restaurantosaurus – I do know what you’re considering: “but Tom, isn’t all of Dino-rama just one giant toilet?” Figuratively, sure. However, I’d warning you towards treating it as such, as a result of safety would possibly disagree with that evaluation. Being the latest of the parks, Animal Kingdom was constructed after Walt Disney World had actually exploded in recognition, so the park constructed restrooms in mild of contemporary attendance numbers.
As a consequence, you don’t actually need “hidden gem” restrooms right here, because the park does a significantly better job–on the entire–of assembly restroom demand. There are some colourful places up in Discovery Island and my second-favorite location is the restrooms in Harambe Village, however the Restaurantosaurus ones are private favorites.
Journey Into Imagination – This restroom was the inspiration for doing this listing within the first place. My absolute favourite restrooms at Walt Disney World. These are on the far proper entrance facet of the Imagination Pavilion, and they’re by no means crowded. That’s one promoting level, however the even greater one for a Disney geek like me is that they’re one of many final vestiges of EPCOT Center, taking part in the Journey into Imagination pavilion’s unique 1983 background music loop.
While the remainder of the pavilion obtained new music within the late Nineties, these restrooms have been unusually forgotten–or deliberately spared so we followers might get pleasure from this glorious loop. No remark as as to whether I’ve ever spent ~quarter-hour in right here solely to benefit from the full loop. The video above is a small clip–your complete time I stood there in concern that somebody would stroll in, as a result of that would’ve been a enjoyable one to elucidate. YOU’RE WELCOME, AMERICA.
BONUS BATHROOM: Sivako Secret – Will you “rise to the challenge” and use the covert commode within the queue for Avatar Flight of Passage?! There’s really nothing particular about these, other than their mid-queue location in what’s incessantly the longest line at Walt Disney World. That alone could make them essentially the most welcome latrine scene–an oasis in a desert, however in a reverse sense.
The Avatar Flight of Passage mid-queue restrooms have been really added to the attraction not that way back and have been borne of necessity. For the primary few years of the attraction’s existence, there was an indication exterior the doorway that knowledgeable visitors there have been no restrooms within the queue. Of course, most children and even adults can’t forecast their rest room breaks 2-3 hours prematurely, so didn’t do a complete lot. Hopefully there’s a Disney+ behind the toilet scenes on the making of those.
DOUBLE BONUS: Cinderella Castle Suite – Okay, so this one includes a royal throne that none of us will ever be capable to sit upon (there’s actually a “Show Ready” signal on it, letting you already know it’s not to be used amongst us peasants), however we’d be remiss if we didn’t a minimum of point out it right here.
You can see extra in our Cinderella Castle Suite Photo Tour, however that is unquestionably essentially the most memorable rest room in all of Walt Disney World. If given the possibility, I might spend hours photographing it’s ornate and lavish particulars–and that bathtub! Wow.
Normally, I keep away from hypothesis as to what Walt Disney would suppose, however on this case, it goes with out saying that Mr. Disney would completely agree with this listing of the perfect loos at Walt Disney World. As he so usually stated, “if you can dream it, you can do it.” ????
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