Mousekeepers Love a Challenge

Grinnanbearit · Post by **Grinnanbearit** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 7:05 pm

All our family are dyed-in-the-wool Disneyatics. Everytime we go, we stay at the Port Orleans Riverside. What's a hoot is to take the towel animals the Mousekeepers leave in the room and begin a little challenge for them to top for the next day. For example, we've left the little towel frog lying under the desk lamp with a sign saying, "Turn me over before you leave." When we returned in the evening, the frog was reclining in the sink basin with my daughter's sunglasses on, joined by another animal. We'd have those two playing checkers the next morning. On and on it goes all week. The Mousekeepers love it as much as we do, to see who can top the other. Just another little memory Disney adds for free.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 7:14 pm

That's really funny! I didn't even think of that! The towel animals are one of my favorite little perks of staying at a Disney resort!

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 7:17 pm

I think that they borrowed that from the cruise lines. They've been doing the towel animals long before the resorts started...

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 9:05 pm

I agree mindflipper! I don't remember having towel animals at the resorts until '99. We did the Disney cruise land/sea. While staying a the Poly, we had towel animals and then on the cruise, same thing! We've had them every trip since then!

I enjoy them!

DaRkNeSs · Post by **DaRkNeSs** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 8:04 am

Yes the towel animals were started on the cruise lines, but that is a clever idea of playing with the mousekeepers using the towel animals. I must say I have never thought of that either. I hope a bunch of people don't start doing that or next thing you know you might open the door to your room and see the play pens setup like a zoo over flowing with towel animals

alsirrap · Post by **alsirrap** » Jan Tue 05, 2010 11:18 pm

I think it's fun how many people have lasting memories and like to talk about the towels. Some times it's the simple things like that, that people remember most.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Jan Wed 06, 2010 1:06 am

We went on our first cruise in 2008 and there was a different animal every night in our room. There was even a class offered on how to make a couple of the animals. We also bought the book.

We enjoy leaving animals wherever we go now...although some towels are too flimsy.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Jan Thu 07, 2010 10:51 am

My favorite towel animal of all time was on the Disney Cruise in '99, we came back to our room and there was a towel monkey!!! LOL! He was also wearing my dad's sunglasses and he was hanging on a hanger! I'll never forget it, it scared the heck out of us when we walked into our stateroom!

Morningsky · Post by **Morningsky** » Jan Thu 07, 2010 9:01 pm

We took a cruise a few years back and loved the animals. Our favorite was the monkey wearing my son's sunglasses as well. we have the book now and the kids love to pull it out and try making them on their own. I think it would be hoot to play with the Mousekeepers with these animals. I'd love to hear more "challenges" if anyone does them.

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