Fact Check: Disney World Is Now Charging Guests To Use Bathrooms?

Claim:

Disney is now charging guests to use bathrooms.

Rating:

Labeled Satire ( About this rating? )

In early June 2024, a rumor went viral on TikTok that Disney was charging guests to use bathrooms. "It will cost you $1 to pee and $2 to poo there," viral video claimed, while its caption read "Many adults are wearing diapers at Disney World because of this."

The rumor originated from an article published by Mouse Trap News on June 7, 2024, claiming that you now need to pay to go to the bathroom at Disney World:

New Pay to Pee Program Coming to Disney World

You now need to pay to go to the bathroom at Disney World. It will cost you $1 to pee and $2 to poo there.

This is part of Disney's newest Pay to Pee program. If you want to go to the bathroom, you need to scan your MagicBand. Then, the toilet will unlock, so you can go to the bathroom. You will then be charged based on the weight of your deposit. That allows Disney to determine if you went number 1 or number 2, so they can charge you accordingly.

This applies to both urinals and toilets. Disney is doing that to prevent men from taking a dump in the urinals to cheat the system. Because of this new policy, many adults are now wearing diapers inside Disney World.

This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated from a website that describes its output as satire, as labeled on the website's About page:

Mouse Trap News is the world's best satire site. We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff. From Disney Park announcements to Disney Hotel and resort news to made-up Disney partnerships, you can be assured that anything you read here is not true, real, or accurate, but it is fun. So technically our slogan The Moused Trusted Name in Disney News isn't true, but we thought it was creative and funny, so we are running with it.

Similarly, @mousetrapnews' TikTok account bio stated "‼️Real Disney News That is 100% FAKE‼️"

On June 7, 2024, we debunked a similar rumor claiming that visitors to Disney World could get colonoscopies in an effort to encourage more adults to get routine colon cancer checks.

For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.

Sources:

About . 22 Dec. 2022, https://mousetrapnews.com/about/ .

Ibrahim, Nur. "Colonoscopies Available at Disney World?" Snopes , 7 June 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/colonoscopy-disney-world/ .