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What’s the Status of Plastic and Paper Straws at Epcot?


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As Disney moves forward in eliminating the waste from single-use plastics across the company’s worldwide destinations, we’re noticing more and more changes around the Walt Disney World parks and resorts as part of the initiative.

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Epcot Reusable Shopping Bags

Just yesterday, we talked about the transition from plastic to paper straws currently taking place at Counter Service restaurants in Magic Kingdom. And today we’re scoping out the straw scene in Epcot, where similar swaps are underway.

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Paper Straw

We noticed paper straws have replaced plastic primarily in Future World, where we found them at several locations including Fountain View, The Land Cart, Sunshine Seasons, and Electric Umbrella.

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Paper Straw at Fountain View

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Paper Straw Dispenser in Future World

On the other hand, in World Showcase, the majority of the spots we stopped at still carry plastic straws.

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Plastic Straws in World Showcase

However, paper straws are now available at Yorkshire County Fish Shop in the UK Pavilion as well as the Canada Popcorn Cart.

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Paper Straws at Yorkshire County Fish Chop

So it does seem that World Showcase is in transition as well, and it is likely only a matter of time before rest of the park makes the full transition to paper straws.

Click here to read more about Disney’s commitment to reducing single-use plastics in their parks and resorts in 2019.

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