Rats or vermin in parks?

[Tinkaboo]

One night just outside of Dr. Strange’s magic show, a couple of young ladies waiting in line said a rat just ran out of the bushes. Now, I would imagine that with all the food that is around, all types of vermin might be around but I have never seen anything. I know my friend in Northern California has what theycall “roof rats”.

Has anyone seen critters running around the parks, other than the cats and the ducks? Snakes? I think it’s just odd (or a blessing) that I all my trips, I’ve never heard of such a thing but those girls were really shook up over that rat!

How about any of you? And yes, whoever first reports “a very large mouse walking around who was quite friendly “, you win the bonus prize!

 

[Corpsebride]

No. We have never seen any vermin of the Ratatouille variety. I've seen plenty of cats. And the only snake I've seen is in that big ruin next to the jungle cruise

 

[Mathmagicland]

I’ve seen a few rats….between the Lamplight Lounge and the gift shops, you can find Remy in quite a few places

 

[Lisa24jks]

Nope, never seen anything but the usual ducks and cats! I'm sure they exist out there, but it would seem sightings are rare due to all the things Disney does to try and stop them.

Also, last September was unseasonably humid, which did bring out the mosquitoes and I left OBB weekend with a few bites. (Something I normally only get when I visit a more humid state and never in California or Nevada!) But, technically I never SAW those either. But they sure saw me.

 

[Tinkaboo]

Nope, never seen anything but the usual ducks and cats! I'm sure they exist out there, but it would seem sightings are rare due to all the things Disney does to try and stop them.

Also, last September was unseasonably humid, which did bring out the mosquitoes and I left OBB weekend with a few bites. (Something I normally only get when I visit a more humid state and never in California or Nevada!) But, technically I never SAW those either. But they sure saw me.

I would agree, even though it’s more humid than my state, I have never been bothered by mosquitoes there! I’ll avoid September from now on lol.

 

[jormom1030]

I thought that was why they had the cats that live in the park to catch the rats.

 

[Tinkaboo]

We have a lot of raccoons here in Denver and they can be quite prolific and they love garbage so I’m wondering how they keep those critters under control. Disney must have a great animal control squad working behind the scenes.

 

[Bruno33]

Yeah we’ve seen mice and quite a few roaches. If you wait for the Halloween parade back by that beer place near the jellyfish… well, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Dark+food service = yikes

 

[Lisa24jks]

I would agree, even though it’s more humid than my state, I have never been bothered by mosquitoes there! I’ll avoid September from now on lol.

It was really abnormal for Anaheim to be as humid as it was then, which is what brought in the mosquitoes. That was the only time in 37 years of Disneyland visits that I've ever gotten mosquito bites. So I wouldn't avoid September in the future necessarily!

Oh, I also forgot about the snail. Same trip. I set down a cold bottle of Diet Coke on a planter in Tomorrowland and when I went to go pick it up again after sitting for awhile, a snail had hitched a ride on it.

 

[mom2rtk]

We have a lot of raccoons here in Denver and they can be quite prolific and they love garbage so I’m wondering how they keep those critters under control. Disney must have a great animal control squad working behind the scenes.

We saw some raccoons hanging out in broad daylight near the Disneyland Hotel a few years back.

 

[Lisa24jks]

We saw some raccoons hanging out in broad daylight near the Disneyland Hotel a few years back.

The raccoons are just friends of Rocket stopping by to say hello. Nothing to worry about.

 

[starlite_]

I've only ever seen coackroaches, at night by the water. I haven't even seen a mosquito.

 

[Tinkaboo]

The raccoons are just friends of Rocket stopping by to say hello. Nothing to worry about.

Did one of them have pants on???? Could have been Rocket!

 

[raidermatt]

Once saw a bunch of small mice in the shrubs in the Peter Pan queue. We could see them darting about. That was at least 10, maybe 15 years ago.

And then the queue for the Storybook Land Canal Boats can be quite unpleasant if there are a bunch of birds hanging out in the tree.

But that's about it.

 

[eandt]

One night just outside of Dr. Strange’s magic show, a couple of young ladies waiting in line said a rat just ran out of the bushes. Now, I would imagine that with all the food that is around, all types of vermin might be around but I have never seen anything. I know my friend in Northern California has what theycall “roof rats”.

Has anyone seen critters running around the parks, other than the cats and the ducks? Snakes? I think it’s just odd (or a blessing) that I all my trips, I’ve never heard of such a thing but those girls were really shook up over that rat!

How about any of you? And yes, whoever first reports “a very large mouse walking around who was quite friendly “, you win the bonus prize!

Once saw a mouse inside the que at flight of passage. Have seen a dead rat in the water at the Canada pavilion and several snakes over the years

 

[eandt]

One night just outside of Dr. Strange’s magic show, a couple of young ladies waiting in line said a rat just ran out of the bushes. Now, I would imagine that with all the food that is around, all types of vermin might be around but I have never seen anything. I know my friend in Northern California has what theycall “roof rats”.

Has anyone seen critters running around the parks, other than the cats and the ducks? Snakes? I think it’s just odd (or a blessing) that I all my trips, I’ve never heard of such a thing but those girls were really shook up over that rat!

How about any of you? And yes, whoever first reports “a very large mouse walking around who was quite friendly “, you win the bonus prize!

At WDW Once saw a mouse inside the que at flight of passage. Have seen a dead rat in the water at the Canada pavilion and several snakes over the years

 

[foolish_mortals]

I’ve seen rats, roaches, rabbits, and even an opossum near the DLH

 

[DizMe]

I've seen a couple of mice, once in a planter and once on the way out of Indy just before you get to the end.

I've also seen a couple of big ones wearing clothes on Main St.

 

[Tinkaboo]

At WDW Once saw a mouse inside the que at flight of passage. Have seen a dead rat in the water at the Canada pavilion and several snakes over the years

Well, anything is possible in Florida…home to all sorts of nasty critters. That’s one reason I prefer Disneyland.

 

[Tinkaboo]

I’ve seen rats, roaches, rabbits, and even an opossum near the DLH

Wow…a possum??? That’s amazing because they are fairly reclusive critters. My son had one living under his shed in Indiana…until his dog chased it away.