Plus the Magic: The elusive towel animal.....

Sunday, November 25, 2012

The elusive towel animal.....

"Towel Animal" is a term I was not familiar with before I started learning about the Disneysphere. I have a vague recollection of seeing one on a long- ago (non-Disney) cruise, but I really had no idea how important they can be to some people. Some housekeeping personnel (or mousekeepers, as they have lovingly been nick-named) will leave towels and washcloth playfully folded into animal or other shapes when they clean your room. It's not guaranteed, and not all mousekeepers seem to have the know-how, the desire, or the time to engage in this textile artform. Many guests, however, take the presence- or lack thereof- of towel animals as a very important part of the resort experience. I never really understood what the big deal was, until I spent several WDW vacations....without getting a towel animal. We'd walk by other peole's rooms at Moderate resorts, and see towel animals propped up in the windows. I would read about other people's towel animals on blogs and forums. Some people had been to WDW several times, and had never not gotten towel animals! Finally, my time had come. I was probably a little happier than necessary when I returned to my room during our last visit at Beach Club, and found a towel animal! And another the next day! And still more throughout the week! Mousekeeper Michelle had come through for us, and boy did it add a little spark each day...