Overview
- Photos and park reports show several solar‑powered, curved‑lid trash cans were removed from the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure queue and replaced with the original metal cans, a change first documented on October 4, 2026.
- The replaced units are the redesigned model introduced this summer that include curved lids, hands‑free foot pedals and, for outdoor versions, solar panels that run an internal compactor to reduce bag changes.
- Guests and cast members complained that the rounded tops prevented using cans as makeshift tables and that some visitors did not use the foot pedal correctly, which led to jams and overflowing bins.
- Walt Disney World has published an instructional video showing how to operate the new bins but has not explained the swap at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the redesigned receptacles remain in use elsewhere across the resort.
- The removal follows a brief maintenance closure at the attraction and could prompt further local adjustments to the staged rollout, with the key things to watch being Disney’s public explanation and whether more units are returned to the old design.