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Blind boxes and trash cans, just what you always wanted, right?

If you're not familiar, a blind box is a type of packaging used for collectibles where the item inside is a mystery until opened. Buyers don’t know which figure they’re getting, which adds an element of surprise and obsession.

The concept originated in Japan and has since gone global, tapping into pop culture and niche fandoms. With its clear money-making potential, it's no shock that Disney has embraced the trend—think pin trading, vinyl figures, plush toys, and other viral merch offerings.

In July 2025, Walt Disney World launched an unexpected twist on the format: miniature trash can toys, sold as a “Mystery Figurine Set.” These debuted at the Disney Ever After store in Disney Springs, priced at $14.99 each.

There are six known designs: It’s a Small World, Main Street U.S.A., Toy Story, Tomorrowland, Orange Bird, and a mystery "chaser" can. The chaser is the wildcard, with a design not revealed publicly, driving the collectable hunt aspect.

Check out the many variations contributed by Magical Trash CanFans and featured here with permission:

Tomorrowland [Source: Jeremiah Good]

Toy Story [Source: Jeremiah Good]

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// Walt Disney World, Disney Springs, Disney Ever After, 2025

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Golden sunset bathes Fuentes del Morro in warm light, highlighting the weathered stone walls and turrets of the colonial Spanish fortress at the Caribbean Beach Resort. // Walt Disney World, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Fuentes del Morro Pool Area, 2025 [Source: Nikolai Pozdniakov. Used by Permission.]

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Unadorned light brown trash cans line the walkway along the Rio Grande, the river that winds between Disney Hotel Santa Fe and Disney Hotel Cheyenne. It passes beneath Avenue René Goscinny before flowing into Lake Disney near Disney Sequoia Lodge at Disneyland Paris. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disney Hotel Cheyenne, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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Gathering around the Cavalry officer at Disneyland's Fort Wilderness—he's probably explaining how he carved that tree stump trash can with nothing but grit and a bayonet! // Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Frontierland, Tom Sawyer Island, Fort Wilderness, Data Unknown [Source: Gorillas Don't Blog. Used by Permission.]

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Tom Sawyer Island opened on May 20, 1973, at Walt Disney World, just over a year and a half after the Magic Kingdom debuted. It was actually made up of two islands connected by a bridge, with the smaller island featuring Fort Langhorn, a recreation of an 1800s American frontier fort.

Before its closure in 2025, the fort featured historical interactive exhibits and unbranded brown trash cans that blended into the natural surroundings.

// Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Frontierland, Tom Sawyer Island, Fort Langhorn, 2021

[Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission

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The Hotel Santa Fe opened alongside Disneyland Paris in 1992, embracing a Southwestern United States theme. Its Pueblo Revival-style architecture evokes the atmosphere of New Mexico. In 2013, the resort's theme was refreshed when Disney injected intellectual property by way of the Cars franchise, with the theme refocused around the characters of the films. This update was reflected in several ways, including the renaming of the resort's sections—from Artifacts, Water, Monuments, and Legends to Luigi, Mater, McQueen, and Sally. Along with the new names came updated trash cans, each styled in the signature color of its corresponding character. These red cans are located in the Lightning McQueen section, near a path designed to represent Route 66. While the cans themselves are unthemed aside from their color, their built-in ashtrays are an obvious sign that they belong to Disneyland Paris. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disney Hotel Santa Fe, McQueen, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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Originally opened in March 1999 and reimagined in December 2012, Epcot’s Test Track is set to debut its third iteration in July 2025 at Walt Disney World. With this update comes a new set of trash cans. The 2.0 version paid homage to the original World of Motion pavilion with a bold, cohesive blue design that felt intentional and thematic. Unfortunately, the 3.0 update feels like a step backward. The new grey and blue design lacks character and inspiration, with only minimal attraction branding to tie it to Test Track. The front and back panels are silver, while the sides and top are wrapped in a darker blue—oddly closer in tone to the World Celebration cans, despite Test Track being located in World Discovery. That inconsistency doesn’t help. A narrow horizontal band near the base features a sliver of the new Test Track branding, accented with yellow stripes. The recycling version includes a white icon, but that’s about it. The most frustrating part? Remove that small branding strip, and you’d have no idea what attraction these cans belong to. It’s generic, forgettable, and feels like minimal effort was made. Disappointing, especially for a marquee attraction refresh. // Walt Disney World, Epcot, World Discovery, Test Track, 2025 [Source: Laughing Place. Used by Permission.]

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Originally opened in March 2002, the Disney Studio 1 building at Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris was renamed World Premiere in May 2025. As part of the reimagining of the park to Disney Adventure World, this building has been updated to a "new entrance sequence" where you'll be "transported into a vibrant, contemporary open-air movie studio, and welcomed to a glamorous movie premiere in the heart of Hollywood." In line with the shift away from the soundstage theme, new trash cans have been introduced inside the building. However, the original Front Lot area bins remain outside the front entrance. Descended from the Disney-MGM Studios design, they feature a Hollywood skyline with spotlights, encircled by a red ring that reads: "Please Help Keep Our City Clean." // Disneyland Paris Resort, Walt Disney Studios, Front Lot, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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Front: Plastic. Paper. Cans. Glass. Back: Fear. Control. Oppression. The Empire really takes recycling seriously, huh? // Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, 2024 [Source: chiangku.me. Used by Permission.]

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For the mid-2020s, the trash cans at Disneyland Paris' Disney Village adopted a refreshed two-tone color scheme, featuring a sea foam green base complemented by sky blue trim. The Village logo and recycling icons remain unchanged, with the recycling cans still displaying a red-outlined icon and the familiar Coca-Cola contour bottle above the blue recycling arrows. These cans also retain recycling instructions in both French and English. A notable update from the previous design is the removal of Coca-Cola branding on the recycling cans, a welcome change that reduces both visual and commercial clutter. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disney Village, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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The Fort Wilderness Railroad once circled Walt Disney World's campground on a 3.5-mile loop, operating from 1974 to 1980. It served as both an internal transit system and a link between campsites, trading post areas, and the now-defunct River Country water park. Ultimately, logistical challenges led to its retirement to Yesterland. Captured in September 1975 at Settlement Depot, this photo highlights one of the four trains that ran the route, as well as a rustic trash can bearing Disney's classic “Waste Please” messaging in white letters. // Walt Disney World, Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, Fort Wilderness Railroad, Settlement Depot, 1975 [Source: RetroWDW. Used by Permission.]

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The twisted vines on these Fantasyland trash cans blend seamlessly with the stained glass windows and wooden beams of La Confiserie des Trois Fées, or The Confectionery of the Three Fairies, at Disneyland Paris. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disneyland Paris, Fantasyland, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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The traditional trash can design in Disneyland Paris' Frontierland features a sheriff's star badge marked with the year 1849. This is a nod to the California gold rush, which actually started January 24, 1848 when James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, CA. However, the peak year of the rush was 1949, hence the nickname associated with gold-seekers, the '49ers. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disneyland Paris, Frontierland, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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Exotic. Enchanting. Mysterious. And that's just the trash cans! The Arabian Coast port at Tokyo DisneySea channels the story magic of The Arabian Nights with vibrant domes, ornate mosaics, and architecture that brings Disney's Aladdin to life in a real-world setting. Trash cans are cream-colored with intricate 8-pointed stars and a tiled mosaic pattern in peach, blue, red, green, and teal. Heavy on the artistry, light on the recycling. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disneyland Paris, Adventureland, Adventure Isle, 2025 [Source: disneyparks1955. Used by Permission.]

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Do you have the courage to explore this mysterious land and uncover the secrets behind Skull Rock? Adventure Isle, a themed sub-area within Disneyland Paris' Adventureland, features trash cans adorned with compass designs, reflecting the treasure map motifs found throughout the space. // Disneyland Paris Resort, Disneyland Paris, Adventureland, Adventure Isle, 2025 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by Permission.]

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Give a hand and Waste Please! // The Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, CA), Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building, Exterior, 2025 [Source: 33Wonderland. Used by Permission.]

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Custodial cast members often craft artwork on the ground from the blooms of flowers found throughout the parks at Walt Disney World.

Here in Animal Kingdom's Africa, the Swahili greeting of "Jambo" welcomes guests to enjoy the themed trash cans nearby. // Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Africa, 2024 [Source: Daniel Wanderman. Used by Permission.]