Walt Disney World now offers a pair of Fantasyland Castle trash-can salt-and-pepper shakers as souvenirs. Available at the Emporium in Magic Kingdom, each shaker costs $14.99. The purple shaker resembles a Disney Parks trash can with a screenprinted PUSH flap, while the green shaker is modeled after a composting trash can. Both shakers feature the Fantasyland Castle and Mickey Mouse holding a spatula. With holes at the top for shaking out salt or pepper, these shakers are functional kitchen accessories that showcase Disney nostalgia.
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The Trash Can Candy Containers Went Viral Last Year
Disney World released trash can candy containers in 2025 that went absolutely viral because Disney’s inventive new snack container was such an unexpected product, with the fun new candy receptacles available at numerous locations around the resort, allowing guests to take home handfuls of candy in Magic Kingdom-inspired trash cans. The new trash can containers feature swinging lids on both sides, just like a real trash can, plus a flip-top for easy access. Guests must grab at least half a pound of candy priced at $7.50 to purchase the trash can container, which costs $14.99.
The containers are available at Goofy’s Candy Company and Disney’s Candy Cauldron at Disney Springs, Main Street Confectionery at Magic Kingdom, Zuri’s Sweets Shop at Animal Kingdom, Meadow Trading Post at Fort Wilderness Resort, and Screen Door General Store at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, with the containers having launched at Goofy’s Candy Company first before rolling out to other locations. There’s a limit of two containers per person per transaction, making it a rather cheap way to grab both a snack and a souvenir for under $15.
Disney’s Trash Cans Are Actually Iconic
Anyone who has visited the Disney parks has likely seen the many themed trash cans around every corner and along every path, with these receptacles being essential to keeping Disney World clean while also helping tie lands together as a trash can from Fantasyland looks different than one in Tomorrowland, reflecting the distinct aesthetic of each area. The attention to detail in trash can design represents Disney’s commitment to immersive theming, where even utilitarian infrastructure receives custom design treatment rather than using generic waste receptacles.
Disney’s trash cans have inspired costumes where guests dress as trash cans for Halloween parties or other special events, merchandise ranging from magnets to salt-and-pepper shakers, and even social media content, as fans photograph and catalog different trash can designs throughout the parks. The trash cans have become unexpected stars of Disney merchandise strategy, proving that virtually any park element can become a collectible product if it resonates with guest nostalgia.
The Disney Pricing Makes Sense
At $14.99 each, the salt and pepper shakers represent a moderately priced souvenir option that provides functional value beyond nostalgia, with guests able to purchase both shakers for under $30 to create a matching set for their kitchen. The pricing positions these items as impulse purchases rather than major expenditures, encouraging sales among guests browsing the Emporium who may not have planned to purchase souvenirs but find the novelty appealing.
The transformation of trash cans into merchandise demonstrates Disney’s comprehensive approach to brand extension, where virtually any park element can become a collectible product. And honestly, the fact that people are excited to buy miniature trash cans for their homes shows just how effective Disney’s theming and nostalgia marketing really are.
Several other new Mousewares are available around the parks, including corn skewers, tumblers, and more, demonstrating Disney’s ongoing expansion of kitchen and dining merchandise that allows guests to incorporate Disney theming into their everyday cooking and eating routines.
