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Family makes horrifying discovery in Disney World hotel room: ‘a used condom on the bed’

A married couple has lashed out at Disney World, after they claim they made a disgusting discovery in the bed of their hotel room.

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People come to Disney World hoping to meet friendly mice and go on a few rides. They don’t visit to deal with cockroaches and exposed wiring.

And guests are definitely not looking to find used condoms in their hotel rooms.

But a married couple from England claims that when they checked into their Caribbean Beach Resort hotel room at Disney World in Florida, they discovered exposed wiring, dead cockroaches and a used condom on the bed. When they switched rooms, things weren’t much better.

Michael and Paul Atwal-Brice took their two adopted sons, Levi and Lucas, on a Disney World holiday costing nearly US$13,000 (AU18,800), the Mirror reports. The two boys are autistic and don’t speak, and also suffer from epilepsy and asthma.

According to Michael, who spoke with the Mirror, the room was in no state for guests upon arrival.

“Straight away you could see the room was dirty, then we saw a dead cockroach, which was quite big,” Michael said.

“There was lots of exposed wiring. Our boys have no sense of danger, so they could easily stick their fingers in that.”

The couple claim their room at Disney World was horrifying.
The couple claim their room at Disney World was horrifying.

After claiming the room was too dirty to even let a dog into, he said the experience got even worse.

“Dead cockroaches and other bugs in the room, broken lights with exposed wires and, worst of all, a used condom on the bed,” he said.

“The boys could have stood on the cockroach and could very easily have touched the condom if they dropped their bouncy ball down the side of the bed. That’s what shocked us. We’ve not just booked any old hotel. We’ve purposefully booked this resort and spent a vast amount of money to make it all magical and special.”

Michael summed up his experience, saying, “It was a really bad start to the holiday.”

The couple say they splashed out over $18,000 on the Disney World holiday.
The couple say they splashed out over $18,000 on the Disney World holiday.

When they talked to the front desk they were moved to another room, the Mirror reports. Unfortunately, they say that the second room was just as dirty, along with having live centipedes crawling around the room.

After getting management involved, the family was reportedly upgraded to a room at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.

In a statement obtained by the Mirror, a spokesperson for Disney said, “While we believe the guest claims were exaggerated, we took several steps to enhance their vacation.”

This article originally appeared on Fox News and has been republished with permission

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