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In reply to the discussion: Last year, this man specifically warned Disney about alligators after his son [View all]As one FLA resident to another, I get sick & tired of tourist stupidity. Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that you should never feed any dangerous wild animal. If the asshats went to Alaska on vacation I guess they would be feeding the grizzly bears.
I am also tired of the whining about "gee, how are tourists supposed to know there are alligators in FLA?".
Jeezus wept.
Look, I have never been to India, but I sure as hell know better than to go wading in the Ganges.
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Last year, this man specifically warned Disney about alligators after his son [View all]
cali
Jun 2016
OP
Only if the family agrees. They may decide to make Disney pay in more ways than financially.
KittyWampus
Jun 2016
#12
A good, maintained hurricane fence and some warning signs is all they need to do.
bvar22
Jun 2016
#114
This is what I don't understand (and I confess I posted this on another thread yesterday)
dflprincess
Jun 2016
#134
Because that is where they were at the time, because the resort encouraged families to come down to
tblue37
Jun 2016
#143
I'm guessing the person that called them "pets" wouldn't actually have tried to pet one. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#9
Disney should have a full time gator patrol. The public pays big bucks to visit in the park safely.
In_The_Wind
Jun 2016
#8
So the 'resident pets' weren't animatronic gators. Sorry for the dark humor
KittyWampus
Jun 2016
#10
It sounds like a 10' perimeter should be established around any bodies of water.
KittyWampus
Jun 2016
#14
I think at the time they said they had a 'gator net' in the River Country area
woodsprite
Jun 2016
#15
I hope people realize Disney and man are the invasive species in Florida.
JonathanRackham
Jun 2016
#16
How about signs that warn alligators are present that may feed on small pets and babies
magical thyme
Jun 2016
#165
How about not 'inviting kids to the beach' when alligators may be in the water AT ALL?
brett_jv
Jun 2016
#182
"NO SWIMMING" I'm prettty sure most of us would agree means do not go in the water....
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2016
#23
They recently opened on-water bungalows from which guests have been FEEDING alligators
jberryhill
Jun 2016
#25
So, you think Disney was correct in not telling the Bora Bora guests not to feed the alligators?
jberryhill
Jun 2016
#26
Floridian here, and that's true, but Disneys whole purpose is to create safe place
lostnfound
Jun 2016
#128
So this guy let his kid go into the water, past the signs that said no swimming
liberal N proud
Jun 2016
#37
Sounds like your wealth of inexperience is even greater previously demonstrated
Corporate666
Jun 2016
#113
Ford figured likely deaths into its financial calculations when they decided not
tblue37
Jun 2016
#148
When I was child in the '60s, alligators were considered an endangered species...
1monster
Jun 2016
#38
That is a straw man. The argument being made is NOT that the tourists don't know that
tblue37
Jun 2016
#149
In Florida, gated communities eject 'resident' gators when they reach 3' in length, including tail.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2016
#46
Disney has a 4-foot limit, but still, it is probably impossible to find them all. nt
tblue37
Jun 2016
#150
We had a pet cayman when I was a girl. His name was George, and he reached 2 feet before he died:
tblue37
Jun 2016
#151
Not quite so fast.. I want to know the corporate decision processes that went into this
Fumesucker
Jun 2016
#53
Actually you are correct, I think this was a conscious decision by Disney to NOT scare the guests...
steve2470
Jun 2016
#54
Unfortunately, this child didn't even have to in the water to be at risk.
mentalsolstice
Jun 2016
#117
By hosting "beach parties" by this particular body of water, and having benches present
Butterbean
Jun 2016
#84
Well, there are now. The barn door has been locked now that the horse has left. nt
tblue37
Jun 2016
#155
That "Splash Mountain Alligator" is just a little guy--barely 3 to 4 feet, I think. nt
tblue37
Jun 2016
#178
I held a trade show there in 2009, and we were warned late one night about the gators.
BadGimp
Jun 2016
#121
You tell a parent there's gators in that water and kids WON'T be in it.
Barack_America
Jun 2016
#133
The whole reason people go to Disney instead of a state park or national forest
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#144
+ a brazillion. I am appalled by the posts sneering at the "stupidity" of out of staters
tblue37
Jun 2016
#157
With all this publicity they won't need to. Disney will offer a large settlement up front--
tblue37
Jun 2016
#158
Disney's gonna get sued so bad their lawyers are going to need lawyers... n/t
leeroysphitz
Jun 2016
#163
I don't think the animals who have lived there for millenia got the memo.
Jester Messiah
Jun 2016
#174