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In reply to the discussion: Last year, this man specifically warned Disney about alligators after his son [View all]pnwmom
(109,024 posts)144. The whole reason people go to Disney instead of a state park or national forest
with their children is because it's supposed to be a safe, controlled environment, where all the risks are just pretend.
I'd have never dreamed that they could be inviting people down to the shore for "Beach night," and that they would have lounge chairs and tables a few feet from their man-made lagoon -- and that that lagoon might contain real, live, alligators.
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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