4 yrs ago Disney threatened to confiscate cameras from guests taking photos of gators

[pnwmom]

on the property, according to this report.

Knowing that, the fact that their signs didn't disclose any alligator danger seems that much more intentional.

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/disney-alligator-tragedy-could-have-been-avoided-if-company-put-people-before-profits/

The sheriff’s statement does not comport with the experience of Kadie Whalen, who visited Disney World with her family four years ago. Whalen said her three young children and niece had been playing on a resort beach at the water’s edge with buckets and shovels (provided by Disney workers) when a 7-foot gator appeared in a lake just a few feet away. She screamed and everyone scattered.

Disney’s trappers appeared almost immediately and caught the animal, which they dragged away across the pool and courtyard area outside the hotel, as shocked tourists looked on. Whalen added that Disney workers threatened to confiscate the phones and cameras of anyone who tried to photograph or videotape the spectacle.

“We knew that Disney was aware that this was a problem, and yet they encourage people to be there,” Whalen said in a recent telephone interview she gave to ABC News.

“No one in my family was hurt,” she said, but after her experience, she was not surprised by this week’s fatal alligator attack.

[Fumesucker]

1. At this point there's not a doubt in my mind it was a conscious decision not to alarm rich guests

I can understand making the calculation, money is more important than anything to some people, what I can't understand is the mindset that the calculation wouldn't be discovered if a worst case scenario happened.

It's like children who first start playing hide and seek, if they can't see you they assume you can't see them.

[Jerry442]

2. I was at Disney a couple of years ago.

Everything, and I do mean everything, was groomed to within an inch of its life. The overwhelming message was, "this is a tightly controlled and very safe environment." I don't think Disney can successfully turn around and then say, "Wild animals, stupid tourists, not our fault."