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37. So this guy let his kid go into the water, past the signs that said no swimming
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:00 AM
Jun 2016

and its "NOT his fault" :wft:

No Swimming sign would indicate - Don't go in the water! DUH!


Florida RULE 1 - If there is water, they most likely are alligators. It is where they live!



Let's kill all the alligators in Florida already, then you all will be happy.

Kickin' it! In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #1
Disney is in deep shit. deservedly cali Jun 2016 #2
There will be a quick, generous, confidential settlement. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #4
Only if the family agrees. They may decide to make Disney pay in more ways than financially. KittyWampus Jun 2016 #12
If I was the parent, I'd insist on Disney correcting the Ilsa Jun 2016 #33
You can't just move the alligators to the Everglades. pangaia Jun 2016 #40
Fine. But there needs to be a remodel of Ilsa Jun 2016 #64
I agree... pangaia Jun 2016 #93
Apparently one Disney employee leftieNanner Jun 2016 #119
I have read that gators can crawl over fences. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #142
No need to read about it. Watch for yourself; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #179
AAAAUUUGGGHHH!!! leftieNanner Jun 2016 #180
Have grass and rocks border the lake, because a white sand beach leading tblue37 Jun 2016 #141
Fine. But the Happiest Place On Earth needs an active hunting program. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #125
A good, maintained hurricane fence and some warning signs is all they need to do. bvar22 Jun 2016 #114
Yeah, at least a fence to discourage people from getting into the water. nt Ilsa Jun 2016 #116
This is Also What Happens When People are Poorly Paid McKim Jun 2016 #120
Yep, bingo laundry_queen Jun 2016 #122
To suggest that this manager Bluestar Jun 2016 #127
settlement complete with gag order and tk2kewl Jun 2016 #13
Thread winner. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #21
Disney should be ashamed! In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #6
I cannot believe that anyone who understands the nature of gators Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #20
This is what I don't understand (and I confess I posted this on another thread yesterday) dflprincess Jun 2016 #134
I've stayed at this resort. Agschmid Jun 2016 #137
Because that is where they were at the time, because the resort encouraged families to come down to tblue37 Jun 2016 #143
For Coranado Springs that is not accurate. Agschmid Jun 2016 #167
"Those are resident pets" - actually they eat resident pets. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #3
On my visits to the South I learned to stay away from them. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #5
I'm guessing the person that called them "pets" wouldn't actually have tried to pet one. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #9
I bet that person who called them "pets" is hating themselves now. forgotmylogin Jun 2016 #7
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
It's somewhat likely that they already do. Agschmid Jun 2016 #138
Then they need to do more. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #161
I would add cannabis_flower Jun 2016 #22
Amphibious WatchWhatISay Jun 2016 #39
respect Florida Wildlife ,,, will not cut it.. pangaia Jun 2016 #41
Actually, they will eat young'ins. forgotmylogin Jun 2016 #67
They'd have to fence off the whole lagoon and compound. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #124
So THIS guy says Corporate666 Jun 2016 #98
Maybe they were constantly warned about the gators laundry_queen Jun 2016 #123
the signs said "no swimming" not "stay out of water" magical thyme Jun 2016 #164
So the 'resident pets' weren't animatronic gators. Sorry for the dark humor KittyWampus Jun 2016 #10
me too. I'm flummoxed. This should never have happened. cali Jun 2016 #19
Exactly. The whole point of Disney is to have SAFE fun. Pretend risk. pnwmom Jun 2016 #29
Remember the film "Westworld"? That is what this reminds me of. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #145
Disney World property is approximately 40 square miles. woodsprite Jun 2016 #11
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
It better be a big fence Baclava Jun 2016 #50
And here is a video of a cat fighting an alligator and winning :) Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #80
Good kitty! Stare em right in the eye! Baclava Jun 2016 #82
Cats don't mess around! Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #83
Mine would likely Aerows Jun 2016 #176
Holy crap these people are FOOLS, are you KIDDING ME? brett_jv Jun 2016 #181
I think that was a stray cat. nt Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #184
"No swimming" means what it says. It doesn't mean "don't even dip your toes pnwmom Jun 2016 #31
I hope people realize Disney and man are the invasive species in Florida. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #16
My Orlando friend Sweet Freedom Jun 2016 #17
Are you defending the gator responsible for the attack? LS_Editor Jun 2016 #35
Only if the gator doesen't vote for Trump. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #44
Alligators do what alligators do. They've been that way for a million years. Throd Jun 2016 #62
omg.. disillusioned73 Jun 2016 #18
If it were my child who died, truebluegreen Jun 2016 #30
Agreed.. disillusioned73 Jun 2016 #70
Irrationality abounds Corporate666 Jun 2016 #108
Codswollop. truebluegreen Jun 2016 #118
You're right. It was bound to happen eventually. Mariana Jun 2016 #140
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
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #130
"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
I don't understand your objection to the 1971 reference SpankMe Jun 2016 #34
Then let me help you understand jberryhill Jun 2016 #168
Who cares when the hotel opened? Old Crow Jun 2016 #135
It's pretty simple jberryhill Jun 2016 #136
The bungalos are at the Polynesian Resort, not The Grand Floridian resort. apnu Jun 2016 #170
An aerial shot is in the article I posted jberryhill Jun 2016 #171
I have been there. Stayed at the Poly, walked to the Grand for dinner. apnu Jun 2016 #173
The alligators don't have to walk jberryhill Jun 2016 #175
No, most of us do not agree. That's why in OTHER locales pnwmom Jun 2016 #36
It's Florida. cpwm17 Jun 2016 #24
So, you think Disney was correct in not telling the Bora Bora guests not to feed the alligators? jberryhill Jun 2016 #26
I'm not familiar with that situation. cpwm17 Jun 2016 #27
That's what was going on, management knew it, and didn't stop it jberryhill Jun 2016 #28
I've mostly stayed away from this news item cpwm17 Jun 2016 #32
Maybe they shouldn't have man-made lagoons where children belong. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #47
That's irresponsible on Disney's part. cpwm17 Jun 2016 #65
They're putting in a fence now spinbaby Jun 2016 #115
When they send alligators to that beach, they aren't sending their best... jberryhill Jun 2016 #169
Self-deleted dupe. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #146
This woman says she took pictures of her own son wading in the lake tblue37 Jun 2016 #147
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
wading is not swimming. cali Jun 2016 #42
Wading is in the water liberal N proud Jun 2016 #58
Umm.... Disney knew. Whiskeytide Jun 2016 #66
I always thought "No Swimming" meant stay out of the water PJMcK Jun 2016 #60
No Swimming means don't go in the water melman Jun 2016 #85
It was a "beach" Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #52
You've been staunchly defending Disney, I don't get it..... steve2470 Jun 2016 #55
Parents need to be responsible for their children liberal N proud Jun 2016 #59
Haven't you read any of the posts above. mentalsolstice Jun 2016 #71
Some say? liberal N proud Jun 2016 #87
I have heard that witnesses.... mentalsolstice Jun 2016 #94
Fox "News" viewer? ( n) maddiemom Jun 2016 #131
There were no "watch for gator" signs for at the park d_legendary1 Jun 2016 #72
You mean like the parents of this boy who was't even in the water? kcr Jun 2016 #129
Sounds like you know a lot Corporate666 Jun 2016 #109
Proper signs = a few thousand dollars steve2470 Jun 2016 #110
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
Amen. bullsnarfle Jun 2016 #56
Those that feed the grizzly bears would probably become bear food liberal N proud Jun 2016 #57
That is a straw man. The argument being made is NOT that the tourists don't know that tblue37 Jun 2016 #149
Funny that you bring up chump. peace13 Jun 2016 #63
Actually, there are several companies Amaril Jun 2016 #91
Why not just play golf? Liberalagogo Jun 2016 #43
You got to play it as it lies Brother Buzz Jun 2016 #45
Or request a Mulligan. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #106
I have golfed at that course many times. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #79
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
Had an attack 30 years ago and 1 a couple months ago Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #48
Alligators don't make good pets. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #49
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
Here is a story from one of my websites about a young man tblue37 Jun 2016 #152
Disney F******D up, it's as clear as the nose on my face steve2470 Jun 2016 #51
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
I have been making the Pinto analogy, too. It seems germane. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #153
So many alligators in that area. Big ones, too. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #60
Not my mention is was at night. Feeding time, as I understand it. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #74
Dusk, dawn, and night are big feeding times. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #76
I saw this the other day Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #77
I use to do a lot of bass fishing in lakes around my area at night. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #81
Excellent warning sign. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #107
They're animals. They're wild. They go wherever the fuck they want. LeftyMom Jun 2016 #68
Um. bullshit. All Disney had to do was post "no swimming- alligators" cali Jun 2016 #73
exactly steve2470 Jun 2016 #75
The sign said no swimming. LeftyMom Jun 2016 #105
Unfortunately, this child didn't even have to in the water to be at risk. mentalsolstice Jun 2016 #117
I grew up watching "Wild Kingdom..." MrScorpio Jun 2016 #69
Maybe she watched and only paid attention to Marlin Perkins. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #78
By hosting "beach parties" by this particular body of water, and having benches present Butterbean Jun 2016 #84
excellent post nt steve2470 Jun 2016 #86
Thank you. n/t Butterbean Jun 2016 #88
great post. Thank you Butterbean, for putting it so well. cali Jun 2016 #89
:) You're welcome. n/t Butterbean Jun 2016 #92
You are right, Butterbean gademocrat7 Jun 2016 #102
Not just a beach party, but BEACH NIGHT! Night time showings of kid movies tblue37 Jun 2016 #154
Good gracious. :( n/t Butterbean Jun 2016 #177
article from Omaha Nebraska newspaper about the stricken family steve2470 Jun 2016 #90
Everything needs to be hermetically sealed at Disney. Quantess Jun 2016 #95
how about signs warning that there are alligators in the lagoons? cali Jun 2016 #97
Seems simple. There aren't any, is what you are implying? Quantess Jun 2016 #99
No. There aren't. That has been widely reported. cali Jun 2016 #101
Well, there are now. The barn door has been locked now that the horse has left. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #155
I've seen the gators at Coronado Springs before. Ace Rothstein Jun 2016 #96
Thanks for this OP, Cali steve2470 Jun 2016 #100
They are going to be sued - and they should be. Chemisse Jun 2016 #103
No, Disney won't be sued shanti Jun 2016 #111
that depends on what the parents want to do. cali Jun 2016 #112
You're probably right. Chemisse Jun 2016 #126
They will settle big to avoid a lawsuit. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #156
More. proverbialwisdom Jun 2016 #104
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
+1. So obvious. cali Jun 2016 #183
I was at DW last December Jubilant18 Jun 2016 #132
+ a brazillion. I am appalled by the posts sneering at the "stupidity" of out of staters tblue37 Jun 2016 #157
No one is lawyered up like the Mouse. McCamy Taylor Jun 2016 #139
With all this publicity they won't need to. Disney will offer a large settlement up front-- tblue37 Jun 2016 #158
Money may not be all that they want. n./t cali Jun 2016 #162
BIG LAWSUIT COMING !!! Hulk Jun 2016 #159
Gators, Florida. Common Sense Citrus Jun 2016 #160
Disney's gonna get sued so bad their lawyers are going to need lawyers... n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #163
Yeah, see, the world is full of animals, they live here too. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #166
you see, this is Disney World. They didn't even post signs warning not to feed cali Jun 2016 #172
I don't think the animals who have lived there for millenia got the memo. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #174
Maybe Disney shouldn't have been threatening to confiscate cameras pnwmom Jun 2016 #186
If you want your child to be safe vacationing, Disney resorts have always been pnwmom Jun 2016 #185
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