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In reply to the discussion: Last year, this man specifically warned Disney about alligators after his son [View all]Jubilant18
(62 posts)at Port Orleans Riverside and there was water all around because the theme is a riverboat port and dock. Our room even had a fold-down bed which had a painting of an alligator on it when it was folded up.
There were NO signs about alligators ( although there were no places that I saw where guests could go up to the water.). Still, there were places where a gator could have crawled out of the water and been near guests.
Amazingly, I read a guide book about DW and Orlando and there were NO mentions of the dangers of alligators. We naively walked around the river area early in the morning and late at night and never once thought about alligators. No employee ever mentioned it either and there were no signs. Our room had brochures about various entertainment possibilities but nothing about gators.
I don't think it is right to blame tourists from other parts of the country who have never been to Florida and who were given no information about the local habitat. You can still have a good time while taking realistic precautions.