2 Year Old Dragged into Water by Gator at Disney Resort

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

You buy weekly tickets to Disney, pay for parking, just to go walk on a resort beach? I call bullshit even if you are a season pass holder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is moms panel site

https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/question/swim-beach-polynesian-resort-im-coming-grandsons-ages-238377/

You are an idiot.

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Disclosure
The views expressed in their answers are those of the panelists, who are independent contractors. Panelists have received/will receive a trip to the Disney Destination they represent, for panelist and up to three family members and/or park tickets for their participation on the Disney Parks Moms Panel. These views do not reflect the opinions of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, its affiliates, its management, its agents or its employees and have not been reviewed or approved by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online prior to posting."

They represent the brand. I would say it's valid. Sounds like your panties are in a bunch.

Re read that disclosure. "Moms Panel" is valid however them giving an official reason as to why you can't swim... They aren't officially Disney... Again - read the disclosure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The beaches at Disney have lounge chairs and swinging benches. Don't go there, guests!!!!!

Newsflash: Disney does not have beaches. Lakes, lagoons, ok... this is central Fl people..

Sounds like you haven't gone.

Sounds like you have your bodies of water mixed up. What Disney markets as a "beach" at a resort and what a man-made lagoon in the heart of Orlando/Lakeland area is... Yeah I've never been 100 times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

Did the alligator snatch someone off the loungers now? Disney does not say don't stand on the beach. It says stay out of the water.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

You buy weekly tickets to Disney, pay for parking, just to go walk on a resort beach? I call bullshit even if you are a season pass holder.

Not the poster you are responding to. But I live in Florida as well. I am the PP with gators in her backyard. I would assume this poster has Florida resident seasons passes. Very inexpensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The beaches at Disney have lounge chairs and swinging benches. Don't go there, guests!!!!!

Newsflash: Disney does not have beaches. Lakes, lagoons, ok... this is central Fl people..

That's a little sandy area... not a beach. On a gross lagoon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

Did the alligator snatch someone off the loungers now? Disney does not say don't stand on the beach. It says stay out of the water.

The signs say no swimming. Not stay out of the water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The beaches at Disney have lounge chairs and swinging benches. Don't go there, guests!!!!!

Newsflash: Disney does not have beaches. Lakes, lagoons, ok... this is central Fl people..

That's a little sandy area... not a beach. On a gross lagoon.

+1

[Anonymous]

You don't have to have a pass to go to their resorts. But someone who has actually been there would know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

You buy weekly tickets to Disney, pay for parking, just to go walk on a resort beach? I call bullshit even if you are a season pass holder.

The resorts at Disney are not part of the parks. You don't have to pay to enter them, or to park in the hotel parking lot.

[Anonymous]

A lot of people are going out of their way to point fingers at the innocent parents. I'm guessing posters aren't parents themselves and have never been to this part of WDW or at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

You buy weekly tickets to Disney, pay for parking, just to go walk on a resort beach? I call bullshit even if you are a season pass holder.

Not the poster you are responding to. But I live in Florida as well. I am the PP with gators in her backyard. I would assume this poster has Florida resident seasons passes. Very inexpensive.

And I specified "even if you are a season ticket holder". I call bullshit this person goes to this spot once a week, not debating that resident season passes are inexpensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

Did the alligator snatch someone off the loungers now? Disney does not say don't stand on the beach. It says stay out of the water.

The signs say no swimming. Not stay out of the water.

One look at the water would probably tell you to stay out. And one of the signs mentions a huge dropoff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who has been on those Disney beaches knows what a shock this is. Anyone who hasn't shouldn't have an opinion on it.

I've been there. I just got back, in fact. It's shocking because it's so rare for a gator to attack like this, not because I thought there was no Florida wildlife in, you know, Florida.


No one was in the water in the beaches at the Grand Floridian for the 5 nights I was there in May. I saw a few people walking on the beach. I did. The "no swimming" signs were clear. All the activity was by the pool. And the water was not remotely inviting. It's murky and creepy looking.

And the beach chairs face the pool, not the lake.

You're wrong. I live nearby. There are plenty of chairs ON the beach at the grand Floridian and Polynesian.

I'm talking about the Grand Floridian. The chairs are in the sand, but they all faced the pool.

My room faced the Polynesian. I didn't see anyone out in the water there, either.

What difference does it make if you live nearby?

I go weekly to walk there. The Polynesian and the Grand Floridian are on the same lagoon. There are definitely loungers on the beaches. You are 100 percent wrong.

You buy weekly tickets to Disney, pay for parking, just to go walk on a resort beach? I call bullshit even if you are a season pass holder.

Not the poster you are responding to. But I live in Florida as well. I am the PP with gators in her backyard. I would assume this poster has Florida resident seasons passes. Very inexpensive.

And I specified "even if you are a season ticket holder". I call bullshit this person goes to this spot once a week, not debating that resident season passes are inexpensive.

Resident season passes don't come with parking, either.

[Anonymous]

Haha! See? Caught ya. That sign was taken years ago when they were building the grand Floridian villas. That drop off isn't there and it's a beach now. You haven't been and have no idea what you're talking about.