2 Year Old Dragged into Water by Gator at Disney Resort

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG

I can't believe 100+ pages of blaming parents for this?

Where TF is Jeff Steele? I understand clicks will put his own kids through college, but a little bit of empathy is in order here.

What a disgusting thread.

I have reported several.posts and I am sure others have too.

I am also shocked he hasn't deleted at the minimum that exceptionally sanctimonious poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

Then those guests would be ill informed wouldn't they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

...that Disney masks and uses as an asset to entice paying customers from all around the world with very young children

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG

I can't believe 100+ pages of blaming parents for this?

Where TF is Jeff Steele? I understand clicks will put his own kids through college, but a little bit of empathy is in order here.

What a disgusting thread. [/quote


A few folks like myself defending and explaining how Disney is set up. Trolls don't want to hear it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gather most posters here aren't moms. Just teens looking for an anonymous place to vent

+1 as a mother I have been genuinely hurting for this family and I don't understand the need for finger pointing. Please let's have some compassion for these people. After all, that's what we would want in their situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

I found the most interesting post upthread noted that these beaches and resorts were built decades ago, when gators were significantly fewer and much less prevalent. They went from an endangered species in 1973, delisted in 1987 after their numbers increased, to thriving and a booming population of today.

In years past, the reason for the No Swimminig signs may have been because of boating, and only evolved into gators more recently. Disney has said they will now post signs warning of gators. They also need to stop everyone from feeding the gators, which might be the more difficult task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG

I can't believe 100+ pages of blaming parents for this?

Where TF is Jeff Steele? I understand clicks will put his own kids through college, but a little bit of empathy is in order here.

What a disgusting thread. [/quote


A few folks like myself defending and explaining how Disney is set up. Trolls don't want to hear it.

+1

+2 Jeff please delete this insensitive thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

Then those guests would be ill informed wouldn't they?

Then by your definition there are an awful lot of "ill informed" guests every year. What is your point? People go there to play in the sand, and from the looks of a lot of pictures, play at the edge of the water. This is not discouraged.

Would I set foot in the water? No, not personally. To me a lagoon is full of slimy, disgusting stuff. Not everyone sees it that way though. To a lot of people it's just a body of water.

As PP said, Disney calls it a beach. If you want to call it sand-beside-a-lagoon, or whatever... go ahead. To any number of Disney guests it is a beach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

Then those guests would be ill informed wouldn't they?

They were told by Disney that the white sand areas are beaches. So if they are ill informed and Disney is doing the informing...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

Then those guests would be ill informed wouldn't they?

They were told by Disney that the white sand areas are beaches. So if they are ill informed and Disney is doing the informing...

Blind leads the blind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Great. Except- it's NOT a beach! It wasn't them and still isn't, that's right, a motha effin' beach. It's a crusty green lagoon people. Probably filled with green algae and fertilizer run-off from magically manicured lawns in the shape of Mickey.

Except Disney calls it a beach.

They don't call it a sandy swamp. Or an alligator habitat. Or even a murky dirty place where scary Florida creatures reside.

They call it a beach. They call all of those white sand areas beaches. Heck, they even named one of their upscale resorts the Beach Club Villa.

And surprise! And guess what the guests do at the beach at the Beachclub Villa? Surprise!! They walk along the water and let their kids play and wade in the shallows.

They are called beaches at Disney. Here are some links to activities provided by Disney at the resort where people are encouraged to go to the beach:
http://www.themouseforless.com/tripplanning/resorts/wdw/pdf/GrandCalendar.pdf

The one we went to they even gave the kids buckets and shovels for the beach.

Then those guests would be ill informed wouldn't they?

They were told by Disney that the white sand areas are beaches. So if they are ill informed and Disney is doing the informing...

[Anonymous]

And another:
http://www.themouseforless.com/tripplanning/resorts/wdw/pdf/PolyCalendar.pdf

[Anonymous]

Personally, I believe everything Disney tells me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And another:
http://www.themouseforless.com/tripplanning/resorts/wdw/pdf/PolyCalendar.pdf

Another what? This picture shows children in swimsuits, ready to play at the Lava Pool.

[Anonymous]

Not the PP but maybe because it says "on the beach" at the bottom