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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sign doesn't really matter. The child was not swimming. Had the sign said "beware of alligators," it would have changed the behavior of the family. So, it seems as though the signage was inadequate. [/quote]

Well this is subjective. I would see no swimming and stay away from the water. Clearly others need more explicit reasoning. But I also guarantee there are people who would see a sign that says beware of gators and still wade in that water if they didn't see gators AT THAT MOMENT. There is no way to know in this case if different signage would have made a difference. They may have hedged their bets anyway if no gator was in sight. [/quote]

I see a sign that says no swimming and I don't let my kids swim. Maybe I let them walk along the edge because that isn't swimming and the risks of swimming don't seem to apply. I see a sign that says beware of alligators and we high tail it out of there. Of course it would make people act differently. [/quote]

Stop focusing on the signage! Disney offers water sports on their property!!! They are selling their waters as safe for water sports.[/quote]

Alligators (and most wildlife) stay away from waters where boating is happening. Too rough. Same with ocean activities. [/quote]

Also inaccurate. Have you never been to the Everglades? Ever been on a Florida lake of any sort? They are everywhere. Also, you do not need to be in the water -- just near it.

Disney is guilty of fraud in my view. They have sold their brand as the safest, magical place on earth. Luring families with their famous proclamations of safety, when in fact they were guilty of weighing the PR costs of warning their visitors of the dangers around them with the monetary cost of actually protecting them. [/quote]

Don't worry. A new Happy Bubble has been shipped to you at Disney's expense. It'll keep all the meanies out. [/quote]

Meanie? I'm hardly a meanie! I am outraged that Disney weighed the PR costs against the safety of their visitors. I have a great deal of experience with corporate liability and the cost of risk management to protect people. I am absolutely disgusted at Disney's gross negligence. [/quote]

If alligators were attacking people all willy-nilly, you'd have a point. But since that's not the case...[/quote]

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