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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, ultimately, it was an accident. The parents should not be blamed. Disney should not be blamed. They will pay, which they should, but this was an incredibly unusual, freak accident. Sometimes, nobody is at fault.[/quote]

How can you say, at this point, that Disney should not be blamed?[/quote]

Because they cannot control mother nature, and had no reason to assume any child would be attacked and eaten by a gator on their property since it has never happened in the history of the park. And because there WERE no swimming signs. But since it did happen on their property, they should and will pay the family some damages. Held entirely to blame? No. They didn't have any foresight that this was an expected thing to happen. [/quote]

[b]It seems proven at this point that Disney knew there were alligators in that water. If that is the case, the "No Swimming" signs should have read something along the lines of "Do not go in the water. Alligators present. Swim/wade at your own risk."[/b] I great up on the East Coast and I've been to Florida several times so I know there are alligators there. But never in a million years would I have expected that alligators would be present in a man-made body of water on Disney's property. And I don't think swimming and wading are the same things either. So the signage should make it clear to stay completely away from the water.

I studied abroad in Australia in the 90s and there were crocodile warning signs all over the place. On one guided trip our tour guide had us swim through a channel in order to get to a waterfall. The channel had crocodile warning signs but the guide assured us they weren't actually in there because it was the dry season. I can assure you I was terrified the entire swim but I knew very clearly that I was swimming at my own risk.

The parents of this poor child should have had the benefit of a warning that alligators were present. I bet their son would be alive right now if that were the case.[/quote]

Exactly. Another issue Disney will face, if this ever goes to court which I can't imagine that it will, is that the signs didn't just say "no swimming" - they said "steep drop off, deep water, no swimming" - by giving a reason for the "no swimming" being a steep drop off and deep water, it gives the impression that being present at the water's edge would not pose much if any danger. Disney would have had a better argument actually if it literally just said "no swimming" and didn't give reasons. [/quote]

Sigh. The picture everyone is referring to was taken during construction of the grand Floridian villas many years ago. There is no drop off now. I've said it 20 times. It looks like any other beach with zero entry look. [/quote]

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