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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What proves to me the most that this was a freak accident, is the fact that Disney IS so controlling. I just cannot believe they thought, "We know there's alligators; oh well".  I think if Disney knew there was a threat of alligators, they would have done everything they could to remove them, get special dispensation from the state to kill them, whatever.

People say the sign wasn't specific enough.  I also think this shows they didn't think there was a threat. There's no way Disney would rely just on signage; they are way more controlling than that. [/quote]

Sorry, but I think it is the opposite.  Everyone who lives in Florida knows alligators are a threat.  I think it is so commonplace that to people that live there know what no swimming signs mean.  I think this horrible accident has made Disney and probably other hotels realize that tourists are ignorant of the threat.  [/quote]

There is no way that Disney just made assumptions about what its guests understand about alligator threats.  This is a company that researched how long people are willing to carry trash before littering in order to strategically place its trashcans.  I don't, in a million years, believe that Disney just assumed that guests from around the world, many who may be traveling to the US for the first time and don't even know what alligators are, understand the risks of being near freshwater in Florida.

I think this is a freak accident...they do seem to have actively worked to control the alligator population in their freshwater lakes etc.  Freak accident or not, though, there is a likelihood that Disney could have done more...so there would probably be a finding of some negligence if they went to court.  In a trillion years, though, I don't think Disney would take this to court.[/quote]

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