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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are signs in the Lake that says "no swimming"[/quote]

Yup. And they're spaced pretty closely apart - like 20 feet? You can see 2 signs in this picture.

[img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/15/13/354D82C300000578-3642167-The_child_had_been_paddling_with_his_parents_and_four_year_old_s-a-14_1465992068960.jpg[/img][/quote]

How hard would it have been to add "Alligators" to that list.  Or say "stay out of water" instead of "no swimming."  I've been to that beach and kids are regularly wading and splashing in the water with resort staff around and never seen any of them intervene to stop it. It is quite reasonable to assume based on that sign that "swimming" = swimming.  Not wading.[/quote]

I don't know, because parents are supposed to be watching their kids? And the steep drop off is warning against wading, because both done by walking in. 
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I don't understand how some people can't draw simple conclusions by themselves.[/b] [/quote]

It's not about inability to draw simple conclusions. If you've ever been to the Grand Floridian (you haven't), you'd know that the "steep dropoff" does not begin until 6 to 10 feet away from the waterline (the distance varies). Lots of families are dipping their toes in the water on this beach, only going out about 1 to 2 feet from the waterline with the water only up to their ankle. When you see other families doing it without issue AND no Disney staff warning people away, the vast majority of people will conclude that it's safe to do so.

Most rational folks do not equate "swimming" with dipping their toes into the water. In fact, you can see where the drop-off begins pretty clearly during daylight hours.

Again, Disney did not clearly communicate that dangerous animals may exist on their property. I guarantee that none of these families would dip their toes in the water if the sign mentioned alligators.[/quote]

Seeing people break the rules (and these rules not being enforced) doesn't mean that you get to feign ignorance if you are the unlucky one who suffers as a result of said rule breaking. [/quote]

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