Yeah, have some of you guys never seen footage of an alligator attacking something? They're pretty big (or can be) and also pretty fast. Add in that they often kill their prey by quickly pulling it underwater and it's not hard to imagine how the parents being maybe seven feet away and looking away for literally two seconds could have ended in this tragedy.
Gator drags child into water near Disney's Grand Floridian
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Yeah, have some of you guys never seen footage of an alligator attacking something? They're pretty big (or can be) and also pretty fast. Add in that they often kill their prey by quickly pulling it underwater and it's not hard to imagine how the parents being maybe seven feet away and looking away for literally two seconds could have ended in this tragedy.
Hidden One
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Omg...The sound of it's jaws...
Syphon Filter
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Holy shit at the noise the gators mouth makes.
Netherscourge
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Well, either you stop him or you're feeding your son to alligators. You don't just fucking sit there and watch him!
This isn't a zoo. It is a huge ass lake on the grounds of the Walt Disney World resort. There are wild animals in the area, including gators. The gator isn't part of some exhibit. Disney is no more responsible for this than a hotel in Miami Beach is if someone were attacked by a shark in the ocean.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Jesus Christ, that's horrible!
The poor kid
The poor kid
The gator should absolutely be killed. Once a wild gator becomes a man eater it is a menace to the public.
It presumably ate a human, you pretty much have to kill it now that it considers Hunan's prey.
They remove the gators to the best of their ability, but it's Florida and it's impossible to stop them from getting in or getting all of them.
An actual gator attack on humans is pretty rare, just like a shark at the beach. It can happen though obviously
SchrodingerC
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It's Florida, THERE ARE GATORS EVERYWHERE. If there's a body of water around, then you guarantee a alligator will find it. The kid and his/her Parents were probably outside for a night walk or watching the fireworks.
This was an incredibly unfortunate accident, nothing more.
poppabk
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I'm guessing that most people would assume that there were no alligators in a lake at Disney if they weren't from Florida. I'm also guessing that Disney don't announce this fact because they don't want to ruin people's image of disney world. I'm also guessing that someone is regretting that decision.
No sympathy for the gator. Like I can't even imagine that crossing my mind right now. A 2 year old was eaten alive by it.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
"People in Florida swim with alligators all the time."
No, no we don't. Don't be stupid.
No, no we don't. Don't be stupid.
Netherscourge
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If the movie-on-the-beach stuff is true, then all the people with that child should be thrown in fucking jail and charged with negligent homicide.
they kind of have to.
The Polynesian resort beach on Seven Seas Lagoon
The Grand Floridian resort beach on Seven Seas Lagoon
https://twitter.com/Menardness/status/742901470551519233
Says there was a "movie night" out on the beach.
an example movie night at the Polynesian (kid was taken at Grand Floridian)
I can't tell if you are joking or not.
WHAT?!
They've been showing movies on the beach there forever. It's not right along the water, this kid must have been closer to the water though.
InfiniteBento
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They will definitely have to in order to retrieve the remains.
Because they might have been a few feet away from the child when the unimaginable happened? Calm down.
metalslimer
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The alligator can be killed. There is no shortage and they are hunted regardless
WaterAstro
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Gators have survived over a million years...
I think they're going to be okay if we remove them from Disney's Resort.
HighResTomato
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How else are they going to know? Gator will probably be turned into some fine shoes.
/s
Heavy_D206
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Happy Gilmore is the man to call in to deal with that gator.
Andrew Korenchkin
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That's it, I'm never moving to Florida.
SchrodingerC
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They'll probably have to. No one wants to deal with alligators that attacks humans.
Besides, gator tail is delicious.
Nah, they'll just send the others off somewhere.
There could be more than one in the lake, though. Do they kill every single one that's in there?
They will have to because the gator will be conditioned to seek out prey near the area now. As well as the fact they will need to retrieve the remains. The gator will be easy to spot because most likely it will have the bulge from the child on its body as well as still be near the area.
UberTag
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They're also delicious.
Netherscourge
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So let me get this straight...
They have a beach, where people swim, in gator-infested waters...?
Not talking about the open ocean - talking about a lagoon. Much more alligator friendly.
And that's normal? And the hotel or whatever sponsors movies at night on that beach?
Nobody ever thought a gator might walk up on the beach and grab a kid?
I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble understanding why this is even legal, much less advertised??
They have a beach, where people swim, in gator-infested waters...?
Not talking about the open ocean - talking about a lagoon. Much more alligator friendly.
And that's normal? And the hotel or whatever sponsors movies at night on that beach?
Nobody ever thought a gator might walk up on the beach and grab a kid?
I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble understanding why this is even legal, much less advertised??
From a Disboard thread in 2014: entitled Stay Out of the #$^# Lakes
You can find more gators in Magic Kingdom/Disney property pics around. I'd imagine it's been a thing as long as they've been there (Florida being Florida)
Alligator in the Rivers of America in Magic Kingdom
You can find more gators in Magic Kingdom/Disney property pics around. I'd imagine it's been a thing as long as they've been there (Florida being Florida)
Gunstarheroes
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1. Its Flordia, its almost impossible to keep every gator out of a single body of water
2. This has been happening for years, decades even. This is the first account i think we have ever heard.
They made need to make small tweaks, but this is 100% a tragic accident
Netherscourge
Banned
Why not?
There's a whole TV show on alligator hunters.
http://www.history.com/shows/swamp-people
They make a living poaching gators.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
This is a parent's worst nightmare...
Poaching is illegal hunting. These are people who legally hunt alligators for a living.
First off you are not allowed to swim in the water, it's a fake beach with signs ALL over the place that say NO SWIMMING.
They have events on the beach though yes, including movie night. The movie night is giant TV on the beach that you sit by and watch the film, they usually have games and lots of employees out there with everyone. This has been happening for years and I've been to a few myself. You are not next to the water it's up near the top of the beach but still on the beach. This attack clearly happened away from the movie.
Big Baybee
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Never get into or next to water at Disney unless it's a pool.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Pretty sure Disney will kill as many of them in there as they can once this story works its way through the news cycle
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didn't we have a "maybe lay off the local news threads that do nothing but depress" thing going on?
The Albatross
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This is really sad and just terrifying, traumatizing for the parents and family.
I've never seen gators in the lagoon, but its a gaurantee that it has them. The lagoon is roughly the size of the Magic Kingdom itself and it's connected to Bay Lake, which is a good sized lake.
Also without knowing details you absolutely can't blame the parents here... The resort is on a man-made beach that runs up to the lagoon, and while there's specifically no swimming allowed in the lagoon, it's normal to see kids running around on the beach area. Gators survive on sneaking up on a victim.
Swimming isn't allowed, the beaches are more or less for decoration, though you can sit around them. The movie area is "on the beach" but far from it in a highly populated area, well lit area. And in the 30 years that the Grand Floridian has been open, this has never happened (that I know of).
I've never seen gators in the lagoon, but its a gaurantee that it has them. The lagoon is roughly the size of the Magic Kingdom itself and it's connected to Bay Lake, which is a good sized lake.
Also without knowing details you absolutely can't blame the parents here... The resort is on a man-made beach that runs up to the lagoon, and while there's specifically no swimming allowed in the lagoon, it's normal to see kids running around on the beach area. Gators survive on sneaking up on a victim.
Swimming isn't allowed, the beaches are more or less for decoration, though you can sit around them. The movie area is "on the beach" but far from it in a highly populated area, well lit area. And in the 30 years that the Grand Floridian has been open, this has never happened (that I know of).
Grizzlyjin
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Because if it has a history of killing a human, it might do it again. They're not super smart. Good hunters, but it has a known bad habit of going after people and associating that with a meal. It isn't worth the risk. Gator population in Florida is perfectly fine.
Valkerionseven
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Hate to break it to you, but guess where gators are found commonly in cities/suburb areas...
The things are amazingly fast when attacking, its not really surprising that it could grab a small child and be in the water again before anyone realized what happened. That's what they do. Usually after an attack or assumed menace they cull the area. Catch all the animals they can in a few days time then call it a success.
Sadly there is no way to rid the area of them entirely. It's their habitat plain and simple. They can walk on land and swim in water able to get to where ever they want more or less. Get rid of this one/these few and more will be there in a few years.
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