My bad thats another mom. She posted it right before at like 830. Apparently the 2 yr old was only about a foot in when the gator got him. He wasn't deep at all. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
It really is. That water looks shallow too. But theyre so adapted to hunting in that, the kid probably didnt even see the gator. No one did. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
Well thats definitely another way of looking at it. Disney has always been a company to want to quickly sweep things under the rug so I can understand that side of it. But even with an artificial setting , the water is coming in from somewhere (from what I understand this wasnt a closed off body of water) , and with that runs the chance of whatever living in that water, to come in as well. I know thats all easy to say after the fact , but like I said before , I've always made it a point to read up on every precaution before visiting a state unlike the one I live in. If I go to Pennsylvania or New York I know its not totally unlike New Jersey (where I live) , but if Im visiting somewhere out West or down South , I look up as many things as possible about the daily differences. Maybe that wouldn't have mattered for the family in this situation , but having a 2 year old near any body of water at night in general is a dangerous move.
I was answering your question about the parents. I have no idea why you needed to infringe on my alligators and crocodiles.
The Seven Seas lagoon is a man made lake; its main inlet is an aqueduct over a major Disney roadway which could probably be made gator proof. Certainly one could believe Disney utilized such a system. That would, however, make boat traffic in the aqueduct difficult and would not solve the problem of gators getting in via land routes or through a number of canals that also seem to enter the lagoon. As far as the liability question is concerned, I'm going to suggest that the general public never sees a word about it other than possibly a very quiet mention of a settlement. It behooves Disney to accomplish this with as little public information as possible. I'm sure that the company has had one or two people very close to the family since the incident establishing a relationship with them as they assist them in dealing with the tragedy. Within a very short period of time after the funeral the employees who have become close to the family will very quietly suggest a settlement which will require strict confidentiality.
This is just a horrible thing. And yeah Disney is definitely liable for not alligator-proofing their park. People go there with the expectation they will be safe and for Disney to fall down on the job of keeping them safe is fully on Disney. This is no different than the liability when a ride goes off the tracks and somebody dies. Nobody suggests the rider was negligent or somehow at fault. Just think what the last thing that two year old saw before he died was and what it felt like. I'd sue Disney for enough to shut them down if he was my kid and then I'd settle for a whole lot more than their board wanted to give me. And then I'd do an anti-Disney campaign with it that would make them squirm for months if not years. Stuff like this doesn't get fixed unless you hold the corporation involved fully accountable and make them 100% certain to act in ways that it will never happen again.
Terrible story and I am sick for the family, but: No way in hell Disney is liable, yet they will pay a nice settlement anyway. If the kid wasn't in the water, he would not have been snatched, and it is clearly posted not to go in the water. The parents being ignorant does not make someone else negligent. I have been going to Disney every year for the past 20 years, it is pretty well known there are gators in the seven seas lagoon, I have seen them on several occasions. For years there was a big one in a canal at the Beach Club, that people would watch from the bridge. If you got attacked by a bear or wolf at a campsite, is the campground negligent, no it is fucking nature which cannot ever be controlled. Gators are all over golf courses in South Carolina to Georgia, if you are clueless and get snapped trying to get your ball you shanked in the water, don't blame the golf course.
out here? The Sea of Cortez south of me, is loaded with big white sharks A lady just got attacked right down the road from here here in newport 2 weeks ago. Theyre all over the place along the whole coast of california
Exactly. A very sad and tragic reminder that we are not always the top of the food chain. No blame just nature.
West of Baja out in the Pacific. Isla Guadalupe for 6 days at end of September when the big pregnant females are coming through. Just got my new wet suit. Can't wait. _
