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[Riptide]

Deputies were searching late Tuesday night for a toddler who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa earlier in the evening, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The 2-year-old child was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon about 9:30 p.m., Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rose Silva said.

Alligator drags child into water at Disney's Grand Floridian, deputies say

 

[hondo]

Deputies were searching late Tuesday night for a toddler who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa earlier in the evening, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The 2-year-old child was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon about 9:30 p.m., Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rose Silva said.

Alligator drags child into water at Disney's Grand Floridian, deputies say

Horrible. Can't imagine the shock and grief fir this family. And the lawsuit potential on this one is sky high, with no warnings signs on gators. Disney usually has a team of lawyers descending on accident victims or their families in times like this, with reams of release forms and fast talk. That family owns the Grand Floridian right now if they want it.

 

[JackReacher]

There were definitely "No swimming" signs, though, right?

 

[Earthman]

Horrible. Can't imagine the shock and grief fir this family. And the lawsuit potential on this one is sky high, with no warnings signs on gators. Disney usually has a team of lawyers descending on accident victims or their families in times like this, with reams of release forms and fast talk. That family owns the Grand Floridian right now if they want it.

If the family has indeed lost their child I'm sure it will be comforting for them to know that they stand a chance of owning the Grand Floridian.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Ah ****.

So now what do we do for avatars?

 

[Earthman]

The beach at Grand Floridian is a good place to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks. They also show movies on the beach.

 

[Vombatus]

The beach at Grand Floridian is a good place to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks. They also show movies on the beach.

And now horror shows.

 

[Ace]

Hungry gators will wait in shallow water, spring out and drag in dogs and other critters near the water's edge. Not the greatest place for a toddler after dark.

 

[Earthman]

Hungry gators will wait in shallow water, spring out and drag in dogs and other critters near the water's edge. Not the greatest place for a toddler after dark.

A 2 year old by the water without parental supervision. What could go wrong.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Nobody will care unless they kill the alligator.

 

[Vombatus]

Nobody will care unless they kill the alligator.

And Tebow.

 

[Earthman]

Nobody will care unless they kill the alligator.

If he has a name.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Are there not warning signs about alligators on the property?

 

[bigpern23]

There were definitely "No swimming" signs, though, right?

Just stayed there with my family in February and, no, there are none.

A 2 year old by the water without parental supervision. What could go wrong.

His parents were right there. Dad tried to wrestle the boy from the alligator but the gator won. But if it makes you feel better about yourself to blame the parents, go ahead.

 

[bigpern23]

Are there not warning signs about alligators on the property?

Not that I saw, no, and we walked along that beach all the way over to the Polynesian Resort.

 

[Earthman]

Just stayed there with my family in February and, no, there are none.


His parents were right there. Dad tried to wrestle the boy from the alligator but the gator won. But if it makes you feel better about yourself to blame the parents, go ahead.

I'm a short timer but I've already learned that it's an important hallmark of SJ to try
and establish blame ASAP.

 

[Songbird]

Bumgarner would've killed the gator and pulled the kid out.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Not that I saw, no, and we walked along that beach all the way over to the Polynesian Resort.

As I said on the other Orlando thread, I heard the family is from Nebraska and I wonder if being on Disney property gave them a false sense of safety.

The times I've visited Florida, I wouldn't jump in a swimming pool without going a gator check first - even in Key West.

 

[bigpern23]

As I said on the other Orlando thread, I heard the family is from Nebraska and I wonder if being on Disney property gave them a false sense of safety.

The times I've visited Florida, I wouldn't jump in a swimming pool without going a gator check first - even in Key West.

I'd be stunned if that wasn't the case. I certainly never gave gators a second thought while we were there and, as I noted above, I never noticed any warning signs about them. I guess I thought of them living more in the Everglades than in Disney, but after this, it seems so obvious.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I'd be stunned if that wasn't the case. I certainly never gave gators a second thought while we were there and, as I noted above, I never noticed any warning signs about them. I guess I thought of them living more in the Everglades than in Disney, but after this, it seems so obvious.

A few years ago, a friend got married in Winter Park. We went fishing on the chain of lakes there and saw a lot of gators. It was odd to be standing on the fishing deck of a bass boat, looking at an alligator swimming past a mansion that was owned by Mr. Rogers.