Mosquitos!! Was Pest control part of the cuts?

[Hakunamatata]

So is there as strain of the virus that has been documented and tagged as only being found within the mythical dome covering WDW?

 

[Magenta Panther]

So is there as strain of the virus that has been documented and tagged as only being found within the mythical dome covering WDW?

Only in Animal Kingdom.

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

Talk about a potential PR nightmare. If (God forbid) some guest gets the Zika virus from a WDW mosquito, and it was revealed that pest control was cut back...Iger better start packing his bags.

How the heck would that even be proven? WDW can't control mosquitos.
Are they legally bound to spray? If worried throw some extra spray on yourself. That's like me getting angry at my city for being bitten at the local park
I should star blaming WDW for my sunburns while I'm at it

 

[Magenta Panther]

How the heck would that even be proven? WDW can't control mosquitos.
Are they legally bound to spray? If worried throw some extra spray on yourself. That's like me getting angry at my city for being bitten at the local park
I should star blaming WDW for my sunburns while I'm at it

Maybe I should start using a sarcasm smilie when I post stuff like that...

EDIT: Fixed!

 

[Hakunamatata]

Maybe I should start using a sarcasm smilie when I post stuff like that...

EDIT: Fixed!

Specially late in the day

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

How the heck would that even be proven? WDW can't control mosquitos.
Are they legally bound to spray? If worried throw some extra spray on yourself. That's like me getting angry at my city for being bitten at the local park
I should star blaming WDW for my sunburns while I'm at it

Hey, you never know with some posters

 

[Dad 2 M & M]

Maybe I should start using a sarcasm smilie when I post stuff like that...

EDIT: Fixed!

expected more out of you.....

 

[King Racoon 77]

I was there the last week in April & both my sister and I got bit 3-4x by Mosquitos waiting in line to get into mansion. I have never been bit before at WDW, this is the first time I can remember and I go often.

Maybe they were upset they were in standby and couldn't get a FP to this attraction ...

 

[DrummerAlly]

In all of our trips to WDW I've never gotten a single mosquito bite, period. Kudos to WDW - this is one of the best things about vacationing there.
Seriously though, this is going to be a bad year and I really hope they do some serious spraying to get rid of as many of those suckers as possible. We are considering getting pregnant with our third and have a trip booked just after Labor Day. I think I'm going to pack a ton of crazy Deet spray and postpone our baby plans for a few months.

 

[Goofyernmost]

In all of our trips to WDW I've never gotten a single mosquito bite, period. Kudos to WDW - this is one of the best things about vacationing there.
Seriously though, this is going to be a bad year and I really hope they do some serious spraying to get rid of as many of those suckers as possible. We are considering getting pregnant with our third and have a trip booked just after Labor Day. I think I'm going to pack a ton of crazy Deet spray and postpone our baby plans for a few months.

Well, if it's after Labor day being pregnant will no longer be an issue. (tee hee)

 

[DrummerAlly]

Well, if it's after Labor day being pregnant will no longer be an issue. (tee hee)

My first child was born ON labor day coming up on 4 years ago. I've heard many labor day jokes but this was a good one.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Could it be Disney is importing in more bugs on purpose?

Imported Mosquitos? Does that cost one or two dining plan credits?

 

[ABQ]

Imported Mosquitos? Does that cost one or two dining plan credits?

Signature Biting

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Could it be Disney is importing in more bugs on purpose?

only if they were free to a good home.

 

[betty rose]

How the heck would that even be proven? WDW can't control mosquitos.
Are they legally bound to spray? If worried throw some extra spray on yourself. That's like me getting angry at my city for being bitten at the local park
I should star blaming WDW for my sunburns while I'm at it

You should, you know they took out all of the trees!

 

[Hakunamatata]

Imported Mosquitos? Does that cost one or two dining plan credits?

Requires an up charge ticket.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

YMMV, but I was there for nine nights May 6 - May 15 and I didn't see any mosquitoes at all. The only pest control issue I encountered was the usual nuisance birds in Frontierland and the turkey vultures who hang out in the hippo enclosure at DAK.

 

[betty rose]

Palmetto bugs (actual name is the American cockroach) are a cockroach common in the southern US. They are reddish brown in color and between 1-1.5 inches long making them one of the bigger cockroaches. They also have wings and can fly, but not very well.

I had one hit me in the face, on our trip in February. I wonder what the outdoor or indoor kitchens look like the first thing in the morning.

 

[Brad Bishop]

Welcome to Florida

Having grown up in Florida I'm quite used to the various bugs. That said, WDW was always weirdly, and pleasantly, bug free. Like if you thought about it it was always really weird how you were in a swamp but weren't seeing any bug or being bitten.

Once in a while you'd see a palmetto bug (large roach) but even that was pretty rare.

 

[betty rose]

Having grown up in Florida I'm quite used to the various bugs. That said, WDW was always weirdly, and pleasantly, bug free. Like if you thought about it it was always really weird how you were in a swamp but weren't seeing any bug or being bitten.

Once in a while you'd see a palmetto bug (large roach) but even that was pretty rare.

Do those bugs sting. I got a really bad sting from a huge bug in ToT. I had to go to first aid, as it was still stinging after 1/2 hour. They put some miracle cream on it. And all was good, after another 15 minutes.