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From the OS: Gator drags child into Seven Seas Lagoon
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rob0519
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Reporters feel they have to get a question in, no matter how irrelevant so they can tell their editors they tried. Plus in the middle of this type of tragedy people, even professional reporters can be at a loss for the right words.
Gabe1
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Rivers of America is solid concrete. There are pictures of it drained with cars parked on the concrete during the refurbishment. Still obviously a gator could get in there.
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invader
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Focused on the idea that this was another event in the wake of the recent events in Orlando and questioned how OCSO/Orlando authorities in general were handling everything. Caught the Sheriff by surprise, he looked defeated.
Capitalized on all of the recent tragedies and just felt gross. That wasn't reporting and wasn't needed. As another posted said, despicable.
Sped2424
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According to the press conference which just occurred on CNN the family was lounging in the beach chairs at the grand flo at night. The child was indeed playing by himself in the shallow water as the family watched from the shore. Something that sadly should not have been happening. They were from Nebraska though and up north lakes are much more habitable for people than they are here in Florida. Just a sad situation all around.
rob0519
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Well, it won't make my family or me feel better. We either stay at the GF or CR and pass that site once or more every day of every trip. Yes, people die in Orlando every day and some at Walt Disney World, but not a graphically and publicly as this poor child. A 70 year old dying of a heart attack is different than a toddler being killed by a wild animal in front of his family.
WDW1974
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Jacquee Polak it looks like ... and she was dreadful. Just like a deer caught in headlights trying to make sure whatever came out of her mouth would pass muster with Legal in the morning. I didn't get one ounce of real emotion in that prepared statement.
oceanbreeze77
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I felt like her statement was more of a "gotta do this so our butts don't look any worse" than a heartfelt response. Thats just my opinion. Im sure she was sorta sobbing inside but Im sure disney provided her with a very basic statement as well.
WDW1974
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No she really wasn't. And if I start on her, I'm sure I'll hear it in the morning from my fan club ... but she appeared cold and detached ... I have experience in crisis management and DIS is clearly ill-prepared and having all their top people in Shanghai might not help.
oceanbreeze77
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You wrote this as I was writing mine. It seems I'm not the only one who felt this way
disney4life2008
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What an unbelievable week here in Orlando. My family always says things come in 3s. Im just uneasy and emotional.
jerodisney
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I have stayed at the Geand Floridian a foot into the dry sand is pretty far from the water and there is a decent amount of light near the begining of the beach area that for what I understand aligators don't like. . Now one foot inside the water, is pitch black , hate to say believe me I hate to say this cause I have a 4 and 5 year old at home. . But somehow I have a gut feeling that if that statement is true Disney will get away with no lawsuits or responsibility toward it since is very specific that no one is allowed in the water. . I do feel Disney is to blame for this one though, knowlingy that Seven Seas Lagoon as alligators and not protecting their properties from it, I don't know they could have nets water fences or something that would prevent aligators from getting near the guest areas. This to me is majorly horryifying I am DVC member and the Grand Floridian is my home resort. . I was there with kids in that same area about 8 months ago and I was going to call tomorrow to book for March 2017. . This won't change my mind, I just hope Disney does some changes, it will def cross my mind to stop and say a prayer in the area next year. .
jlsHouston
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The child was actually in the water? That just validates what she is saying, that there needs to be signs posted.
Cletus
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I can't imagine having to prepare for that, but it did come off extremely short and non-personal. But then I can't even imagine anything like this happening.
me_stitch
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I've stayed at CBR twice and both times they told us that there were gators in the water
WDW1974
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So, we're already talking about lawsuits and worrying that Disney might have to pay while a child's body is waiting to be found or pulled out of a gator's belly?!?!
No. 1: Disney will pay this family regardless simply because it is the right thing to do and the payment will likely be seven figures (based on my knowledge of other deaths on property).
No. 2: If Disney ignored problem gators or ignored problem Guests tossing food to them from their private bungalows (no gators in Bora Bora), then they can be held liable.
No. 3: The kid was way too young to be swimming, so if he was in what amounted to six inches of water, that is an every day and night happening at the monorail resorts and has been back to the 70s when Disney advertised swimming in that body of water (which I did in my childhood).
And No. 4 ... I just can't even ... time to go do something else.
Yea, I mean it took her about 5 seconds to say hello, and then another 5 seconds to blurt out her 5 seconds of sorrow. I was waiting for more from her, but she just disappeared. Rather poor response from Disney
MOXOMUMD
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A 2 year old sloshing in a foot of dark water may as well be a dinner bell for a hungry gator. Sad but true.
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