BigThunderMatt
Well-Known Member
This is a myth. If there was a bacteria problem as has been suggested, you wouldn't be able to waterski, tube, etc. in Bay Lake (which you can). It is my understanding that the reason they primarily do not want guests swimming by the resorts (aside from the obvious liability without a lifeguard) is because of the boats transporting guests back and forth to the Magic Kingdom.
Actually it's not a myth. There is a very real type of amoeba resting in the sediment of Bay Lake/Seven Seas Lagoon (and most Florida lakes for that matter). This particular amoeba does not affect you if you're swimming at the surface, but if you are underwater and disturb the sediment that it is resting in, it can get into your mucous membranes via your nose and will literally eat your brain.
It's a miracle no one on property died from this specifically.