There are several cats that prowl around the pool area outside of Captain Cook's at the Poly. I see at least one of them every time we stay there.
Did he look like this?
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Or more like this? :ROFLOL:
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Could have been a Panther as they do exist (I have seen them personally here in Florida though not as WDW as of yet)... but it could have also been its far more common smaller cousin: The Bobcat.....
Here is a pic I found of one on google.
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No matter what you saw.....encounters with the big cats is something to cherish!!! As long as it isnt too close![]()
I saw The Stray Cats perform at The Fox theater in Atlanta.
In one of these threads posted a while back, there was a rumor that a very large (and very much real) snake was removed from the Swiss Family Treehouse. Anyone have details?
In the same thread (which I'll look for) someone also mentioned a large cat (panther? bobcat? I don't remember) being found over by Splash Mountain early one morning before the park opened.
I wonder if either of these stories were real.
It would not surprise me one bit but from what I understand most of the closures due to wildlife that occur on the tree house are due to bees. If I am not mistaken they have the same issue over that the shooting gallery.In one of these threads posted a while back, there was a rumor that a very large (and very much real) snake was removed from the Swiss Family Treehouse. Anyone have details?
In the same thread (which I'll look for) someone also mentioned a large cat (panther? bobcat? I don't remember) being found over by Splash Mountain early one morning before the park opened.
I wonder if either of these stories were real.
... ok photos exist of maintenence removing a snake that's about 8 feet long from the Swiss Family Treehouse. Now before you get shocked it was a while ago that this happened, however they keep saying the place is full of snakes. Don't let it put you off and no I can't get the picture because it's on a wall and they'd notice it missing... The snakes won't bother you, they just bother me.
The panther story however hasn't been substantiated however according to my source (I won't drop names as I don't want to get anyone in trouble) one morning, and I mean early morning (like 3 or 4 AM), in Frontierland there was a Florida panther roaming around. He just seemed to run around by the train station and disappear. This was also a while ago and as Florida Panthers are endangered and rare to see, I doubt you'd see one anyway especially when the parks are open. But remember that wildlife does exist that Disney just can't control.
I found the post, for those interested...
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=605856&highlight=snake+swiss&page=3
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