Why can’t we swim in the 7 Seas Lagoon?

[DonickCo]

What is the real story on why we can’t swim in bay lake?

 

[Seano846]

It is very very dirty and filled with bacteria. (and goofy will kick you if he catches you in there):lol:

 

[Seano846]

Then again, it's really no worse than swimming in the long island sound

 

[NowInc]

Why would you WANT to?

 

[DonickCo]

I don’t want to. I just want to know how it got so bad…. and where Disney made a mistake…. I have seen photos right after it was dredged and it was crystal clear.

 

[Jodigrl328]

:lol: goofy will kick your @ss :lol:

you are able to wade but because of the "natural bacteria" caused by man made lakes it is not healthy, at least that is what i have heard)

I'll stick to the pools rather than face an @ss whooping from the goofster (or diseases from the "natural bacteria")

 

[lamarvenoy]

but they have water sports like skiing and wakeboarding, and up until it closed last year, rivercountry water was lake water. i think it has more to do with the drowning liability,it would be very hard to police all of bay lake. and there is always the threat of alligators, adults don't really have to worry about them but children should.

 

[figmentmom]

Can you swim from the beaches at the Grand Floridian and the Poynesian?

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by figmentmom
Can you swim from the beaches at the Grand Floridian and the Poynesian?

Not anymore!


I have swum in both the seven seas lagoon and the lake at CBR. They were both closed about 12? years ago due to pollution. The combination of fertizilers, pesticides, and "waterfowl" raised the coliform levels to unhealthy. (by allowing the natural bacteria to thrive) Yes, the water used to be clearer, and cleaner, and swimmable!

 

[orlpassholder]

even if they where clean I wouldnt want to swim in them I have seen way to many "idiots" in the little sport around mouse boats come WAYYY to close to not only the ferry boats, and other boats but the beaches

 

[bearboysnc]

I thought the water at River Country overflowed into the lake, but didn't share the water.

Yuk, had I know that I never would have gone.

7S water is stank!

 

[Mr. Toad]

When I was a kid (back when WDW first opened) the lagoon was THE place to go swimming. We would go to the pool at the Poly and use the slide and then head back to the beach.

 

[moonchild]

are there alligators in there? :lookaroun

 

[raven]

Maybe the pollution explains the horrible smell while riding the ferry boats. It smells like puke at times!

 

[NowInc]

Originally posted by raven
Maybe the pollution explains the horrible smell while riding the ferry boats. It smells like puke at times!

That...combined with some folks who dont believe in proper personal hygene...yep

 

[Disney4648]

There arent any life guards at 7 Seas Lagoon.

 

[Davis224]

It's gotta be safety reasons, people don't want to have to worry abou their kids being run over by the boats, eaten by alligators or turned odd colors due to the contamination. :lol:

Or maybe goofy is sitting out there ready to dish up a can of kick booty . . . sorry had to

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by moonchild
are there alligators in there? :lookaroun

every body of water in FL has gators

 

[mkt]

it's not for the safety reasons that people think about (gators, etc) since every body of water in the state of FL has gators. It's because that water is gross

 

[Billdis86]

This goes way back, and if you ask any cast members today, they will deny it. Everyone could swim in the lakes. Then Disney build an island in the lagoon. They built Disney's Wedding Pavilion on the island. During construction, the lakes were closed to swimming. I asked a supervisor why. She said that when the wedding pavilion was built, a building material chemical fell into the lagoon which caused lagoon temps. to rise. The lagoons were closed for swimming forever. This is just a story that a CM Supervisor told me. That's all I know. Well, have a great day.