Have to disagree with you on them sharing the blame. I have been at that very spot on evening strolls with my family. It was designed by Disney to resemble a shoreline. Night time outdoor family movies are shown just yards away. It is a miracle that this didn’t happen before now. It could have easily been one of my own grandchildren. We are all Floridians and know about alligators, so don’t go there if you are thinking of using the “stupidity” response that so many other posters have in these discussions.
This has been discussed before. A “no swimming” sign does not warn of alligators. The child was not swimming, but was walking at the edge of the water, and the father was just feet away. I would say that this is why Disney has now built a barrier and accurate warning signs about alligators at that area. Don’t you agree?
Thank you for your post. I agree with you. I do not believe there were appropriate warnings.
I completely agree with your post. Here is a family from Nebraska who probably had no clue that alligators reside in the waterway. No signage of any sort from Disney warning of alligators...and people want to put the blame on the family???? Seriously?
I am from South Dakota. We don’t have many gators up there; but I also have an IQ greater than room temperature. I know that Florida has alligators filling any and almost all bodies of water.
I also know they feed at night
I know that a toddler is an irresistible, slow moving, defenseless meal.
Maybe I am paranoid, maybe I am a genius, but this man KNOWS better than to take a baby by a shoreline at dusk. Especially in Texas, Louisiana, Florida and anywhere there are known to be alligators present.