[Robert DeLong]

I wonder why they let anyone even get near that man made lagoon if they know there are alligators in it.

Here is a better article though.

[FreedomPoster]

They may not have known. Gators migrate. And you just can’t put up safety fencing (either to stop people or gator migration) around every body of water in what is basically a multi-thousand acre swamp with some theme parks inserted.

The real issue would seem to be that many Midwesterners don’t “get” Florida. They aren’t used to the fact that dangerous prehistoric critters are a possibility in any murky bit of water, and even non-murky ones.

[bgill]

Why would there be alligators in a Disney-made lagoon?

[HotHunt]

Alligators are all over Florida. They're wild. They's not kept in a park or restricted in their movements. They travel between lakes and other bodies of water many times. I've seen them crossing the highway near our home several times. My wife saw a small one in the lake she was swimming in last summer. You can't escape them.

That being said, your comment assumes the Disney people knew there was an alligator in the lake. They probably didn't. More than likely he just crawled in the water from some other location and was looking for food. A two year old boy and his family learned the hard way that nature is sometimes very unforgiving.

My heart and prayers go out to the family. Such an unfortunate tragedy.

[GRRRRR]

If Disney has NOT been clearing gators from a MAN MADE LAKE with actual beaches intended for swimming, then somebody else gonna on Disney!

[Figment]

As much money as Disney has, i don’t understand why there are alligators in their man made lakes