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re: Why the hell are there gators at Disney where small children are at?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to baldona
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to baldona
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I'm not even sure this is a winnable lawsuit, there were no swimming signs and it was a wild animal fluke accident at 9:30 at night. Maybe because its Disney and people feel bad for the family and knows Disney had money, but a judge could overturn it
an inviting sandy beach will be their undoing. an area known to have dangerous wildlife should be appropriately designed (i.e. zoo standards) when frequented by small children. A simple "no swimming" sign does not suffice.
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to GeauxColonels
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I can't make out the text at the top, but the bottom definitely reads "No Swimming".
"Steep drop off".
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to baldona
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Given that, I'm sure Disney is going to pay them out of condolence, to hush up, and put this behind everyone.
They will pay the family a settlement simply because it is what it is. People talking numbers like $100 million are nuts, though.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to Salmon
do they allow skiing in that lagoon yes or no?
is that not a form of swimming supposedly that is not allowed?
is that not a form of swimming supposedly that is not allowed?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:18 am to GeauxColonels
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The Seven Seas Lagoon is actually man-made. They dug out the land from there to build up the land where the Magic Kingdom and resorts now sit. They lagoon was then connected to what is now called Bay Lake, which is a natural body of water. And the shores of Bay Lake have minimal development along them.
That makes sense. I used to live in Dr Phillips area, and I knew there's multiple lake chains around there. It would make sense, because they needed fill material from somewhere to build it.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:19 am to Chad504boy
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do they allow skiing in that lagoon yes or no?
no
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:20 am to Chad504boy
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do they allow skiing in that lagoon yes or no?
apparently they host triathalons in the lake
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:21 am to CharlesLSU
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an inviting sandy beach will be their undoing. an area known to have dangerous wildlife should be appropriately designed (i.e. zoo standards) when frequented by small children. A simple "no swimming" sign does not suffice.
I agree. No one ever said the kid was swimming said he was playing near the water. Why have a beach that leads to water if there is no swimming!
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 11:23 am
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:21 am to Chad504boy
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with a white sandy beach like that, i would not translate no swimming sign to not standing in water ankle deep few minutes in casual clothes as "breaking the law".
Not necessarily breaking a law but it should be enough to release them from liability should you choose to ignore it.
People with this mentality is the reason there are so many warning labels, like "Do not operate hair dryer while in shower".
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:22 am to baldona
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I'm not even sure this is a winnable lawsuit, there were no swimming signs and it was a wild animal fluke accident at 9:30 at night
Even if they had "beware of alligator" signs they would lose a lawsuit. They would win based on the fact they knew there was a potential danger to guests and didn't take the proper precautions to prevent the guests from entering the water...with a wall or fence.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:23 am to Scooba
You can google map a couple of areas around the lake where this happened if anyone is curious what that water looks like.
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 11:23 am
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:23 am to Salmon
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although I can't seem to fine a picture of it every news outlet has reported the signs as "no swimming" signs so
I saw the sign that said "No swimming please", but that isn't on that beach.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:23 am to LSU alum wannabe
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major expense in totally redesigning these resorts.
Uh.. they've been that way for 45 years without incident. But now, suddenly, they have to do a total redesign of the park?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:24 am to dewster
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"Steep drop off".
I think you may be correct there. Maybe the 2nd line reads "Dirty Water"?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:24 am to TennesseeFan25
That was a cool read.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:24 am to SSpaniel
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they have to do a total redesign of the park?
or not have an unsafe beach area profiting off of people relaxing at the edge of death, that's all.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:24 am to Argonaut
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I saw the sign that said "No swimming please", but that isn't on that beach.
right
but I don't know why every news outlet would not say the signs read "do not enter" if that were the case
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:24 am to Topwater Trout
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They would win based on the fact they knew there was a potential danger to guests and didn't take the proper precautions to prevent the guests from entering the water...with a wall or fence.
Sadly, you are correct. Just telling folks not to enter isn't enough. You have to force them to not enter.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 11:25 am to dualed
Because it's Florida.
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