Supposedly this is the same location.



Posted by PnmeeExactly. It's more of the false sense of security Disney provides that does not make this a common sense issue.
I read they have movie nights there and put out beach chairs by the water. That would be Disney hotels fault for even throwing such an event by easy access waters making people think it's a "beach"

Posted by sunkisses26Well..it's common sense to know there are sharks in the ocean and it's THEIR HOME....not ours. Anyone with half a brain knows the risks of swimming in the ocean.
I don't know about this being common sense ....I mean there are sharks in the ocean ...but it doesn't stop people from going to the beach and letting their kids play in the ocean? I feel bad for their parents...

Posted by sunkisses26Thanks for posting this!! Look at how many people/kids are playing in the water. That Resort dropped the ball. You can't see this on a daily basis knowing these people are in serious danger smh
right there are other people showing pictures of their kids in the same spot...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganshanahan/parents-call-upon-the-village-to-support-lane-graves-parents?utm_term=.jbwdJALPmy#.khZZ9a😆ve

Posted by sunkisses26Because most people are dumb as fuck. The small minority know the risks and take them anyways.Posted by Quantumso why do people do it? there have even been reports of shark attacks close to shore ...why do people continue to go the beach and get in the water at all?Posted by sunkisses26Well..it's common sense to know there are sharks in the ocean and it's THEIR HOME....not ours. Anyone with half a brain knows the risks of swimming in the ocean.
I don't know about this being common sense ....I mean there are sharks in the ocean ...but it doesn't stop people from going to the beach and letting their kids play in the ocean? I feel bad for their parents...click to expand


Posted by sunkisses26You aren't safe anywhere. The only person obligated to protect you is YOU. You're not entitled to going through life with no threats to you.Posted by Quantumthats true....people do have a entitlement that their lives should be safe....like in night clubs ,movie theaters, church,elementary schools, at work, on vacation, in the zoo and at the mall unfortunately its not .....so my question to you is where are we safe?
People just do whatever they want all willynilly without thinking about it first.
Either they're just dumb or have an overactive first world sense of entitlement that their lives should always be safe.click to expand

Posted by Montgomery?They would all just be pictured jumping from a bridge...knowing the outcome. That's the point. Clearly these people don't know the potential outcome of allowing their kids to play here. Again, Disney dropped the ballPosted by lnana04And if they were all pictured jumping from a bridge... ?![]()
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Posted by sunkisses26That's so crazy to me. The hotel see this constantly and allow it.Posted by Montgomeryok so this is a dangerous situation where people could be killed?Posted by lnana04And if they were all pictured jumping from a bridge... ?![]()
there is a large group of people there------assuming allllllll these parents aren't negligent isn't it safe to assume that they aren't aware of any immediate danger—
the hotel doesn't think its necessary to let people know that they're is danger?click to expand


Posted by sunkisses26You're putting words in my mouth.Posted by Quantumdo you seriously intend to tell me that you expect EVERYDAY to be murdered at to work? by some disgruntled coworker with a gun... you EXPECT to go to walmart and be held hostage? by some nut....Posted by sunkisses26You aren't safe anywhere. The only person obligated to protect you is YOU. You're not entitled to going through life with no threats to you.Posted by Quantumthats true....people do have a entitlement that their lives should be safe....like in night clubs ,movie theaters, church,elementary schools, at work, on vacation, in the zoo and at the mall unfortunately its not .....so my question to you is where are we safe?
People just do whatever they want all willynilly without thinking about it first.
Either they're just dumb or have an overactive first world sense of entitlement that their lives should always be safe.
Thinking you ARE entitled is the mentality that leads to events like this.
I guess those parents of the sandy hook shooting should have expected their kindergartners to protect themselves ....who thinks like that? are you armed at all times? what you do when you guys some where and you can't protect yourselfclick to expand

Posted by sunkisses26Posted by Montgomeryok so this is a dangerous situation where people could be killed?Posted by lnana04And if they were all pictured jumping from a bridge... ?![]()
there is a large group of people there------assuming allllllll these parents aren't negligent isn't it safe to assume that they aren't aware of any immediate danger—
the hotel doesn't think its necessary to let people know that they're is danger?click to expand

Posted by sunkisses26
it makes me sad that people are making jokes when they lost their child



Posted by sunkisses26No, i don't...but that sign was posted there for a reason....we're veering way off topic now.Posted by Quantumdo you seriously intend to tell me that you expect EVERYDAY to be murdered at to work? by some disgruntled coworker with a gun... you EXPECT to go to walmart and be held hostage? by some nut....Posted by sunkisses26You aren't safe anywhere. The only person obligated to protect you is YOU. You're not entitled to going through life with no threats to you.Posted by Quantumthats true....people do have a entitlement that their lives should be safe....like in night clubs ,movie theaters, church,elementary schools, at work, on vacation, in the zoo and at the mall unfortunately its not .....so my question to you is where are we safe?
People just do whatever they want all willynilly without thinking about it first.
Either they're just dumb or have an overactive first world sense of entitlement that their lives should always be safe.
Thinking you ARE entitled is the mentality that leads to events like this.
I guess those parents of the sandy hook shooting should have expected their kindergartners to protect themselves ....who thinks like that? are you armed at all times? what you do when you guys some where and you can't protect yourselfclick to expand

Posted by GetMistedIt's Florida, so if the size of the average pickup truck I've seen in Florida is any indication, the gator probably also had a small peen.Posted by Arielle83Maybe the alligator was drunk. The judge could give him a lighter sentence.
Was the baby drunk?
Seems like drunk ppl like to swim in lagoons where crocs are, down here.
If the baby wasn't drunk, the parents are dumbasses.
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Posted by sunkisses26I know, I just wamted to amswer bcuz you're presenting scenarios where one cant control the actions of another or situation. However these parents had the means and opportunity to decide and act on what was best for their 2 year old childs safety...and they didn't take it, so this was their outcome, the othe idiot parents just.got lucky. .Posted by Greenteame and quatam ...were on topic?...I asked him a question ...he answered... and I respond to it...so you answering my comment may seem out of context..Posted by sunkisses26No, i don't...but that sign was posted there for a reason....we're veering way off topic now.Posted by Quantumdo you seriously intend to tell me that you expect EVERYDAY to be murdered at to work? by some disgruntled coworker with a gun... you EXPECT to go to walmart and be held hostage? by some nut....Posted by sunkisses26You aren't safe anywhere. The only person obligated to protect you is YOU. You're not entitled to going through life with no threats to you.Posted by Quantumthats true....people do have a entitlement that their lives should be safe....like in night clubs ,movie theaters, church,elementary schools, at work, on vacation, in the zoo and at the mall unfortunately its not .....so my question to you is where are we safe?
People just do whatever they want all willynilly without thinking about it first.
Either they're just dumb or have an overactive first world sense of entitlement that their lives should always be safe.
Thinking you ARE entitled is the mentality that leads to events like this.
I guess those parents of the sandy hook shooting should have expected their kindergartners to protect themselves ....who thinks like that? are you armed at all times? what you do when you guys some where and you can't protect yourself
Everyone knows living in itself is a risk, and you're not promised tomorrow, but.people still do stupid shit thinking that it is.
Just bcuz other parents are letting their kids do it, doesn't mean they had to let theirs.
my point about the other parents was just me saying that I don't believe that the parents KNEW that they were in a dangerous situation thats all...click to expand

Posted by sunkisses26Of course they wouldn't have known, people don't usually KNOW they're in a dangerous situation until they're in one. The point is, is to read the signs around you, and then decide if it's a risk you are willing to take and MOST importantly, a risk you can live with. I wouldn't be able to risk a 2 year old whether it was my own child or someone else's I'm looking after. It's called being precautious. That kid wouldn't be dead.Posted by Greenteame and quatam ...were on topic?...I asked him a question ...he answered... and I responded to it...so you answering my comment may seem out of context..Posted by sunkisses26No, i don't...but that sign was posted there for a reason....we're veering way off topic now.Posted by Quantumdo you seriously intend to tell me that you expect EVERYDAY to be murdered at to work? by some disgruntled coworker with a gun... you EXPECT to go to walmart and be held hostage? by some nut....Posted by sunkisses26You aren't safe anywhere. The only person obligated to protect you is YOU. You're not entitled to going through life with no threats to you.Posted by Quantumthats true....people do have a entitlement that their lives should be safe....like in night clubs ,movie theaters, church,elementary schools, at work, on vacation, in the zoo and at the mall unfortunately its not .....so my question to you is where are we safe?
People just do whatever they want all willynilly without thinking about it first.
Either they're just dumb or have an overactive first world sense of entitlement that their lives should always be safe.
Thinking you ARE entitled is the mentality that leads to events like this.
I guess those parents of the sandy hook shooting should have expected their kindergartners to protect themselves ....who thinks like that? are you armed at all times? what you do when you guys some where and you can't protect yourself
Everyone knows living in itself is a risk, and you're not promised tomorrow, but.people still do stupid shit thinking that it is.
Just bcuz other parents are letting their kids do it, doesn't mean they had to let theirs.
my point about the other parents was just me saying that I don't believe that the parents KNEW that they were in a dangerous situation thats all...click to expand

Posted by truecapwhy would you take a child there anyway? or even adults?
Watching a news story on the tragic event of the child killed by an alligator in Florida. The hotel had a No Swimming sign, but is getting criticized for not having a Beware of Gators sign.
But come ON!
You're in Florida. Around water. Do you have to be told to beware of alligators? Really? Alligators are everywhere in Florida. It's common knowledge. You even see them on the highway for goodness sake.
I don't mean to sound cold about what happened. It's tragic and my heart hurts for it. But to blame the hotel? The alligator was in it's natural habitat. How is this the hotel's fault?

Posted by sunkisses26It doesn't matter what everyone else does. It's not their kid to keep safe.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the fact

Posted by sunkisses26Never let your guard down with a 2 year old around, even if it's at the happiest place on earth. So ya, you and I can agree to disagree.Posted by GreenteaII supposed it doesn't.... it doesn't matter about your opinion or mine if that is the case...you believe that this child parents are to blame ... I disagree I believe that many people were in danger and they weren't properly warned..but we have over that many times ...sooooo....yea?Posted by sunkisses26It doesn't matter what everyone else does.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand

Posted by sunkisses26Was the father hand in hand with his child, was he in his arms? ...Nope. Anything less than that, to me is letting your guard down.Posted by Greenteathe child was with his father...but yes ...we will just have to agree to disagree...Posted by sunkisses26Never let your guard down with a 2 year old around, even if it's at the happiest place on earth. So ya, you and I can agree to disagree.Posted by GreenteaII supposed it doesn't.... it doesn't matter about your opinion or mine if that is the case...you believe that this child parents are to blame ... I disagree I believe that many people were in danger and they weren't properly warned..but we have over that many times ...sooooo....yea?Posted by sunkisses26It doesn't matter what everyone else does.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand

Posted by sunkisses26The no swimming sign should be all they need. Stay away from the water. Period.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the fact

Posted by sunkisses26Not what news reports said. Parents were not in the water.Posted by Greenteafrom my understanding the dad and baby where in the water...baby got snatched ....Posted by sunkisses26Was the father hand in hand with his child, was he in his arms? Nope.Posted by Greenteathe child was with his father...but yes ...we will just have to agree to disagree...Posted by sunkisses26Never let your guard down with a 2 year old around, even if it's at the happiest place on earth. So ya, you and I can agree to disagree.Posted by GreenteaII supposed it doesn't.... it doesn't matter about your opinion or mine if that is the case...you believe that this child parents are to blame ... I disagree I believe that many people were in danger and they weren't properly warned..but we have over that many times ...sooooo....yea?Posted by sunkisses26It doesn't matter what everyone else does.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand

Posted by sunkisses26They did their job by posting the no swimming sign. It's up to the parents to follow directions and demonstrate common sense.Posted by mzmeeand yet the hotel was aware that there was a large group of people were in the water ...adults and children and they didn't do anything to ''enforce these rules' I didn't say the parents weren't at fault see early post but they aren't the only ones at fault...Posted by sunkisses26The no swimming sign should be all they need. Stay away from the water. Period.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand

Posted by MontgomeryHey my coworker was telling something like this. He asked did you hear about the small kid drowning at a pool or friends pool I said no. I asked him did you hear about the broad day light child abduction where the guy was trying to take the kid and parent fought that attacker for their kid. He said no I didn't hear. So there's two stories right now involving kids as young as 3 right now and now this is the 5th one in few weeks apart.Posted by ElleDuMondeUnattended children can drown in less, with no gator..
Yes, he was *in* the water...a foot deep which is half his body....he was WADING....he wasn't in the sand....he wasn't kicking the edge to splash it...he was IN it BY HIMSELF.
Doesn't take much.
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Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428My aunt runs a daycare center. She told me that a child can drown in as little as an inch of water.Posted by MontgomeryHey my coworker was telling something like this. He asked did you hear about the small kid drowning at a pool or friends pool I said no. I asked him did you hear about the broad day light child abduction where the guy was trying to take the kid and parent fought that attacker for their kid. He said no I didn't hear. So there's two stories right now involving kids as young as 3 right now and now this is the 5th one in few weeks apart.Posted by ElleDuMondeUnattended children can drown in less, with no gator..
Yes, he was *in* the water...a foot deep which is half his body....he was WADING....he wasn't in the sand....he wasn't kicking the edge to splash it...he was IN it BY HIMSELF.
Doesn't take much.
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Posted by sunkisses26I don't even get in the water ankle deep I take my chair up to the shore and sit down, tan, read a book or watch others out that are way too far for my liking. Everytime i see dolphins I automatically think they protect us from sharks literally I've seen on TV.
I don't know about this being common sense ....I mean there are sharks in the ocean ...but it doesn't stop people from going to the beach and letting their kids play in the ocean? I feel bad for their parents...

Posted by QuantumYup. These guys are having a grand old time....Posted by sunkisses26Because most people are dumb as fuck. The small minority know the risks and take them anyways.Posted by Quantumso why do people do it? there have even been reports of shark attacks close to shore ...why do people continue to go the beach and get in the water at all?Posted by sunkisses26Well..it's common sense to know there are sharks in the ocean and it's THEIR HOME....not ours. Anyone with half a brain knows the risks of swimming in the ocean.
I don't know about this being common sense ....I mean there are sharks in the ocean ...but it doesn't stop people from going to the beach and letting their kids play in the ocean? I feel bad for their parents...
Most shark attacks are preventable...
Don't go in the water at night...or in murky water...or near a river mouth...or when baitfish are present in large numbers...
Some dipshit in FL decided it was a good idea to go wade at river mouth in murky water to go fishing and thought it was an even better idea to also keep fresh bait in the pocket of his shorts.
Fucker got ripped up by a bull shark...like no one saw that coming.click to expand

Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428I haven't heard about any of that. o____OPosted by MontgomeryHey my coworker was telling something like this. He asked did you hear about the small kid drowning at a pool or friends pool I said no. I asked him did you hear about the broad day light child abduction where the guy was trying to take the kid and parent fought that attacker for their kid. He said no I didn't hear. So there's two stories right now involving kids as young as 3 right now and now this is the 5th one in few weeks apart.Posted by ElleDuMondeUnattended children can drown in less, with no gator..
Yes, he was *in* the water...a foot deep which is half his body....he was WADING....he wasn't in the sand....he wasn't kicking the edge to splash it...he was IN it BY HIMSELF.
Doesn't take much.
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Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428I haven't heard about any of that. o____OPosted by MontgomeryHey my coworker was telling something like this. He asked did you hear about the small kid drowning at a pool or friends pool I said no. I asked him did you hear about the broad day light child abduction where the guy was trying to take the kid and parent fought that attacker for their kid. He said no I didn't hear. So there's two stories right now involving kids as young as 3 right now and now this is the 5th one in few weeks apart.Posted by ElleDuMondeUnattended children can drown in less, with no gator..
Yes, he was *in* the water...a foot deep which is half his body....he was WADING....he wasn't in the sand....he wasn't kicking the edge to splash it...he was IN it BY HIMSELF.
Doesn't take much.
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Posted by lnana04Like that looks so much fun and all I think about is danger. Like it's quite possible for anything these days. Just animals in their realm.
Supposedly this is the same location.


Posted by sunkisses26That would be a different story, entirely.Posted by mzmeebut the boy wasn't in the water ...I and almost every person in this thread was wrong the boy and his parents were at movie night...sponsored by I can only guess was disney...and the boy was near the lakes EDGE and ..alligator snatched the child and drug him into the water and the boy's father jumped in the water to save him ....Posted by sunkisses26They did their job by posting the no swimming sign. It's up to the parents to follow directions and demonstrate common sense.Posted by mzmeeand yet the hotel was aware that there was a large group of people were in the water ...adults and children and they didn't do anything to ''enforce these rules' I didn't say the parents weren't at fault see early post but they aren't the only ones at fault...Posted by sunkisses26The no swimming sign should be all they need. Stay away from the water. Period.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand

Posted by sunkisses26Was this playing for that particular movie night?:Posted by mzmeebut the boy wasn't in the water ...I and almost every person in this thread was wrong the boy and his parents were at movie night...sponsored by I can only guess was disney...and the boy was near the lakes EDGE and ..alligator snatched the child and drug him into the water and the boy's father jumped in the water to save him ....Posted by sunkisses26They did their job by posting the no swimming sign. It's up to the parents to follow directions and demonstrate common sense.Posted by mzmeeand yet the hotel was aware that there was a large group of people were in the water ...adults and children and they didn't do anything to ''enforce these rules' I didn't say the parents weren't at fault see early post but they aren't the only ones at fault...Posted by sunkisses26The no swimming sign should be all they need. Stay away from the water. Period.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the factclick to expand



Posted by sunkisses26Posted by Montgomeryyea...I got you....Posted by sunkisses26That would be a different story, entirely.Posted by mzmeebut the boy wasn't in the water ...I and almost every person in this thread was wrong the boy and his parents were at movie night...sponsored by I can only guess was disney...and the boy was near the lakes EDGE and ..alligator snatched the child and drug him into the water and the boy's father jumped in the water to save him ....Posted by sunkisses26They did their job by posting the no swimming sign. It's up to the parents to follow directions and demonstrate common sense.Posted by mzmeeand yet the hotel was aware that there was a large group of people were in the water ...adults and children and they didn't do anything to ''enforce these rules' I didn't say the parents weren't at fault see early post but they aren't the only ones at fault...Posted by sunkisses26The no swimming sign should be all they need. Stay away from the water. Period.
@Greentea
the whole area should have been fenced off alligators walk on land too..people shouldn't have been allowed in that area....the LARGE group of people shouldn't have been allowed in the water...people should have been warned that there were wild animals in the water ....its seems like we ALL have an opinion on what SHOULD HAVE happened after the fact
I've not seen that version.
Could you link, please?
I think that we all might be looking at conflicting reports...but here is my link from cnn
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/us/alligator-attacks-child-disney-florida/<div class="bqfade">click to expand

Posted by sunkisses26It said the boy waded into a foot of water then it said he was on the waters edge, not sure which one is the truth here, they need to get their stories straight...but from what I gather, neither the mother or father was by his side, and presumably in a crowded place at that. Can't do that with a little 2 year old in an unfamiliar area.
@Greentea
sorry you are correct neither the boy or his father were in water..they were at movie night THAT WAS SET UP BY THE LAKES EDGE...the child was near the lakes edge and dragged off...the dad then jumped in the water to save him...as I stated the whole AREA should have been fenced cause you know alligator can walk on land.....

Posted by truecapTC,
Watching a news story on the tragic event of the child killed by an alligator in Florida. The hotel had a No Swimming sign, but is getting criticized for not having a Beware of Gators sign.
But come ON!
You're in Florida. Around water. Do you have to be told to beware of alligators? Really? Alligators are everywhere in Florida. It's common knowledge. You even see them on the highway for goodness sake.
I don't mean to sound cold about what happened. It's tragic and my heart hurts for it. But to blame the hotel? The alligator was in it's natural habitat. How is this the hotel's fault?


Posted by mzmeeOrlando is located in Orange County, Florida.
If that pic and video is of the actual location, just no. That's a nice big area to let a child roam after dark.


Posted by truecapMe too. Everytime I swim in the beach, river or lake, I've been thinking of Piranha 3D, Jaws, Anaconda, and other sea/lake monster movies. That's why I prefer to swim in pools. Much safer.
It's an accident. It's a fluke thing that happens. People should have common sense of predators in the area they are in- rattlesnakes in the desert, sharks in the ocean, gators in the coastal areas, bears in the northwest,
I can't go to the ocean without thinking of the movie Jaws.
And a lake without thinking of Lake Placid.

Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428I'll just avoid these movies. I'm having a phobia of water because of these movies. Lol 😄Posted by truecapThose two movies are truly the ones I have always been skeptical of animal nature...
It's an accident. It's a fluke thing that happens. People should have common sense of predators in the area they are in- rattlesnakes in the desert, sharks in the ocean, gators in the coastal areas, bears in the northwest,
I can't go to the ocean without thinking of the movie Jaws.
And a lake without thinking of Lake Placid.
Oh and Anaconda I was hell no and sucked the life out of that panther just imagine and it has been caught on tape dying by suffocation.
And a new movie coming out is The Shallows omg that looks great..click to expand

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