twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 http://www.ajc.com/news/disney-knew-park-was-full-gators-caught-hundreds-before-boy-was-killed/gmu2dOTYsYB4XNzKs2RTcM/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Just sensationalism. Yes Disney knew, we all knew. It's Florida, there is water, there are going to be gators. Disney did their best to relocate what they could. You can't catch them all, and idiot guests feed the darn things, whadya do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Nothing new. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, h2odivers...Ray said: Nothing new. I found it interesting... had no idea they caught that many gators, that often. I know it's florida (and Tom, being from there, was not shocked at all) but I guess I'm just surprised as in all our visits, we've only seen one gator (not close up). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: I found it interesting... had no idea they caught that many gators, that often. I know it's florida (and Tom, being from there, was not shocked at all) but I guess I'm just surprised as in all our visits, we've only seen one gator (not close up). I too found it interesting that they caught that many. But mainly because I never thought about how many gators they catch there. If that makes sense. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Not surprising we have seen gators on a few trips. And we aren't there every day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom 76 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Gators feed at night, dusk is when they are beginning to feed. If you want to see gators go out late at night with a strong light and you will find them almost anywhere there is water. There are more gators in Florida than most realize. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 My brother had gators living in the drainage canal 20 ft behind his apartment porch. The whole Orland area is dotted with lakes, ponds and waterways all with alligators. You can remove them all you want and more will just move in to replace them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 10 hours ago, BigTom said: Gators feed at night, dusk is when they are beginning to feed. If you want to see gators go out late at night with a strong light and you will find them almost anywhere there is water. There are more gators in Florida than most realize. Umm...no, I actually DON'T want to see a gator 11 hours ago, h2odivers...Ray said: I too found it interesting that they caught that many. But mainly because I never thought about how many gators they catch there. If that makes sense. Lol. Haha... yes 28 minutes ago, keith_h said: My brother had gators living in the drainage canal 20 ft behind his apartment porch. The whole Orland area is dotted with lakes, ponds and waterways all with alligators. You can remove them all you want and more will just move in to replace them. Yeah... that's what my husband keeps explaining. Then he goes into his cop stories about having to help catch a couple of gators... the stories, never end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Was it a slow news day? I don't really get why this article was written, I guess just to quote numbers. Disney never denied there were Gators at the time or that they worked with people to trap them. The way article is written bothers me. For one it seems like it's trying to stir the pot. Then it keeps referring to "the park" and the accident last year so anyone who doesn't know any better could assume that those Gators were all pulled out of Seven Seas Lagoon and not the whole 27,000 + acres Disney owns. I guess growing up in Florida you just know they are there. That didn't stop us swimming in the rivers, lake Okeechobee, or any other body of water for that matter. Unless it's a pool (and sometimes in them as well) assume there are alligators in it if it's fresh water in Florida. My grandparents had a house on a lake in the middle of Florida, we swam from their dock, we also got gator permits every year to hunt them, the largest that was ever pulled out of the lake was 12'1" by my grandmother (she beat my grandfather's by the 1"). I do see how people who aren't familiar with Gators in Florida don't think about it the same way and sometimes think of Disney as being in a bubble of sorts where everything is perfect. What the numbers show me is that Disney is more than likely having the Gators actively hunted as opposed to just dealing with nuisance Gators. But the reality is it's a resort built in a swamp in FL, there will always be Gators. *I typed this on my phone, I don't know why my phone decided that Gators needs to be capitalized but I'm to lazy this morning to change them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: *I typed this on my phone, I don't know why my phone decided that Gators needs to be capitalized but I'm to lazy this morning to change them all. You live in Florida and can't figure out why Gators would be capitalized? Tsk, tsk. Might be something to do with that little university down y'alls way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: Was it a slow news day? I don't really get why this article was written, I guess just to quote numbers. Disney never denied there were Gators at the time or that they worked with people to trap them. I thought the same thing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightbikes 73 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 23 hours ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: Just sensationalism. Yes Disney knew, we all knew. It's Florida, there is water, there are going to be gators. Disney did their best to relocate what they could. You can't catch them all, and idiot guests feed the darn things, whadya do? I agree, sensationalism. When we first started going to Florida one of the first things we were told by the Floridians we met was if "there is water, there are going to be 'gators". Everyone said, if you can't see to the clear bottom of where you're swimming assume 'gators. It just goes with the territory. Kind of like scuba diving - if you're in the ocean there will likely be sharks somewhere, or baraccuda - either way don't be stupid and go looking for trouble. And I agree "idiot guests feed the darn things". Silly twits! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kadancer 82 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Silly me! I opened this thinking it was going to be about the Gators, not the gators.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 3 hours ago, kadancer said: Silly me! I opened this thinking it was going to be about the Gators, not the gators.... Haha.... no. This season has been nothing to write about. Yuck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
we3peas 12 Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Wow and I thought the numbers were rather low. Just think if they catch and kill 83 a year how many Don't they catch? Being an Orlando native I know they are everywhere, just wish stupid people would quit feeding them and bothering them. We have a certified stupid person in our neighborhood who feeds the gator hot dogs when they cook on the grill outside right next to the pond it lives in. It is just a matter of time before it attacks to get food from someone. And it will be their fault. Someone will be hurt or dead and the gator will die too, because they Don't move them to a new home the trappers kill them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Campingdad 3 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 They had signs up to stay out of the water. But just like laws some people don't believe rules apply to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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