[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

Absolutely not they should be taken to the country and set free.

That wouldn't be very practical

[Cal.]

Murder isn't practical?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

Murder isn't practical?

Well, I'm not a vegetarian so this is a whole other argument

[Vicky.]

This is just awful. I cannot imagine what those poor parents must have felt watching an alligator make off with their kid. And the child too, must have been so scared

I understand those saying the parents should have known better though, but its really not the time...

When we went to florida we stayed in these massive villa things each with their own pool. They all had nets around to stop gators lounging around in peoples back yards...didn't work though. Day 3 of our holiday the house across from us got stuck with an alligator floating round in their pool

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

This is just awful. I cannot imagine what those poor parents must have felt watching an alligator make off with their kid. And the child too, must have been so scared

I understand those saying the parents should have known better though, but its really not the time...

When we went to florida we stayed in these massive villa things each with their own pool. They all had nets around to stop gators lounging around in peoples back yards...didn't work though. Day 3 of our holiday the house across from us got stuck with an alligator floating round in their pool

s**t

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Meanwhile you can still go to Gatorland and feed the gators turkey dogs


http://www.wesh.com/news/experts-at-...ution/40074602

Oh god, we did this. I didn't know it was basically a farm though and that the gators there were all killed. My brother got a photo sitting on the back of one...I feel awful for enjoying the day now but I was a kid at the time and knew no different

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

It seems this happened in the 80s but the child got away according to GMB this am

huge lawsuit incoming

[Glenn.]

We earlier today posted a statement from Walt Disney World’s president George Kalogridis about the fatal alligator attack that happened earlier this week at the Grand Floridian Resort. Now Disney is reportedly introducing changes that appear to be in response to this recent tragedy.

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that the script for the popular Jungle Cruise attraction at Disney’s Magic Kingdom will be changing starting today. According to the news outlet, the script will no longer contain the one-liner the captain says warning parents to “watch your children, or the crocodiles will.” The Jungle Cruise script is usually filled with pun-heavy material like this but understandably the Walt Disney Company did not think it was appropriate at this time to keep it in use and has ordered cast members working the ride to refrain from saying that specific one-liner. The corny script at the Jungle Cruise has been a mainstay since 1962 and is definitely a strong characteristic of the ride. Disney has not given any word if the joke will make a return or not in the future.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement following the discovery of the boy’s body: “As a parent and a grandparent, my heart goes out to the Graves family during this time of devastating loss.”

Many fans online are now speculating if we will see other cuts in attractions and shows featuring crocodiles like the Tick-Tock Crocodile in Peter Pan’s Flight and Louis the Alligator from The Princess and the Frog that is supposed to take the stage for the first time tomorrow in the new Magic Kingdom castle stage show – Mickey’s Friendship Faire.

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting another change at Walt Disney World that seems to be in response to the attack with plans to put up new signs warning visitors of alligators around their beaches and lakes on property. The tragic incident involving the 2-year-old little boy, Lane Graves, happened on the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, so signs warning guests of alligators would definitely be appropriate. Previously, signs in the area warned guests to not swim in the water.

Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel as saying: “We are conducting a swift and thorough review of all of our processes and protocols. This includes the number, placement and wording of our signage and warnings.”

This is not the first time alligators have been spotted on Disney property but it’s still not clear how many warning signs there will be or where they will be posted.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Oh god, we did this. I didn't know it was basically a farm though and that the gators there were all killed. My brother got a photo sitting on the back of one...I feel awful for enjoying the day now but I was a kid at the time and knew no different

We went the first time we were in Orlando and were appalled and never returned.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Too sad. RIP little angel.






But how come gorilla boy parents were dragged to filth for an accident and these parents weren't for going near water at night?

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

Too sad. RIP little angel.






But how come gorilla boy parents were dragged to filth for an accident and these parents weren't for going near water at night?

I've seen the parents dragged to filth by some people, but I imagine that because their son is dead, that most people think that is punishment enough.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I've seen the parents dragged to filth by some people, but I imagine that because their son is dead, that most people think that is punishment enough.

the parents in this case were physically with the child apparently the mum was playing with the child in the water so it wasn't a case where they let their toddler out of their sight, they were lulled into a false sense of security by the picture postcard beach and were naive to the risks

[Kizzy]

What a stupid thing to do build a faux beach with the risks of the local area, poor baby

[Braden]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

What a stupid thing to do build a faux beach with the risks of the local area, poor baby

That's what I can't get my head around.

I agree with what Livia and Mokka have said about how stupid it is that the human race have constantly altered our planet for our own benefit (over trivial things like wanting more beaches?!) without taking into consideration the enviornmental factors and other species who also belong on Earth.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

Too sad. RIP little angel.






But how come gorilla boy parents were dragged to filth for an accident and these parents weren't for going near water at night?

Because allowing your child to climb into an enclosure with a dangerous animal is kinda different to letting them paddle on holiday.

You need to take your eyes off a young kid for a fair bit longer for them to manage to climb into a gorilla enclosure than you do for a split second croc attack :S

[Glenn.]

They're building a fence now that will span the length of the beach.

[Glenn.]

Also new signage has been installed

[Kizzy]

How about they just don't make any more alligator encouraging water features? or if they must but a building around it to protect paying customers.

I too feel for the beasts, 'hey, this place mimics my natural environment I'll just hang out here and do ma thang' ... They have it much easier than our wildlife though, foxes and badgers don't drown kids and yet we insist on hunting and culling :/

[Glenn.]

Because it's he first gator attack in 45yrs? As tragic as it is, it is an anomaly.

[Kizzy]

It's not the first, there was someone chased from that area also recently. It may have taken that long for it to become established as a habitat complete with flora and fauna, they may have been born there.

[Glenn.]

Regardless. It's Florida. Millions of people live were millions of alligators also live. Attacks are rare.

[Ninastar]

I'm confused about this beach thing. Are there any pics of what its supposed to look like?

[Macie Lightfoot]

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Because allowing your child to climb into an enclosure with a dangerous animal is kinda different to letting them paddle on holiday.

You need to take your eyes off a young kid for a fair bit longer for them to manage to climb into a gorilla enclosure than you do for a split second croc attack :S

Hm, they didn't exactly let the child climb into the dangerous enclosure. Sure the mum looked away for a few seconds- minutes, who knows what she was doing-replying to a message? Checking she had enough money for the rest of the day? Who knows, plenty of parents look away for a bit and children get away many times. We should also point out that the father wasn't even there but he got dragged too, they brought up his criminal history like it mattered. If they're going to be criticised for that negligent mistake so should these parents-especially them because I live in UK and even I know there are alligators around that area. How the **** did they not? If you're going to take your child near water at night at least do proper research. From what i've seen before areas with alligators don't always have signs. So yeah, their negligence was fatal. They should also get scrutiny.


They're putting up signs now though so good thing came out of this tragedy.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot

and that was all man made?