I love when she invited herself on the trip! “I’d love to go.” Ha ha ha

That’s not how it works for a LOCAL. Obviously. But Disney hosts people from all over the world. And they don’t all have the understanding that any body of water could contain an alligator and that they’ll get you in the water or come right up onto the shore to do so. And visitors shouldn’t be expected to know this.

Not just for not having warning signs. I think there are likely other measures the plaintiffs’ attorney will argue would have prevented this, like a tiny gate (the kind people have around grass to keep peoples’ dogs off it) around the lake. Or a string of rocks around it. Anything other than a little beach— haven’t…

THANK YOU. This is the second time I’ve seen dingoes come up in comments about this child, and it’s like no one ever noticed that that poor lady was exonerated.

To be fair, alligators aren’t exactly endangered.

One of the strangest things I’ve seen is a campground, full of tents, in a Florida state park where we had just had to drive around several alligators sunning themselves on the road into the park.

Sucks. As a Minnesotan my natural inclination is to swim in literally every lake I see. I don’t ever want to go to Florida.

Omg good luck! I guess we can all watch on tv when trump turns into a giant snake and tries to eat everyone at the convention.

Did you even see a photo of where the boy was attacked? It’s a literal beach with lounge chairs, lifeguards and all.

i have to drive through clevelend the day the RNC starts. lord beer me strength.

I’m thinking they must be white. Their names and dad’s arrest for shoplifting in the 10th grade would be all over the news by now if they aren’t white.

Maybe they should add some of those.

Looking at the pictures of the resort, it looks like an artificial beach down to the water’s edge. If you don’t want people swimming in a lake with fucking alligators, then maybe next time don’t design a resort that looks like the fucking coast of Florida.

I would go with "Alligators in water" "Stay out"

Right? If the signs don’t look something like this, they are not enough.

Welcome to Florida: America’s Australia

I think that might be a southern thing. I’m from the Northeast, grew up on Cape Cod, and if I saw a “No Swimming” sign I would assume it was because of strong currents or no lifeguard. Never in a million years would it occur to me that I shouldn’t swim because I might get EATEN!

Definitely a Southern thing. Someone unfamiliar with the gator problem needs to be told. I grew up in NY but my mother was raised in Louisiana so I would at least think it was a possibility, but I can pretty much guarantee the minds of people from Nebraska don’t go there (pretty sure it’s not on the website of their…

I don’t care if everyone hates this gif, it’s still fucking apt as hell.

Sticking your feet in water is not swimming.