[FONT="]The sandy beach at Disney's Beach Club Resort appears to be under utilized by guests who seem to opt instead for Storm Along Bay and other resort pools. Of course, there isn't any choice if they want to cool off in the water, as there are "no swimming" signs posted along the shoreline. It wouldn't be too safe anyway, due to the presence of rental watercraft. Not only that, its location feels a bit crowded with shore-to-shore resorts and Disney's BoardWalk lining tiny Crescent Lake, so there wouldn't much privacy for the bikini-clad sunbather.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Don't blink or you might just miss the small patch of sandy beach allotted to the adjacent Yacht Club Resort. No wonder most can't resist Storm Along Bay shared by the resorts. Storm Along Bay features a life-size replica of a wrecked ship with amazingly fun water slides, a slow river to float along on inner tubes and a sand-bottom pool. In the case of these two resorts, it's better than the beach.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Head to Hurricane Hanna's if you're looking for a quick lunch or afternoon snack. Located at Storm Along Bay, it's a great place to grab a bite without lunch taking a bite out of your wallet.
http://goflorida.about.com/od/wheretostay/ss/wdw_resort_beaches.htm#step2
stop acting like reasonable minds would know alligators are a threat in Disney World, that's the epitome of intellectual dishonesty [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Don't blink or you might just miss the small patch of sandy beach allotted to the adjacent Yacht Club Resort. No wonder most can't resist Storm Along Bay shared by the resorts. Storm Along Bay features a life-size replica of a wrecked ship with amazingly fun water slides, a slow river to float along on inner tubes and a sand-bottom pool. In the case of these two resorts, it's better than the beach.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Head to Hurricane Hanna's if you're looking for a quick lunch or afternoon snack. Located at Storm Along Bay, it's a great place to grab a bite without lunch taking a bite out of your wallet.
http://goflorida.about.com/od/wheretostay/ss/wdw_resort_beaches.htm#step2
stop acting like reasonable minds would know alligators are a threat in Disney World, that's the epitome of intellectual dishonesty [/FONT]
[FONT="]The family of five were relaxing on the shores of the Disney hotel when the animal struck.[/FONT]
[FONT="]In a desperate bid to save the toddler's life, the dad dashed into the shallow water and tried to wrestle the youngster from the gator, leaving him with cuts on his hands.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Tragically, his efforts to rescue his son were not successful, the Orlando Sentinelreports.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The toddler's mum - believed to have been playing with him at the time of the tragedy - also dived in the water in panic, according to the New York Daily News.[/FONT]
[FONT="]But she, too, was forced to watch the gator retreat into the lagoon with the little boy in its jaws.[/FONT]
[FONT="]In a desperate bid to save the toddler's life, the dad dashed into the shallow water and tried to wrestle the youngster from the gator, leaving him with cuts on his hands.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Tragically, his efforts to rescue his son were not successful, the Orlando Sentinelreports.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The toddler's mum - believed to have been playing with him at the time of the tragedy - also dived in the water in panic, according to the New York Daily News.[/FONT]
[FONT="]But she, too, was forced to watch the gator retreat into the lagoon with the little boy in its jaws.[/FONT]
I admittedly don't know the story but this is weird. I live an hour and change from disney and I ran maintenance at golf courses for about 15 years and have seen 1000's of gators. In every instance those gators do everything they can to get away from people. My guess is idiots have been feeding these gators for years and they got to comfortable around people. I live here and you almost never ever hear about a gator killing anyone.
The gators do not typically feed on humans. “People – even small people – are not their typical prey,” he said.
"There have been only 23 fatalities caused by alligators in Florida since the 1940s, Wiley said. Tuesday's incident is the first known alligator attack at the Seven Seas Lagoon, he said.“They were probably attracted to some motion on the bank,” Wiley said. “That’s the way they stalk their prey.”
"There have been only 23 fatalities caused by alligators in Florida since the 1940s, Wiley said. Tuesday's incident is the first known alligator attack at the Seven Seas Lagoon, he said.“They were probably attracted to some motion on the bank,” Wiley said. “That’s the way they stalk their prey.”
23 deaths since 1973....mostly small children is what I read. Once every two years is not bad considering over a million gators reside in Florida.
I did read a story where the entire family was wading in the water when it happened. Not sure who is correct on that but I've been to Grand Floridian and no way would I get in that lake....just saying.
I hear ya. Reminds me of my folks condo at Hilton Head when I was a kid. The river behind it had
so many turtles and crocs in it you could hardly see the water, and there never was a problem until folks started feeding em raw chicken for excitement. Next thing you know people's poodles started missing, and the things started roaming the grounds...I jumped in the pool one day to try to scare one so we could swim. Smart move looking back picking a fight in their territory, water...lol
I mean, I wouldn't let my kid anywhere near a fresh water lake at night in Florida but come on now, the kid was like two feet in and the dad jumped on the Gator in an effort to free his son. It wasn't like he was off at the bar having margaritas or something. He was standing there with his kid.
