Man almost attacked by alligator in Seven Seas Lagoon

[LudwigVB]

While at the River Roost Bar at Port Orleans Riverside last night, I met a man who was staying at the Poly for a convention. He knew nothing of Disney and was looking for live entertainment, so he was sent to see Bob Jackson (or "Bobo the Clown," as his wife called him!).

He mentioned he saw an alligator in the water while walking between the Poly and the Grand. He said he heard hissing first, then he saw it. He even caught some of it on video on his phone. I kid no one, on the video was the gator peeking up through the water, then coming on shore approaching the man. I told him the hissing was a warning and that the gator probably scurried up because he got too close to get it on the camera.

They do exist!

 

[mainegal]

As the wise one always says, "Stay out of the damn lakes"!

 

[eeyorethegreat]

Ok, know what? if I hear a hissing sound near the water (or even not near the water for that matter) I am not hanging around long enough to get a video of what was hissing at me!
The WISE ONE is right!!!!

 

[zulemara]

yet guests act surprised when I tell them there are gators in the lake

 

[Tissa]

Oh my! I agree if I heard a hiss I wouldn't stay around to video the alligator. I'd be too busy crapping in my pants to get out my phone.

 

[tlcoke]

When I was there last October, our Bus Driver pointed one out to us in one of the Canals near the entrance to Coronado Springs. He also said he had seen one earlier in the day sunning itself off to the side of Oceola Parkway.

 

[MonkeyPants]

I remember way back when there were the fairway villas my family stayed at one, the next week my best friend stayed at the same one I had stayed at and he came back with a picture of a gator on the patio!

 

[Mickey_Man]

STAY OUT OF THE D*MN LAKES!!!


Seriously though - why doesn't the brain eating ameoba attack the gator? Hmmmm - conspiracy theorists debate!

 

[Stitchmistress]

I saw one last summer at the GF. I called the podcast and Pete played it. I will definitely "Stay Out Of The Damn Lakes!"

 

[DisneyKevin]

STAY OUT OF THE D*MN LAKES!!!


Seriously though - why doesn't the brain eating ameoba attack the gator? Hmmmm - conspiracy theorists debate!

How do we know they dont?

The news doest report dead alligators.

 

[tiggerbell]

So taking this picture was a bad idea???

 

[FireDancer]

So taking this picture was a bad idea???

Naw, it says no swimming, not no wadding. Some people just like to live dangerously I guess. Some jump out of planes, some eat fire, Todd braves the double peril of alligators and brain eating amoebai. Don't say you weren't warned though.

 

[kbelle8995]

Stay out of the canals too.

I saw an alligator at the one near the Hollywood Studios parking lot.

Really, why would want to get in the lake when there's so many nice pools around.

 

[DVCJones]

So taking this picture was a bad idea???

oooooh, you are such a risk taker.....

 

[zulemara]

one of the pilots ran over an alligator with one of the launches. Score one for humans!

 

[zulemara]

Maybe Disney should have signs at the resort that are a little more to the point:

 

[DISNEYNV]

I have never seen an Ali while in FL, but I know they are out there waiting! I wouldn't go near the lakes let alone in them. We stayed at AKL this past May and it had a beautiful lagoon style pool. I took my kids in it at night and it was a bit murkey to look like a well... Lagoon and that kind of freakwd me out. Yeah, Alligators were on my mind for a split second or two!!!

Saw an armadillo along the roadway once while driving to Disney! That was cool

And if I heard hissing.... Boy would I be outa there too

 

[drakethib]

We eat alligators where I come from.

Had any of my relatives heard the hissing, he would have been in a pot.

 

[Mickey_Man]

We eat alligators where I come from.

Had any of my relatives heard the hissing, he would have been in a pot.

Clearly you won't want to eat these ones though - they have brain eating amoebas taking them out and the news refuses to report it!

 

[irunnoft]

Clearly you won't want to eat these ones though - they have brain eating amoebas taking them out and the news refuses to report it!

Sounds like a zombie flick waiting to happen!