Brett Wyman
Legacy Guest
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2018
So Disney use to treat the lake and stopped?
No. They never treated Bay lake or the Seven Seas lagoon or any of the other bodies of fresh water. They could not even if they wanted to due to the Florida water management system.So Disney use to treat the lake and stopped?
Yeah.... I mean, I assume he had to swim??"he was not aware that the property was off limits" LMAO
Yeah.... I mean, I assume he had to swim??
No changes since 1971 just a fact of life in any fresh body of water that is not treated. In "summer" months (warm) almost any untreated body of water can have amoeba that are dangerous if they enter your nasal passages. Somewhat rare but cases do happen every year. The disease, amoebic meningoencephalitis, attacks the nervous system and brain. It is often referred to as the brain eating amoeba.
It is like an algae bloom but with a deadly amoeba that flourish in warm water. There have been deaths in may parts of the country, it is not unique to Florida.
We grew up swimming in Bay lake while on vacation at Disneyworld, our kids swam in bay lake until the mid 90's. First Disney removed swimming areas in Bay lake and finally in 2018 Sammy Duvall’s Waterpsorts Centre closed forever on August 31st, 2018. They offered parasailing, tubing, wake boarding, and waterskiing in Bay lake.
Dave
Why did Discovery Island close, anyways?
Fresh water, warm. There was even a case of a man who was using a neti pot with his tap water dying of it.Does it affect salt water as well, or just fresh? What water temperature do they grow in?
Part of it. It was also costly, hard to get too. Wasn't the draw that they wanted anymore either.I'm guessing because Animal Kingdom opened.
I remember going to it years ago. It was interesting, but not that much there. It was a fun place to visit until Animal Kingdom opened. Once Animal Kingdom opened, there was no need for it any longer and it lost its appeal for guests.Why did Discovery Island close, anyways?
Fresh water, warm. There was even a case of a man who was using a neti pot with his tap water dying of it.
I have a question for Floridians who understand lake biology. We know that people use to ski and swim directly in the Bay Lake waters in the 70s and 80s. And back then the water looked much "cleaner". What has change in the last 30 years so that the water isn't fit for humans any longer? Or are they as safe as they ever were yet attitudes have changed?
World population in 1971 - 3.7 billion people.
World population in 2020 - 7.8 billion people.
My town population 1970 - 5,800
My town population 2020 - 32,500
More people, more urban sprawl, more everything. Locally we had an untreated lake with slides and piers built in for diving and jumping in. I never saw more than 50 folks there at once. Today its closed. The several water parks we have within an hour of us today are packed on hot days by 10am. You can't find a chair to put your stuff down and thousands of people are everywhere. Local creeks I played in and survived, now say stay out due to pollution, sewer overflow and runoff issues. My grandparents lived on some land in the country. In the 80's when I visited I could only see 3 other houses. Today it is a subdivision and golf course with hundreds of homes spaced tightly together. The creek and ponds I fished in are now unrecognizable and full of runoff and trash.
Back in my day...lol.
Nope he used one of the Disney boats and that is what Disney security noticed and reported to the Orange County Sheriff's department.Yeah.... I mean, I assume he had to swim??
Fresh water, warm. There was even a case of a man who was using a neti pot with his tap water dying of it.
Note to everyone. You can even get it by showering or bathing if water enters your nasal passages in addition to using a neti pot or any nasal rinse that uses tap water vs distilled water if the ameba is present in the water.See, I knew there was a reason I have never given those things a try!
Hahahahahaha!!!! Holy Moly !!!Nope he used one of the Disney boats and that is what Disney security noticed and reported to the Orange County Sheriff's department.
Dave
Part of it. It was also costly, hard to get too. Wasn't the draw that they wanted anymore either.