What Does Disney World Do With Its Alligators?

[@alexzabala2154]

I was in Disney World this year at a resort...had too much wine at the restaurant, it was dark and I went out to walk, I started thinking of jumping in the lagoon to swim...but it was surrounded by a fence......thank God for the fence.

[@emmamassey001]

Maybe don't get drunk??

[@azdesertrats729]

Right??????????????????????????????

[@jetx2599]

I don’t see why Disney has a limit on how many gators they can kill, they are everywhere in Florida so killing every single gator in Disney world wouldn’t really mess too much with the ecosystem

[@ethanperrin9847]

When I was younger around 8 my parents took me to Disney world. I was very hyper from sitting still on a plane for 4 hours. So when we got to the hotel my mom told me to go run around in this wooded area so I did. I was playing for about 5 before I heard this low angry snarl. I got scared and ran back to my mom saying there was a monster in the forest. She didn’t believe me oblivious but it was time to eat lunch so she told me to come inside and put on something nicer. Fast forward about 7 years and I find out that was a gators hey I’m here don’t come any closer

[@CoolDudeGaming1985]

As someone from the midwest, I would have never even thought about gators being as big of a problem as they are there. Since that tragedy, I have seen so many images and videos of gators, snakes, etc being in areas I would have never thought. Like walking across the road by the Disney entrance signs, cast members keeping them from ride vehicles on Splash Mountain, snakes going through Magic Kingdom, etc I do feel bad, as it is their habitat, but do appreciate Disney doing their part for the safety of guests.

[@Adam4RizzelStudios]

The honest truth is that Disney didn't have enough signage warning guests of alligators. I get it, it's Florida, no body of water will be alligator free, but you can't expect international tourists to know about Florida's wildlife. I like Bob Iger (he starts his new book discussing this event), but his outreach is relatively phony. In his 92st Y interview with Oprah, he discusses reaching out personally to the family. Oprah presses him that this must have been against the advice of the legal team. This is exactly wrong. A personal apology from a CEO of the world's most famous entertainment company is exactly what Disney lawyers would have wanted, as it avoided any further legal battle. This family should have sued the company for millions of dollars for a lack of proper warning.

[@casahasa0603]

RIP little Lane :/ I can't help but feel bad for the gators being killed though; they're a threat but we did take over their home so where else are they supposed go?

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Agreed! I think the rocks and fences do a good enough job of keeping the gators far away from guests.

[@hillarystevenson9588]

The gators are over populated. The only reason there are so many of them are because of human influence. Honestly, alligators are old as hell and no matter how many alligators are killed on WDW property, the species isn't going to die and will most likely be better off in smaller numbers. As a human ask yourself would you rather have 10 alligators or one toddler?

[@GARY84ROCKS]

@@hillarystevenson9588 thank god some people like you are SENSIBLE.

[@tiffprendergast]

PianoPerson rip

[@fifty-five6929]

@@hillarystevenson9588 I agree with you but that was there home in the first place aslo there is a lot of species that are over populated including humans

[@davidstrawn9272]

I may not like that tragic experience, but I would agree with those who felt bad for the gators and never blame them, because like Makuu (from Disney Junior's the Lion Guard) said: It's the Crocodile/Alligator Way!

[@LactoYum]

It was super tragic about the alligator attack but taking alligator characters out of attractions is a little too far

[@robertmartinjr8910]

Yes it is right to remove the gators. There are far to many of them and it’s a good way to keep the gator population in check. No need to worry about the decrease in gators. They have been around since prehistoric times so they are survivors.

[@lorenabaskaran]

Gators make good purses.

[@lauras2046]

Lol. Very true and there are so many of them.

[@DrewRueDoo]

A famous singer was also shot to death by a crazy fan in Orlando, that same week.

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

“Watch your kids, or the gators will” why remove that from the tour? It would make sense to have them keep informing parents, not as a joke this time. But as a serious safety issue.

[@reallifelegend4781]

Those fences are not for the alligators. They're a very small effort to discourage people from crossing them. Frankly, in my opinion, they should have been much taller. They're still too easily tempting for children to cross them. But as for alligators, they'll cross them with ease in less than a few seconds! There are plenty of videos here you KZbin where you can watch gators scale fences effortlessly. They are lizards after all. Still, this video helped me feel a little better about Disney, because I've been angry at them ever since I heard about the tragedy of Lane. I was under the impression that Disney did nothing about the alligators other than to put signs up. I'm glad you told us that they remove as many as they can. I wish they could remove them all! (I'm talking about from Disney properties, not all alligators everywhere.) And the state of Florida should NOT be limiting how many can be removed from the parks. There's plenty of room of them all throughout the Everglades, which spans multiple states, there's absolutely no need to conserve them in parks where countless unsuspecting innocent lives are at risk!

[@oldman9843]

It's a typical case of a corp. being reactive instead of proactive .

[@anarchycat2089]

Agreed! There is No shortage of gators in Florida! lol Massive 11-foot alligator found in woman's swimming pool: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorZY2dtnbGeidk

[@mikewhiskee3498]

The worst possible thing for the parents to ever experience, absolutely horrendous. I can’t imagine the dread they would have felt. The water should have been fenced off years ago, typical us to only learn after tragedy. Titanic and lifeboats comes to mind.

[@MozzyMaryssa]

I remember following Lane’s story at the time :( so sad. Before that I had no idea how many alligators were on the property. Obviously events like that are rare but I read that there were no warning signs at the area the Graves family was wading. And many of the signs around just said “no swimming” but didn’t say why. IMO parks guests need to be aware of the gator population to stay safe. Guest awareness is probably more effective/important than tracking down all the gators, I’d assume. Great video!

[@hillarystevenson9588]

Completely agree with you

[@jadedrawz]

While i agree there should have been more signs of warning, however it IS Florida. There are alligators EVERYWHERE, and Disney would have been no exception warning signs or not.

[@joecascone2189]

I think it's wise for Disney to remove as many alligators as possible from the resort area. Even one attack (much less a fatal one!) is too much! And with such a large population of guests and visitors, a theme park like Disney World in Florida is a buffet for gators! It seems a bit much to remove the alligator references from the attractions, though. The humorous alligators and crocodiles from "Peter Pan," "Fantasia" and the Jungle Ride are legendary. THOSE gators won't attack you!

[@truechurchofgodandsaintsfo6659]

growin up in fla you dont walk up to a lake with out scaning the water for eyes

[@Marchking45]

It’s sad animals have to suffer for human problems, but Disney should’ve done better before someone got injured!!!!

[@jennifersmith3409]

Leave the gators alone. Disney is evil to me now lol. Like allllll the scandals were pushing me but this is just heartless. Nope. Disney is awful.

[@blairixia9160]

I was also in Disney when Lane got pulled into the water :(

[@TheMickeyBunch]

I always wondered what happened to the alligators. Great information. ♡ Kelly

[@janiterinadrum1627]

Back in the late 80s I went to the Sanford Florida Zoo.. I was expecting something along the lines of Busch Gardens or the Cincinnati Zoo... but all they had was a retired circus elephant and a couple of dogs that had wandered onto the property and I believe they had a cow

[@LalilandwithLali]

Poor Gators. :( Not their fault. Makes me really sad. This is a great, informative video, though! And your engagement must've been magical at that moment (prior to the horrible news to come). ❤️

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Despite everything that followed, it was a beautiful engagement 💖 But I feel bad for the gators as well! The barriers alone have made it highly improbable for guests to get anywhere near them. And they typically prefer to keep to themselves unless they feel threatened (or a guest tries to feed them).

[@LalilandwithLali]

@@AdventureswithAriel you're absolutely right.

[@theghostranger9964]

Laliland I hate them I am happy they get killed in my opinion and killed for good reasons food and safety

[@ryanhughes1101]

Thank you for supporting reptiles

[@charlielaree2543]

@@theghostranger9964 Alligators are native to Florida...

[@kathleenvanderplow4808]

as somebody who saw the kid get pulled from. th gator i have anxiety even going to florida anymore cuz i may be next

[@patriciarasmussen9674]

Yes yes yes. Remove ALL the gators. They didn’t pay Disney’s admission.

[@tomperkins4965]

Those poor Mother & father has should keep eye on that poor kid.Those people from mid west should know better that Florida has Alligators within the water.

[@KalaInTheKingdom]

I'd probably just die right there if I saw a gator.

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Yes! I prefer to watch them from a distance (like at Gatorland). Some gators can move up to 30 mph 😱

[@KalaInTheKingdom]

@@AdventureswithAriel all I know is ur supposed to run zig zag away from them

[@AdventureswithAriel]

I remember hearing that! Hopefully I never have to try it out myself 😆

[@KalaInTheKingdom]

@@AdventureswithAriel hopefully not!

[@mitchellsmagicalmoments5730]

LOL!!! I didn't see one at Disney thank God not!

[@saramartens1453]

Some of them crocs and gators could be put into gatorland or something like that

[@hoibsh21]

I feel bad for the killed alligators.

[@YasminDan]

Loving your channel!!!

[@pricefamily8935]

Yes. The answer is yes. The same safety precautions and enthusiasm to do so should be taken even before something like this happens. I understand and agree with not mindlessly killing animals, but there is a reason here.

[@Backtothehat]

Triple the gator kills.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

How mean. Poor gators. At least they are being used for food though, it's still sad and unfair.

[@hillarystevenson9588]

Who is it unfair too? The human beings that lost their child or an alligator that lost its entire family? I understand it's sad when organisms die... who started it first? This is survival of the fittest... these alligators have been around on this Earth much longer than us humans have. Do you know why alligators have survived so long? It's because they don't give a F about how sad and unfair it is that living beings die. Alligators do not think twice emotionally about how sad or unfair it is to snatch up a little boy. They just do it and survive. Yet humans talk about how sad it is that we kill alligators that are killing our children. What the heckors...... blah blah blah its the alligators natural habitat... and the humans don't have one? Guess who the alligators killed off to make their natural habitat?

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

They could put nets under the water like they do with sharks to try and deter them

[@Dadtotwo2022]

Nets kill thousands of sharks a year and aren't 100% effective. Imagine how many baby or juvenile alligators would die in those nets. It's better to educate about dangerous wildlife than kill I believe. Alligators are a part of Florida's natural history. Accidents unfortunately happen but as indicated in the video they are super rare just like shark mistakes...(I don't call them attacks) I strongly encourage anyone to educate yourselves on a states wildlife before traveling to said state.

[@leamarie1974]

@@Dadtotwo2022 I absolutely agree! Well said.

[@tiffprendergast]

Busch is in Tampa not Orlando

[@artemlifemusic7290]

I agree. They can always bring them to circle b in polk county

[@monicaw5036]

That's today SICK! The gators were there long before the people, there should be signs warning guests of them but killing them is totally uncalled for!! So much space in the everglades to release there's no excuse for killing so many. 🤬

[@bartholomewprice3221]

There are already alligators living all over the Everglades and they have established social structures. Introducing new alligators into these areas will lead to fighting and very likely alligators will die, so the outcome isn't any better than killing the nuisance alligators on the spot.

[@davidnguyen188]

Kill 240? Why not moved the gator instead of killing it. I mean sure gator attack, but what do you expect a gator to do in it natural habitat? I mean you can't you move all of it, but killing 240 because it is trying to live is kind of you know. . . 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JaceAVinson]

That’s a crocodile in the thumbnail not an alligator. And it’s not even an American crocodile which does live in Florida.

[@snehasaggurthi5533]

I wonder if it extends to all the resorts - I know the gators are overpopulated but I wish there was a way to humanely relocate or maybe spay? Idk - I feel so bad for Lane and his family. I love that you postponed the engagement announcement

[@AdventureswithAriel]

S.N.A.P is enforced throughout all of the Walt Disney World resort, but I'm not sure how the other Orlando resorts cope with their gators - would be interesting to look into 🤔 It's a tough position for Disney to be in. Lane's death was incredibly tragic and Disney understandably wants their guests to feel at ease. I approve of the fences/rocks and feel that they do a good enough job of keeping the guests far away from gators. I understand that some gators must be removed, but would also prefer that they be relocated to zoos and farms!

[@csmith63]

I came away from your video wanting clarification on something. Are there figures on how many of the gators are hauled out to the Disney Wilderness Preserve, including the small ones? I ask because of something there that made me go "hmmmm" that might need a little explaining to those not versed in the ways of a land where golfing comes with gators as part of the charm. You say "the little guys are lucky," because they get relocated to the Disney Wilderness Preserve, which is because the approach we take to alligator and wetland management is all about balancing equations. The DWP is NOT the area around Ft. Wilderness, by the way, but former ranch land returned to being wetland and given protected status in the land version of a carbon offset, letting humans develop where it's more convenient to us for some reason but balance that out by preventing development elsewhere. Still, we're talking roughly the same county, not hundreds of miles. The gator experts (and I'm not one) also calculated things like bite radius and alligator-to-prey proportionality to determine that a gator 4 feet or smaller isn't a mortal threat to humans (i.e., big enough to clamp down, drag us into/under water, and get us down the gullet); it's also likely a still-growing juvenile, given the average sizes adults reach. So, the logic here is that we don't make the animal rights people mad by killing indiscriminately and get good marks for conservation practice, which theoretically promotes natural ecosystems being protected, too. The thing is, though, that in a natural ecosystem, lots of the little gators don't survive to adulthood because alligators aren't squeamish about a little thing like cannibalism. Yet if we're just carting all "the little guys" to one preserve, that sounds a bit more like an alligator farm that no one's watching too closely. Alligators are territorial and do tend to stick in a home range, but they also pretty much show up anywhere there's more than a puddle in Florida and do plenty of wandering. We just had one of those viral stories recently because a large gator didn't let itself be bothered crossing the road--a busy interstate--when it could just lie down on the warm pavement and enjoy a sunny snooze despite the honking drivers! I'm not suggesting we suddenly start slaughtering all the alligators, but they're not an endangered species and actually seem to be booming in population. Adding an unmanaged alligator farm seems like a bad way to solve a problem that's going to get its own kind of payback down the road...

[@hillarystevenson9588]

I loved your video! You made some great points. I vacationed at fort wilderness as a kid and we swam in the lake and visited river country frequently. In the 90's I don't remember any encounters with alligators. That may be because Disney actively removed the animals after the late 80's attack. To answer your question Ariel, I am not sure if blocking off the beach and removing alligators is a necessary combination in preventing attacks. I personally think that this attack could have been avoided if Disney had kept up with their local alligator habitats. With that being said, I think Disney is a good company that has leaders who want the best for their patrons. This was an unforeseen tragedy that no one person is to blame for. Please do not blame the parents for letting their toddler splash around the lake water.

[@vortexpenguin1594]

5:53 are you sure a woman got crushed between a moving stage brutally dying the people on the ride heard her crush and scream while animatronics sang

[@ThisSingleMom]

Interesting topic. I didn't know anything about this but I'm OK with keeping people safe.

[@lll3388]

Doesn’t really matter. The less there are the better. Harsh but it’s the truth 👍🏻

[@mitchellsmagicalmoments5730]

I love your videos. I am so sorry about your personal story. That was a tough week in Orlando. And I think Disney is just being sensitive for a very good reason. ❤ They don't want guests to get out of the magic. Especially the family of little Lane. 💜 Its all so sad. I just hope we dont over kill these gators though. But we do need to control the population.

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Thank you Mitchell! What happened to little Lane was incredibly tragic, so it makes sense that Disney would want to do as much as they could to put guests minds at ease. The captures make sense, but I don't want to see a gator overkill either. It would be great if more of them could be sent to farms or zoos.

[@mariannestover]

Thanks for the great video Ariel!!! 😲 wow

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Thank you for watching Marianne!!

[@BKDBrian2]

Does this mean we won't be seeing a Princess and the Frog spinoff or sequel about Louis the Alligator? Because I was horrified that he was not in the 2016 premiere of Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire.

The photer is a croc

[@wrestlingwithdisney]

I appreciated the information regarding the death and survival rates with the alligators. As someone from the northeast it’s my natural instinct to fear them, but facts like that put me at ease. While I don’t want people to die of course, I also hate the killing of any animals. Would love another solution to come! I think taking down alligator references made sense immediately after the tragedy but are no longer necessary.

[@AdventureswithAriel]

It's all very interesting! I myself had no awareness of any of these statistics until I started doing research for this video. With the fences and rocks in place, future gator attacks should be highly unlikely and I too wish that Disney could just relocate them. Taking out the Jungle Cruise line about crocodiles made a lot of sense - I wonder if they ever put it back in the script?

[@lisagadberry3260]

I respect what Disney is doing to protect people and removing alligator costumes and decorations helps from the kids seeing them as a fun thing in my opinion.

[@lauras2046]

I think given what happened to the toddler it is in the best TASTE to remove the gator banter from Disney world. As far as upping the number from 300 to 400, if they took precautions that may not be necessary HOWEVER the police stated the stomachs were empty so the gators were starving and that’s not okay so the extra 100 that will be removed will hopefully give more food to the gators that are there. I don’t think it’s right to starve ANY animal. Are they adding fish to the ponds etc?

[@beachyyvibezx8145]

I remember the jungle ride I remember going on it

[@tomperkins4965]

Maybe you make video about Disney & huggies partnership.

[@eurodiaz3712]

Do you talk like that on purpose??

[@johncalabrese255]

NO

[@BerserkerRider94]

The gator meat is pretty good specially on a poh boy

[@EmiPellegrinoMusic]

Love your videos ! You're great and such a good front woman . I regards to the gator stuff , I don't think they should kill any of them, just send them somewhere else :(

[@AdventureswithAriel]

Thank you so much Emi! 😊 I too would prefer it if the gators were sent to a zoo, farm, or wilderness preserve!

[@latinguy772]

I don’t agree with the gator 🐊 killings. Fencing around, posting signs should’ve been enough. We’ve invaded their natural habitat.

[@celticfire64]

Gator hunting in Florida is a way of life..If the yuppies can't grasp that they shouldn't come to Florida or work at Walt Disney World... Leave no part of a gator unused...use the little one's for Education and the bigger one's for food... The Gators hunted at Walt Disney World shouldn't be any exception...

[@hillarystevenson9588]

Why do people feel bad for alligators that attack our children??? Some animals are wild beings and attack and literally kill our children. Yet, people express how bad they feel for the animals because they are being controlled?

[@tumbledortrickster6504]

I think it is due to the fact that the animal is just doing what the animals normally do. It is more a problem with lack if information to tourists. If you tour an african safari, you generally expect dangerous animals, in the same vein they should spread awareness of the dangers of the animals so people can respect them, until for most people tourist too come to associate Florida waters with danger as well. There are more attacks from domesticated animals like dogs then alligator attacks. It seems the entire group of animals is being punished for the actions of one acting as a regular animal would. Back to the dog example, it would be like a dog attack on an irresponsible owner happening and all dogs in the town being killed because of that. It wasn't the dogs fault if it felt threatened and reacted. It is extremely sad that a child lost its life, but to demonize an apex predator for acting like a predator is kind of dumb. The people should be held accountable for informing their guests to be careful. I have lived in Florida for years and gators get everywhere, removing them wont keep them gone. If there is water in florida, chances are high there is a gator in it. They can and do even climb fences. Also they aren't out to be bloodthirsty killers that are extremely aggressive. There are crocodillians that are, but gators are actually quite docile and shy. They aren't out to always just kill, usually it is only to feed themselves when they do. Punishing an animal for just trying to survive is what people are upset about. And not even the animal that attacked a child

[@hillarystevenson9588]

@@tumbledortrickster6504 I agree, gators presence could have been better maintained. Alligators shouldn't be seeking out food let alone preying on toddlers in this setting. Gators shouldn't be attacking guests while on property at a major theme park. They shouldn't have been that hungry in the first place. "Of course there are more attacks from domesticated animals than there are from alligators." Strategically, the people who have dogs cannot be compared to the people who are attacked by alligators simply through stats. It's like mice in the kitchen... everyone knows they are present but expect them to be controlled.

[@jerseyforhawks]

Ok, those fences and signs are too much. But, will keep the incident of the sad attack from ever occurring.

[@TheMagnaficent]

Guys while I do acknowledge that the kids death was a bad thing this was not the right course of action to take it wasn’t the gators fault it was the parents fault they should have kept a closer watch on their son if they had they could have kept him from the water and prevented what happened the gator was just doing what it was supposed do while I do agree that gator needed to be killed and losing that kid was a scaring thing for everyone that’s no reason to be hateful of all alligators and to want to get rid of them all from the magic kingdom area the solution is to just put up fences and sighns coexistence with them is still a thing most people in Florida can coexist with them and are ok with seeing them on gold courses or in lakes near houses this whole dealing will alligators thing is just paronia and desperation from Disney to prove it’s responsible for it’s customers alligator culling is not the awnser I prefer to just kill a few gators every year during a proper hunting season and eat them a lot better and safer let the gators hang around Disney needs to understand that and stop calling people so much

[@328am]

10+

[@justincanha6162]

I love alligators!

[@Halofloppy1]

Thank God you postponed your announcement, TMZ and the news would have been crazy around you, you would have stole the spot light from this kids death, lol who are you again.