Construction
workers have put up a waterfront barrier at the Grand Floridian Resort &
Spa in Walt Disney World, three days after a toddler was killed by an alligator
at the resort.
Meanwhile,
Disney World released a photo of signs it plans to erect at all its resorts
with beaches. The red, white and black signs say "Danger! Alligators and
snakes in area. Stay away from the water. Do not feed the wildlife."
Previously,
signs had said simply "no swimming."
"We are
installing signage and temporary barriers at our resort beach locations and are
working on permanent, long-term solutions at our beaches," Disney said in
a statement. "We continue to evaluate processes and procedures for our
entire property, and, as part of this, we are reinforcing training with our
cast for reporting sightings and interactions with wildlife and are expanding
our communication to Guests on this topic."
Tuesday
night, an alligator snatched 2-year-old Lane Graves of Nebraska as he played
around the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon. After a 16-hour search for the boy,
divers with the Orange County Sheriff's Office found Lane's remains Wednesday.
On Friday,
the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said it released Lane's body to his
family and that arrangements were underway to bring him home to Nebraska.
Numerous
tourists have come forward since the tragedy with their own stories of seeing
gators at Disney World. One employee at the Grand Floridian said he had warned
management to fence off the area after a couple of alligators swam up close to
the shoreline during the past year. Many visitors questioned why signs didn't
more explicitly warn about alligators for out-of-state tourists who may not
have realized the dangers.
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