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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Except this happened smack-dab in the middle of a city with a metro population of 2.2 million people. I don't think everyone knows that there are urban alligators in Florida.
It's more like the equivalent of a kid being snatched by a cougar in Stanley Park. It's a theoretical risk and could happen, but most tourists probably wouldn't expect it.
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Disney World is not in the middle of a city. It's not like Disneyland.
The Disney property in Florida is massive (double the size of Manhattan island) and most of it is undeveloped. It's also on the southwest side of Orlando, so most of the city's population is north and east of the Disney property. It's like the Weaselhead relative to Calgary.
Here is the area in question:
https://goo.gl/maps/iKo97u5xURk
There's a lot of development east and south of the Grand Floridian, but north and west of the resort is virtually untouched.
Also, the waterways inside the Disney property are all interconnected, and connect up with lakes and rivers outside the property, so it's not tough for gators to find their way in.