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A Newly Released Video Shows Disney Employee Warding Off An Alligator From Splash Mountain!
By Timfly
The incident, from 2009, was obtained by Inside Edition and has come to light days after the death of a 2-year-old boy, who was grabbed and dragged into the water by an alligator in a lagoon at one of Disney's resorts, in Orlando, Florida.
In the Splash Mountain video, a Disney employee is seen poking the alligator with a pool stick in an apparent attempt to drive it back into the water. But that doesn’t really discourage the animal, who seems determined to come out of the water. Some people saw what was going on and were amused. One tourist even threw popcorn at the gator for a snack.
It appears the gator had surfaced just feet from where guests were riding on Splash Mountain, according to the video.
Disney has known about the problem of guests feeding the alligators,” a former employee told TheWrap.com.
He says he recommended a “fence… be erected to protect guests.” but he claims his warnings fell on deaf ears.