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Lighthouse of Hope Jun 14, 2017 13:00:06 GMT cathie, missybee, and 2 more like this

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Today is the one-year "anniversary" of the alligator attack that killed a two year-old boy at the waters edge at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The family started a foundation in the honor their boy called The Lane Thomas Foundation and it's mission is “to serve as a beacon of hope in the depths of despair, to create a strong base of support for families in crisis.”

President of Walt Disney World Resort George A. Kalogridis stated that “To provide continued awareness of the foundation and its mission, we’ve commissioned an original sculpture of the lighthouse the foundation uses as a symbol of love and hope, to be installed on our property this summer.”

So far, there has been no mention of where and when the sculpture will be placed.

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Yesterday, August 7, 2017, the lighthouse sculpture to honor Lane Thomas and the foundation set up in his name was recently unveiled at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at the Walt Disney World Resort. Lane Thomas was the 2 year old attacked and killed by an alligator last summer.

Here is a picture of the sculpture:

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disneymike Disney Fanatic Posts: 889	Lighthouse of Hope Aug 17, 2017 1:42:20 GMT briarrose and drwadadli like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by disneymike on Aug 17, 2017 1:42:20 GMT that is the appropriate place to put it.

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Aug 17, 2017 1:42:20 GMT disneymike said:

that is the appropriate place to put it.

I believe this may be the first time someone's name is mentioned on Disney property that wasn't affiliated with the "Disney family" what do you think?

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Aug 25, 2017 17:34:47 GMT cathie said:

Aug 17, 2017 1:42:20 GMT disneymike said:

that is the appropriate place to put it.

I believe this may be the first time someone's name is mentioned on Disney property that wasn't affiliated with the "Disney family" what do you think?

I agree.

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Aug 25, 2017 19:08:53 GMT drwadadli said:

Aug 25, 2017 17:34:47 GMT cathie said:

I believe this may be the first time someone's name is mentioned on Disney property that wasn't affiliated with the "Disney family" what do you think?

I agree.

don't forget the paving stones and the tank traps in front of Spaceship Earth which I believe I read will be removed. they have family names on them which they paid for, not like this monument.

In a few years most will not remember the fences and rocks were not always there, except for some of us.

I know some people who swear they swam in the Seven Seas Lagoon way back when. I always had my doubts about this because I always remember the signs at the Polynesian telling you "no swimming". Does anyone remember when swimming was allowed??

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Aug 27, 2017 22:19:30 GMT disneymike said:

Aug 25, 2017 19:08:53 GMT drwadadli said:

I agree.

don't forget the paving stones and the tank traps in front of Spaceship Earth which I believe I read will be removed. they have family names on them which they paid for, not like this monument.

In a few years most will not remember the fences and rocks were not always there, except for some of us.

I know some people who swear they swam in the Seven Seas Lagoon way back when. I always had my doubts about this because I always remember the signs at the Polynesian telling you "no swimming". Does anyone remember when swimming was allowed??

Completely forgot about the paving stones outside the entrance of MK and the TTC along with the Legacy at the entrance to Epcot.

I kind of remember seeing swimming in the lagoon but I know they stopped it when they forget a fatal bacteria in the water; about the same time they shut down River Country

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Aug 28, 2017 13:02:14 GMT drwadadli said:

Aug 27, 2017 22:19:30 GMT disneymike said:

don't forget the paving stones and the tank traps in front of Spaceship Earth which I believe I read will be removed. they have family names on them which they paid for, not like this monument.

In a few years most will not remember the fences and rocks were not always there, except for some of us.

I know some people who swear they swam in the Seven Seas Lagoon way back when. I always had my doubts about this because I always remember the signs at the Polynesian telling you "no swimming". Does anyone remember when swimming was allowed??

Completely forgot about the paving stones outside the entrance of MK and the TTC along with the Legacy at the entrance to Epcot.

I kind of remember seeing swimming in the lagoon but I know they stopped it when they forget a fatal bacteria in the water; about the same time they shut down River Country

Rich, it isn't often I can add something that you are not aware of, in fact, maybe very rare.

I never saw swimming in the Seven Seas when we first stayed at the Polynesian Resort, now the year is only a guess, but it was defiantly in the 90"s.

I'm guessing about 1994, my oldest daughter and I had plans for a swim race in the seven seas lagoon, she was an excellent swimmer who at 12 came in first in every race, this was in swim meets against the neighboring towns. The most important thing to mention is she competed against boys 16 years old.

Our first day at the Poly, we went down to the lagoon and saw the signs "no swimming".

We did go to River Country the year before Discovery Island was closed. Maybe you can get an idea on this as to an approximate year.

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I had a co-worker who swears he swam in the lagoon at the Grand Floridian around 2000. This is what I previously mentioned about that I had doubts.
Maybe he got the year wrong or they let that area swim and closed the Polynesian area.
Either way, it is no more.

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Aug 29, 2017 0:27:38 GMT disneymike said:

Aug 28, 2017 13:02:14 GMT drwadadli said:

Completely forgot about the paving stones outside the entrance of MK and the TTC along with the Legacy at the entrance to Epcot.

I kind of remember seeing swimming in the lagoon but I know they stopped it when they forget a fatal bacteria in the water; about the same time they shut down River Country

Rich, it isn't often I can add something that you are not aware of, in fact, maybe very rare.

I never saw swimming in the Seven Seas when we first stayed at the Polynesian Resort, now the year is only a guess, but it was defiantly in the 90"s.

I'm guessing about 1994, my oldest daughter and I had plans for a swim race in the seven seas lagoon, she was an excellent swimmer who at 12 came in first in every race, this was in swim meets against the neighboring towns. The most important thing to mention is she competed against boys 16 years old.

Our first day at the Poly, we went down to the lagoon and saw the signs "no swimming".

We did go to River Country the year before Discovery Island was closed. Maybe you can get an idea on this as to an approximate year.

Ok....here is what I found out. I found / read several articles that swimming in Seven Seas Lagoon was allowed in early 1997 but was not allowed in 1998. So, as for your friend that vacationed at GF in 2000, if he swam in the lagoon then he did so against recommendations and posted signs. The reasons I found that swimming was discontinued was safety but two fold...

1) An amoeba, Naegleria Fowleri, that can enter the body. Once in, it feeds off the brain. It enters the body through ears, mouth, eyes, and any other orifice of the body. Because of the potential for danger, WDW found it best to just not allow any swimming in the lakes. One article even mentioned that two boys were swimming in the lagoon in early 1997 and two days later when they got home, one boy was found dead and was believed to be due to this amoeba.

2) Safety because of the increase of motor boats on the lake.

As for River Country, it close in November 2001 after the demand for the park decreased as Disney had already opened Typhoon Lagoon in 1985 and then opened Blizzard Beach in 1995.

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Aug 29, 2017 1:25:18 GMT cathie said:

Well I swam in the seven seas lagoon back in the early 70s......like maybe 73 or 74.... you could wade right out into the water either from GF or Poly....

Since the GF opened June 28, 1988, I doubt you swam from there in the early 70's. As for wading / swimming from GF and Poly, I read several articles that swimming in Seven Seas Lagoon was allowed in early 1997 but was not allowed in 1998.

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Aug 29, 2017 14:03:43 GMT drwadadli said:

Aug 29, 2017 1:25:18 GMT cathie said:

Well I swam in the seven seas lagoon back in the early 70s......like maybe 73 or 74.... you could wade right out into the water either from GF or Poly....

Since the GF opened June 28, 1988, I doubt you swam from there in the early 70's. As for wading / swimming from GF and Poly, I read several articles that swimming in Seven Seas Lagoon was allowed in early 1997 but was not allowed in 1998.

Okay Cathie, you got the dates wrong, but, I'm sure you did at a differnt time. Thanks Rich for giving us the correct dates, I was sure you were going to do this when I questioned it earlier. LOL

So my co-worker was off by 2 years, at least I can think he just made a mistake with dates. When I mentioned this to my wife, she told me her co-worker claimed she swam there in 2000 also. As we get older, dates seem to change and become harder to remember. I have started to use dates that I lost good jobs (that left NY due to taxes) instead of actually remembering dates of our good times. Comes easier this way.

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Post by missybee on Aug 30, 2017 12:52:15 GMT

found this article by a local FL news station-
LAKE BUENA VISTA
"Seven Seas Lagoon is the man-made body of water at Disney World Resort, located between the Magic Kingdom and the Ticket and Transportation Center.

The land in that area was too swampy to develop, so Walt Disney decided to dig it up and turn it into a recreational area. Fun fact: The Magic Kingdom was also built on top of the soil pulled from the area that is now the lagoon.

It opened in 1971, the same time as the Magic Kingdom. Three Disney resorts directly border the lagoon: Disney’s Grand Floridian, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Each can be accessed along the monorail line.

Map of the Seven Seas Lagoon at the Walt Disney World Resort. (Disney)

For many who frequent Disney World, Seven Seas Lagoon is known as a great place for boating, fishing and other recreational activities.

The lagoon was originally constructed for swimming and surfing. An artificial wave machine was installed to simulate real ocean waves, but surfing was discontinued after it was discovered that waves from the machine were causing beach erosion. Swimming was later prohibited over safety concerns, because of boat traffic in the lake and also bacteria in the water. Signs are posted along the beaches warning visitors." News 13
www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2016/6/15/history_of_the_seven.html?viewFull=true

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