Alligator At Walt Disneyland

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It is not the kind of news you expect when you are in Disneyland and what you’d like to see are mascots. But recently, the real thing showed up that turned the fantasy land into a realistic nightmare.

The body of a 2 year old toddler, from Nemaska, was mauled and dragged into the lake by an alligator at Walt Disney World, Florida. According to CNN, the body has been recovered later in the afternoon. It’s not the usual alligator you’d see walking around signing autographs or taking selifes with children.

The recovered body was described to be “completely intact.” ABC News has it that it was found about 15 feet from the shore by authorities. Because of this incident, the park’s business had to close down and alligators have been removed from

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