{"id":731015,"date":"2026-06-12T02:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731015\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T02:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:12:11","slug":"414-alligators-removed-from-disney-world-since-toddlers-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731015\/","title":{"rendered":"414 Alligators Removed From Disney World Since Toddler&#8217;s Tragic Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260611_522a72b20fd246eca015b28e86ede0fc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3afd8beb-6ee5-4a7a-9f21-fb9fe5a0692f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/522a72b20fd246eca015b28e86ede0fc_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-disney-world-park-aligators-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten years after a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World, newly released records reveal the resort has removed a staggering 414 gators from its property since the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The staggering number comes a decade after 2-year-old Lane Graves was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/06\/15\/disney-alligator-attack-child-recovered-drowned\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fatally drowned<\/a> by an alligator while playing near the shoreline of a lagoon outside Disney&#8217;s Grand Floridian Resort in June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>According to records, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/investigators\/2026\/06\/11\/414-alligators-removed-from-disney-world-since-toddlers-death-10-years-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ClickOrlando<\/a>, hundreds of alligators have been trapped and removed from Disney World property since the tragedy, highlighting the ongoing challenge of managing wildlife at the massive Florida resort.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The attack sparked nationwide headlines and prompted major safety changes around Disney&#8217;s waterways. Warning signs, barriers, and other measures were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/06\/17\/alligator-attack-disney-resort-fence-danger-sign\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">added<\/a> throughout the resort after Lane&#8217;s death, while wildlife officials increased efforts to monitor and remove nuisance alligators from guest areas.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260611_51b1bc8f8cb54cc79bd0cbf523114974\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3afd8beb-6ee5-4a7a-9f21-fb9fe5a0692f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/51b1bc8f8cb54cc79bd0cbf523114974_md.jpg\" alt=\"disney world getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The young boy&#8217;s death remains one of the most heartbreaking incidents in Disney World history. Lane was vacationing with his family from Nebraska when he was attacked.<\/p>\n<p>The newly released figures offer a glimpse into the scale of the work being done behind the scenes to keep guests safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ten years after a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World, newly released records&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-731015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}