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Disney World has mosquitoes. Go to the store near the entrance and they'll even give you complimentary insect repellent. They do a good job of controlling mosqu
by torgoguys 5y ago
Disney World has mosquitoes. Go to the store near the entrance and they'll even give you complimentary insect repellent. They do a good job of controlling mosquitoes, but they're not miracle workers.
EDIT: it looks like Snopes wrote about this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-mosquitoes/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-mosquitoes/
- chrisseaton 5y agoI don't think any reasonable person interpreted this as 'will never see even a single mosquito', come on.
- yellow_lead 5y agoBeing given insect repellent implies the problem is more than one mosquito here and there
- chrisseaton 5y agoGetting 'a couple' of bites while on a two-week vacation in a tropical swamp counts as effectively zero, to me.
- Retric 5y agoMany people get a few dozen over a long weekend. So, it’s a long way from zero especially when you consider just how many people visit these parks. They do put in a fair amount of effort. However, a much more effective solution would be to avoid having large bodies of water near people, but that would make the park less visually appealing.
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- irrational 5y agoI’ve been there multiple times. I’ve never been given repellent. I’ve also never seen a mosquito there. This is the first time that has struck me as odd.
- teawrecks 5y agoI agree. But it's worth noting that there are anecdotes on the snopes page about people getting "eaten alive" with dozens of bites every time they visit. We already know that mosquitoes are drawn to some people over others for a host of reasons. Maybe these people are the exception. A handful of guests being eaten alive out of millions is virtually zero.
- macjohnmcc 5y agoThey love my son and I. If you are having an outing and want to draw your mosquitos away invite us. We will be pincushions but your outing will be less mosquito riddled.
- rascul 5y agoTwo things I've found that help cut down insect bites in general are to use unscented soap and shampoo, and to wear natural colors (greens, browns, etc, but nothing very bright and not white). Certainly isn't 100% but it seems to help.
- torgoguys 5y agoNo, nobody does. However, there are times you get lots of bites, in stark contrast to the article. >Considering its location smack-dab in the middle of Florida swamp territory, it’s hard to believe that there are no mosquitoes in Disney World, but trust us, it’s true.
- DantesKite 5y agoI did... But I was blindsided by my hatred of mosquitos.
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- delecti 5y agoI interpreted it exactly that way. It's phrased that way.
- Blikkentrekker 5y agoIndeed. It does not seem far-fetched at all that they have a mechanism that could exclude and any all of them. I would also believe it that there are no African bullfrogs in the park.
- treein303 5y agoTwo of the headlines when you look it up on Google are "Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World?" and "This Is Why You Never See Mosquitoes at Disney World." "No mosquitoes" and "never" are pretty definitive.
- DaveExeter 5y agoI would say that Disney's PR team is doing an outstanding job! I suspect these stories were planted or at least seeded by Disney.
- masterof0 5y agoThe article's title is clickbaity as hell, it should be something like "Why there is less mosquitoes in Disney World than it should" or something like that. "Why Disney World doesn't have mosquitoes" is implying(and wrongfully so) that DW doesn't have mosquitoes. If you want to imply something , then just say it. That meta game of click-baiting people to read your crappy article and then patronizing them because they point it out to you how bad is, is just disgusting and sad.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> The article's title is clickbaity as hell, it should be something like "Why there is less mosquitoes in Disney World than it should". The actual title has the advantage of a passable resemblance to English grammar and correct usage, and doesn't suggest that a certain nonzero quantity of mosquitoes is to be normatively preferred. More accurate at the expense of being less terse, while not sacrificing those advantages, would be something like “Why Disney World has fewer mosquitoes than might otherwise be expected”.
- masterof0 5y agoNice try.
- revolvingocelot 5y agoYeesh, harsh downvotes. You'd think HN, of all places, would be more appreciative of Vulcanposting.
- canadianfella 5y agoNormatively preferred? Nice resemblance to English grammar.
- lupire 5y ago"Why Disny World has (Almost) No Mosquitoes".
- devin 5y agoThis comment is a good comment. Thanks.
- c3534l 5y agoThat's exactly how I interpreted it because that's what they said: they don't have mosquitoes.
- Dylan16807 5y agoI could maybe excuse "seeing a single mosquito". But if supplies of insect repellent are needed, then there's a lot more than that. Get it to the point where less than 1% of people get bit and we can start to talk about "doesn't have mosquitoes"
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- nkozyra 5y agoI'm not even convinced they have fewer than the rest of Florida. Most metropolitans in Florida spray, and while you'll still get bites it's generally reasonable as long as you're not off in the woods. I went to Disney last year and got attacked on the way out (the tram station outside of the park) as bad as I've ever been.
- Sebb767 5y ago> the tram station outside of the park Which is, as you said, outside the park, so I don't see this anecdote contradicting the original statement. In fact, it even helps to show how much mosquitoes Florida usually has, strengthening the original premise.
- Tempest1981 5y agoBut still Disney property. Not sure where the "World" officially starts...
- herodoturtle 5y agoIt starts in our adolescent imaginations /s
- nkozyra 5y ago> Which is, as you said, outside the park It's outside of the theme park with the rides but the park itself is expansive.
- H8crilA 5y agoTime to bring up this timeless piece, once again: http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- verelo 5y agoI am guessing the point you're making is: this is a PR piece to get people back to Disney World. Would make sense to me, but just clarifying the intent?
- ec109685 5y agoIt's not PR. It's bloggers blogging for page views by rewriting timeless classics such as these.
- wahern 5y agoThey're "blogging" for money: > Interested in working with us or writing for us? Check out our job listings on LinkedIn, or send your resume and cover letter to jobs@greenmatters.com. About a year ago I clicked through to a Disneyland-related travel article from a similar site suggested by Google News. Since then Google News likes to suggest similar Disney theme park content and it's become abundantly clear that Disney advertising money supports a steady stream of these types of submarine articles. FWIW, I like Disney theme parks and don't need to be convinced or reminded to visit. And the articles are benign. Plus, it's cool that so many smaller outfits and writers can get a share of Disney's PR budget. It is annoying how many of them there are, but that's mostly Google News' fault for spamming my feed with them. We can't know for sure if Disney paid anything for this particular article. But there's a strong chance. Compare this article from 9 months ago: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/vegan-options-disney-parks https://www.greenmatters.com/p/vegan-options-disney-parks
- ec109685 5y agoI don’t think Disney is paying for these. It’s content marketing for greenmatters so they are the ones paying these bloggers.