I almost saw a duckicide at MK

[ChefBilly]

About two years ago we were waiting in line at Big Thunder Mountain. My sister and brother in law were standing behind us. All of a sudden I heard a whooshing sound and saw a duck hit the ground right behind me.
It had flown right into my brother in law's head!
It was coming in for a landing and smashed right into him.

The other funny thing is my BIL had the video camera going at the time, so you can see him taping the line area, hear the 'whoosh,' see the camera jolt, and then hear him say, "Hey... That chicken just hit me in the head!"
(He knew it was a duck. He was joking. But it's all caught on tape.)

The other funny thing is my sister sometimes kids my BIL by saying he has a big head like James Vanderbeek (Dawson.) And as soon as the duck hit him, she was all over it: "See? It's so big the wildlife can't avoid it!"

 

[kimmar067]

...if that's the SAME gator we saw last August. It was in the water behind the kiosk on the way from the bridge that goes to SM....had to be AT LEAST 4 ft long!

 

[Safari Steve]

FL is home to over a million American Alligators. From time to time some of them swim into the Rivers of America via the canals from the Seven Seas Lagoon. They live in swampy areas on property and in most of the waterways on property. Saying "There is an alligator in MK" is like saying "There is a squirrel in MK." Pest Management/Animal Control keeps an eye on the gators that find their ways into guest areas, and if they become a nuisance or grow to an unmanageable size they are removed to non-guest areas.

Also, my brother has been hit by a flying duck in Frontierland as well. Funny to hear that it's happened to someone else.

 

[kimmar067]

...perchance, would those be the "trained dancing squirrels"??