--- description: A Disney worker was fired and then rehired after she tweeted a photo of a sign asking employees not to tell guests about alligator sightings title: Disney Worker Fired—Then Rehired—After Tweet About Alligators at the Park image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5dcdf5645b1ebf/69889c39f887dcd6bbe96a5a/disney-alligator-signs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Disney Worker Fired—Then Rehired—After Tweet About Alligators at the Park  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2016 3:02 PM CUT  Newly installed signs warn of alligators and snakes on a closed section of beach following the death of a 2-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator near a Walt Disney World hotel on June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Newly installed signs warn of alligators and snakes on a closed section of beach following the death of a 2-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator near a Walt Disney World hotel on June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.Spencer Platt—Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 16, 2016 3:02 PM CUT A Disney worker was [fired and then rehired](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-gator-employee-twitter-fired-20160715-story.html "undefined") after she tweeted a photo of a sign asking employees not to tell guests they had seen alligators on the property. “I was very offended by it and I was pretty vocal about it,” said Shannon Sullivan, who is working in Magic Kingdom restaurants through the Disney College Program, [according to the Orlando _Sentinel_](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-gator-employee-twitter-fired-20160715-story.html "undefined"). The poster told employees that the “correct and appropriate response” to questions about whether there are alligators in the water is: “Not that we know of, but if we see one, we will call Pest Management to have it removed.” The incident came after the [death of 2-year-old Lane Graves](http://time.com/4376894/lane-graves-toddler-alligator-funeral/ "undefined"), who was [snatched by an alligator](http://time.com/4379049/florida-officials-capture-alligator-lane-graves/ "undefined") last month while playing in shallow water in a man-made lake at a Disney resort. “Please do not say that we have seen them before,” read the sign shared by Sullivan. “We do not want our guests to be afraid while walking around Frontierland.” Disney has since removed the sign, which had not been authorized by the company, the _Sentinel_ reported. Sullivan was fired around the same time, but on Friday, Magic Kingdom Vice President Dan Cockerell offered her the job back until her internship is scheduled to end later this month. Graves’ death raised questions about whether Disney had offered guests sufficient warning about the presence of alligators. The company has since posted signs explicitly warning guests about alligators and snakes. “I think you need to be telling people to be cautious, letting them know this could happen,” Sullivan said, according to the _Sentinel._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/"},"headline":"Disney Worker Fired—Then Rehired—After Tweet About Alligators at the Park","datePublished":"2016-07-16T15:02:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:18:25.182Z","description":"She shared a photo of a sign asking employees not to say they'd seen alligators","url":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/","keywords":["Florida","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5dcdf5645b1ebf/69889c39f887dcd6bbe96a5a/disney-alligator-signs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5dcdf5645b1ebf/69889c39f887dcd6bbe96a5a/disney-alligator-signs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Disney Installs Alligator Warning Signs In Aftermath Of Toddler Death At One Of Its Resorts","caption":"Disney Installs Alligator Warning Signs In Aftermath Of Toddler Death At One Of Its Resorts","creditText":"Spencer Platt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/","name":"Disney Worker Fired—Then Rehired—After Tweet About Alligators at the Park"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Disney Reportedly Warned About Alligators Last Year","description":"Disney was reportedly warned about alligators last year after one went after a child.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WIDewOPK/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-06-17T17:05:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WIDewOPK.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/","duration":"PT1M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4409314/disney-world-alligators-worker-fired/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```