"It just took off like wildfire, Barrett said. "Everybody loves having the gator pool parties." Barrett runs The Alligator Attraction of Madeira Beach, Fla., where visitors can pay to hold and ...

Bob Barrett gives Florida kids pool parties they’ll never forget — because they get to swim with real live alligators. Jump houses? Pizza parties? Boring, says Barrett. “You jump for a while ...

MADEIRA BEACH — Invitations to the birthday pool party for 8-year-old Marshall ... Conservation Commission think "gator parties" are unsafe for kids and parents. They have told Alligator ...