EDIT: it looks like Snopes wrote about this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-world-mosquitoes/
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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
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”.
>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.
I would also believe it that there are no African bullfrogs in the park.
"No mosquitoes" and "never" are pretty definitive.
I suspect these stories were planted or at least seeded by Disney.
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.
But I was blindsided by my hatred of mosquitos.
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"
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.
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.
It's outside of the theme park with the rides but the park itself is expansive.