An attorney for the family said the incident at Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pa., has had a devastating effect on the two little girls and their mother. Meanwhile, other videos have surfaced from people claiming similar incidents at the theme park.
account, two young girls are seen excitedly reaching out to a character at Sesame Place. The character is seen shaking their head “no” in the direction of the two young Black girls before walking by.
Sesame Place issued a new statement Monday, promising to improve training for performers who wear the muppet outfits at the theme park in Bucks County, Pa.A day after the mother of two young Black girls called out Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for an incident over the weekend in which a character at the theme park appeared to deny and pass by her girls"Their hearts were completely shattered by a character," attorney B'Ivory LaMarr told NBC10 in an interview Tuesday."And tickets are not cheap. This is something these young girls were looking forward to. Words can't describe the type of grief they are going through right now.
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