Sesame Place in Philadelphia is apologizing for a family's experience at the park this past weekend that was captured in a now-viral video.
PHILIDELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- Sesame Place in Philadelphia is apologizing for a family's experience at the park this past weekend that was captured in a now-viral video.
In a statement Monday night, the theme park said it will be conducting training for employees so"they better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience to our guests."reaching their hands out to the Sesame Street character"Rosita" during a parade at the park in Langhorne, Bucks County on Saturday.The mother alleges the character motioned"no" and ignored her daughters while interacting with other children.
In the initial statement, Sesame Place said the performer"did not intentionally ignore the girls" and was"devastated about the misunderstanding."
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