Sesame Place employees will soon be required to undergo diversity and inclusion training.
The move comes at a time when the theme park is facing a $25 million class action lawsuit over an alleged discrimination case filmed in a viral video.
The parks operated by SeaWorld Parkssaid in a statement on Tuesday that they had taken a national He said he had brought together experts from
News of the training broke last month after a video of what appeared to be a Sesame Street character was shared online ignoring two young black girls during a parade
When Jodi Brown, the mother of one of the girls, shared the video to Instagram, it quickly went viral and sparked outrage at the park.
The person involved, a bilingual Muppet named Rosita, was slowly removed from the park entirely after the controversy, according to a Daily Mail report.
Second parent Quinton Barnes later filed a $25 million class action lawsuit claiming four of her employees, dressed as Sesame Street characters, accused a five-year-old black girl of claimed to have similarly neglected his daughter.
The lawsuit alleges that costumed characters treated other black guests as well.
classic Sesame Street characters Elmo, Ernie, Terry Monster, Abbie All of the performers dressed as "Kadabie" refused to engage with the Burns family and ignored all other black guests in the park, the lawsuit alleges.
Theme Her Park issued several apology statements. The first explained that it was difficult to see the character in costume and that she was gesturing "no" to a parent who was holding her child and asking her to take a picture. Not allowed.
In a second statement, Park said it is reviewing the lawsuit and is "committed to providing an inclusive, fair and enjoyable experience for all guests."
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