Critics called ICON Park's 'Bullseye Blast' game 'insensitive' and one person described it as 'mass shooter training.'
that allows guests to shoot at targets from The Wheel at ICON Park in Orlando will be paused for now and redesigned, the park announced on Saturday.
"Some non-guests and community members expressed that they considered the toy shooting device used to be insensitive," said William Wellons with Wellons Communications which represents ICON Park. "The attractions' industry has many similar games which use similar shooting devices, so that is what we were limited to when exploring the game. However, we believe that a device can and should be designed which does not offend anyone in the community.
"To get the highest score possible, players need to hit as many of these as possible with their laser blaster during the 18-minute ride," ICON Park described on its website.A new laser gun game coming to Orlando's ICON Park is getting mixed reactions on social media.recently in Uvalde, Texas and at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. One critic called the game "mass shooter training.
"Ahh yes, let’s allow tourists to pretend to snipe at a city that was FOREVER scarred and traumatized by an act of gun violence,", referring to the devastating terror attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016. Some people, however, argued that the concept is no different than Buzz Light Year’s Space Ranger Spin at Disney’s Magic Kingdom or Men In Black at Universal Studios.By clicking Sign Up, I confirm
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