'We know that it's not OK.' Sesame Place is apologizing for a family's experience at the park this past weekend that was captured in a now-viral video.
LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania -- Sesame Place is apologizing for a family's experience at the park this past weekend that was captured in a now-viral video.
The video shows the character giving high-fives to others white paradegoers as she nears the two kids.The mother alleges the character motioned "no" and ignored her daughters while interacting with other children. "Right after the character passed them, there was another little girl next to them who was of a different race and [Rosita] hugged her," Brown said.
Sesame Place said,"The costumes the performers wear sometimes make it difficult to see at lower levels and sometimes our performers miss hug requests from guests."
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