The reports obtained by Theme Park Tribune found many Fun Spot guests were not wearing masks after Orange County, Florida's mask mandate went into effect.
Fun Spot America owner John Arie shared posts on Facebook that falsely claimed face masks could cause a harmful buildup of carbon dioxide and oxygen deprivation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate over face masks has become the latest symbol of the country’s partisan divide — and theme parks aren’t immune.
Spikes had been charged with five felony counts, including dealing in stolen property and grand theft, but prosecutors abandoned all but the stolen property count, to which Spikes pleaded no contest.
“Other attractions may have had some hiccups during the rollout of a new attraction, but nothing at the magnitude of Hagrid's,” Touring Plans statistician Steve Bloom told Orlando Rising.
Disney World has dolphins, too, housed in The Seas pavilion at Epcot — yet the travel company policies that affect SeaWorld don’t seem to apply to the Mouse.
