Family Says New Sesame Place Video Undermines Park's Explanation

The Black family says new footage pokes holes in the initial explanation of the incident.

In the wake of the initial video. The statement said that the 'no' hand gesture seen several times in the video was not directed to any specific person, rather it was a response to multiple requests from the crowd.

Attorney B'Ivory LaMarr said that the new angle from the other side of the parade route doesn't support the idea of Sesame Place.

The video obtained by LaMarr's law firm undermines the claim of the park that the girls tried to interact with them.

He doesn't think anyone would offer a child to hold a girl. The video is shot from across the street so you can't hear any conversations between parents and someone in a costume.

The new video shows that the Black girls were the ones who made the rejection gesture.

That would be important because Sesame Place claimed that the performer did not ignore the girls.

More videos have surfaced of similar incidents at the park, and Sesame Place is promising to tighten things up with bias training and a thorough review of how park workers interact with guests

LaMarr got a lot of calls from people who were at the same parade as the girls.

LaMarr says community activists are organizing events to bring attention to the video.

The Brown family's goal is to get whoever was in the costume fired and to get a sincere apology from Sesame Place.

Sesame Place is in contact with LaMarr and has offered to meet with him and the family to personally deliver an apology and acknowledge that they hold themselves accountable for what happened. We want to listen to them to understand how the experience impacted their family and to understand what we can do better for them.

According to the park, bias training is now mandatory for all employees, and it's already engaged with nationally recognized experts to deliver a more inclusive and equitable experience at the park.