Cranes Roost Park draws thousands of 'Pokemon Go' players

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — City officials said some “Pokemon Go” players have worn out their welcome at a popular Altamonte Springs park.

The city of Altamonte Springs said it had to step up security at Cranes Roost Park after foot traffic increased by 100 percent.

The park, which typically receives 3,000 visitors weekly, now has 300,000 people visiting it per week since the cellphone game’s release.

Park rangers said they’re frustrated by the tolls hundreds of nightly visitors have taken on the park’s grass.

“As you see we're out here pouring sweat,” visitor Jenn Alexander said. “We've been walking up and down this a couple of times. I'm too old for this.”

While police said they haven't seen any serious issues, park rangers told Channel 9 vandals have been a problem.

“I've been out here almost every day for the last week and a half, two weeks, since the game started,” player Jessica Roberts said. “It is disappointing that other people are going to possibly risk losing a great location for us to play in. It does kind of upset me, but you can't really control the situation.”

The city is staffing more rangers in the park for security reasons, and there have been an increase in officer patrols at the park.

“After about three days, they shut off all the other outlets,” visitor Michael Smark said. “So this is the only spot where we can get power."

The city said visitors will be required to leave the park at 11 p.m. each night.

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