ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Wheel at ICON Park has decided to pause a new interactive game that had riders shooting laser blasters at targets.
Bullseye Blast allowed riders aboard The Wheel capsules to shoot targets on nearby rooftops around the attraction.
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The attraction had set up 50 targets with varying degrees of difficulty.
ICON Park officials released a statement saying in part, “Some non-guests and community members expressed that they considered the toy shooting device used to be insensitive.”
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Officials said the Bullseye Blast game was “thoroughly tested and well received by guests during a process spanning many months.”
ICON Park said it is working to redesign the current version of the game into something that the entire community can embrace.
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