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Knott's Berry Farm closes ride after complaints from mental health advocates


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A popular Halloween attraction at Knott's Berry Farm and California's Great America was shutting down, officials announced Wednesday, after some took to social media calling the display "offensive" to those suffering from mental illness.

The virtual reality attraction, which essentially focuses on a story line about a possessed patient running wild in a hospital, consists of strapping parkgoers into a chair before they are given VR goggles. If the game becomes too intense for them, customers can press the "panic button."

One person who took to social media was Kay Warren, wife of pastor and author Rick Warren, who lost his son to mental illness
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Knots Berry Farm has a psychiatric ward with a demonic patient in their Halloween set. This is NOT entertainment. I'm infuriated that they use the pain &suffering of millions of people for laughs or thrills. Take it down!

 

 

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