ORLANDO, Fla. — A new addition to the Wheel at ICON Park allowing riders to shoot at targets from above has some questioning its sensibility amid a spate of mass shootings throughout the country.
By adding an extra $5.95 to tickets, riders are given laser blasters and instructions to aim and shoot at 50 different targets throughout the park during the 18-minute up-and-down circle ride, which towers over Orlando’s heavily visited tourism corridor.
To some, Bullseye Blast is no different than Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin ride at Disney’s Magic Kingdom or MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack at Universal Studios, as one tweet said. To others, its introduction to the park comes at a time when the threat of gun violence feels more prevalent given the heightened number of mass shootings going on in the country.
