This is why Canada’s Wonderland adopted a new chaperone policy for kids

About this episode

The episode discusses Canada’s Wonderland's new chaperone policy for children under 16, requiring adult supervision after 4 p.m.

Canada’s Wonderland rode a roller coaster of headlines this week when it announced a new chaperone policy for kids. After 4 p.m., all children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult in order to stay at the iconic park. Any guests 15 or younger found inside Wonderland without a chaperone during those hours will be “immediately subject to removal.” Canada’s Wonderland insists the new policy wasn’t triggered by a specific incident, but rather in response to "unruly" behaviour report...

Topics covered

• chaperone policy
• Canada's Wonderland
• children safety
• amusement parks
• unruly behavior

Keywords

• Canada's Wonderland
• chaperone policy
• children
• amusement park
• safety
• unruly behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada’s Wonderland

Places: Canada

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