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Jewish groups are disappointed after the largest amusement park will no longer allow people to bring in kosher or halal food.
For years, Jewish schools, camps and families, enjoyed spending time at the La Ronde amusement park in Quebec.
La Ronde is owned by Six Flags entertainment corporation, which does not sell kosher or halal food. Children, who adhere to the strict religious dietary laws, have always been allowed to bring in their own lunch and snacks.
Recently however, a news reporter went into the park wearing a hijab and she received permission to take her sandwich with her into the park.
The reported then revealed her findings that Muslims and Jews are getting special treatment from the park and were exempt from the park policy of “no outside food allowed on the premises.” The article prompted the park to stop accommodating religious people.
The park announced that they will no longer allow people to bring in any outside food.
After getting negative feedback from parents of special needs children, La Ronde released a statement saying: “only guests with special medical dietary needs will be allowed to bring outside food with them as they enter the park.”
One Jewish camp director said the camp has always enjoyed a good relationship with La Ronde and they are optimistic that a solution can be reached before next year's visit.
“La Ronde would not face the problem if they made halal and kosher food available in their restaurants,” Salam Elmenyawi, president of the Muslim Council of Montreal said.
J&R Kosher Foods has started a petition to get a kosher meat and deli stand inside the theme park, which would allow Jews and Muslims to buy food at the park.
