PITTSBURGH – Parents of three autistic children and an adult with a diagnosed case of anxiety and respiratory issues, who argued that pre-existing medical conditions prevented them or their children from wearing masks at Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild Park during the early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic, have lost their case through summary judgment.
Parents of three children filed a lawsuit Friday in Westmoreland County against Kennywood, Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild & SoakZone, claiming they were improperly excluded from the amusement parks in 2020 for not wearing masks. The claims follow nearly identical allegations raised in a still-pending federal lawsuit filed by the same