Disabled persons are free of charge for the Nordic Snow Christmas Town event at Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

The Beijing Shijingshan Nordic Ice and Snow Christmas Town Ice and Snow Festival held in December 2018 attracted a large number of young tourists. This was also the first time that the Shijingshan Scenic Area held a winter ice and snow festival, creating a very romantic atmosphere. Ice and Snow World, let me share with you the latest ticketing policy.

The ticket office of Shijingshan Amusement Park has implemented a policy of free admission for disabled people during ice and snow activities with their disability certificates from December 27, 2020.

On the afternoon of December 25, 2019, Ms. Fan encountered some unpleasantness when entering the Shijingshan Amusement Park. Ms. Fan was unable to use the rides in the park due to her physical disability, but she was told that she had to purchase a 100 yuan pass to enter the park that day. Ms. Fan was very dissatisfied: "I bought the ticket just to accompany my family to the park. Is it reasonable for the amusement park to do this?"

Shijingshan Amusement Park is currently holding a "Nordic Ice and Snow Christmas Town" themed event. Before visiting, , Ms. Fan bought the passes for her husband and children online in advance. Ms. Fan said that according to past experience, she can get free admission if she has a disability certificate. If not, she will buy a 10 yuan ticket to enter. Unexpectedly, a family of three was stopped by the ticket inspector at the entrance of the amusement park that day. "The ticket inspector said that the disability certificate is not valid and you need to buy a ticket, and you must buy a 100 yuan pass, otherwise you can't enter the park." Ms. Fan couldn't understand this. "Not everyone can play the rides inside, like me. Is it reasonable for disabled people or the elderly to buy a 100-yuan ticket just to accompany their children?"

The reporter saw in the online ticket purchase link that this time the "Nordic Ice and Snow Christmas Town" "The activities included in the event include those included in the Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park pass as well as ice and snow projects. In the column of preferential policies, there is only "Children under 1.2 meters are free of charge. Each free child must be accompanied by a parent to purchase a ticket. Children above 1.2 meters must purchase this ticket." There are no discounts for disabled people and the elderly.

In this regard, the staff of the marketing department of Shijingshan Amusement Park said that the "Nordic Ice and Snow Christmas Town" is a special event period, and the event fares are implemented, which are announced in the gate area and corresponding platforms. The event lasts for eight days, and normal fares will resume after eight days. "Considering that most of the people who come to play in the ice and snow are young people and families with children, we mainly target these target groups and launch event tickets." During the event, 10,000 square meters of snow were being made non-stop in the park, and the roads were relatively It is slippery and there are certain risks in moving around in a wheelchair. "We did not consider that tourists with reduced mobility would also enter the park during this period. Therefore, we did not set up tickets specifically for disabled people, and the park was not particularly thoughtful in this regard." The staff member told reporters, "Ice and Snow This is the first time this event will be held this year. After communicating with the leaders, we decided that starting from today, disabled people can enter the park for free during the ice and snow activities with their disability certificates. "Does it comply with the law that disabled people also need to purchase a pass to enter the park?

Article 41 of the Beijing Measures for the Implementation of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons" stipulates: The government and society shall take the following measures to enrich the spiritual and cultural life of persons with disabilities, of which (five provisions: Parks, tourist attractions, libraries, art galleries, exhibition halls, museums, memorial halls, cultural centers, sports venues and other public cultural and sports venues should be open to disabled people for free in accordance with regulations and provide auxiliary services. It is a separate commercial activity and needs to be implemented in accordance with the regulations on commercial activities. In this regard, Wei Xiaodong, a lawyer at Huiyuan Law Firm, explained: "Shijingshan Amusement Park is a state-owned enterprise and an amusement park, not a park. The amusement park operator has the right to decide whether to provide free admission for persons with disabilities.

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