ORLANDO, Fla.— From the Orlando Eye ferris wheel in Icon Park, tourists typically see a city bustling with families, live music, roller coasters, water parks, and other forms of entertainment.
April 25 was different. In just minutes, the park’s atmosphere turned from colorful to chaotic.
“There were firefighters, there were police, ambulance, everything,” said 19-year-old Alex Rodriguez, who helps run a fragrance kiosk at the park. “There were a bunch of people fighting, crying, trying to steal.”
Rodriguez and others recounted to The Epoch Times how a crowd—more than 1,000 teenagers in total—swarmed the park during a “teen takeover.” Their accounts and online video footage underscore the anarchy unfolding in towns and cities across the United States….