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Thank you for your interest in Sesame Place Philadelphia. Please email our Public Relations team at [email protected] with your direct contact information, market information, and topics of interest.

If you are media on-assignment, please email our Public Relations team at [email protected] with your inquiry. Please include your outlet, topic or story angle, and expected publish dates.

Approved images for media use, with credit to Sesame Place Philadelphia, are available here. For specific image or video requests, please contact our Public Relations team at [email protected]. Please be sure to include outlet topic, story angle, and expected publish dates.

Media can film with hand-held devices like smartphones or DSLR cameras. No sticks, external lighting equipment, booms, audio recording equipment, etc. is allowed without prior approval. Any media looking for special or specific filming access will need to send pitch details to [email protected].

Commercial photography and videography is strictly prohibited.

Please note that tripods are prohibited from Sesame Place without specific approval for working media. Head or helmet-mounted devices, Selfie Sticks, or any hand-held extension poles for mobile devices are not permitted on any ride. The following conditions must be met for any hands-free cameras/camera harnesses to be permitted on a ride:

• Chest-mounted and wrist-mounted harnesses are allowed. Camera must be secured by a 3-point or more harness, over the rider’s shoulders and around the torso, that is snapped or buckled closed and cannot be detached by bumping.

• Cameras with a case must be tightly snapped closed and the case must be securely attached to the harness with a screw-type pin or similar device. Similarly, an uncased camera can be directly and securely attached to the harness with a screw-type pin or similar device.

• Hands-free cameras must not impede or prevent the ride or other riders from maintaining proper riding position and utilization of ride vehicle handles, straps, or restraints where provided. Mounting devices must be free of sharp objects or other characteristics that could harm the rider, other riders, or damage the vehicle or attraction.

Please see ride attendant for ride-specific procedures. The harness and camera attachments will be reviewed and approved by a member of operations personnel prior to the guest riding to ensure straps and attachment points are secure and in good condition.