- A group of roller coaster riders at Universal Studios Orlando are pictured holding the Nazi salute and a hand symbol related to white supremacy.
- The photo was reportedly captured while the park guests were riding the Revenge of the Mummy during Universal's Passholder Appreciation Night on Sunday.
- The four riders also flash the "OK" symbol in the ride photo, and although it seems harmless in nature, the gesture has been associated with white supremacists.
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A photo of a group of roller coaster riders at Universal Studios Orlando holding the Nazi salute and a hand symbol related to white supremacy has circulated on social media this week.
The photo was captured while the four guests were riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster, and it was reportedly taken on Sunday during Universal's Passholder Appreciation Night, Orlando Weekly reported.
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In addition to the apparent Nazi salute, the four riders also flash the "OK" symbol in the ride photo.
Although it seems benign in nature, the gesture can have a more complicated meaning both as a 4chan-fueled trolling mechanism to "trigger" critics, or sometimes as a sign of white power, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
"It can be a harmless use of its traditional meaning that all's well," the SPLC writes of the symbol. "It can be an ironic attempt to troll liberals with a symbol chosen to 'trigger' their inner ['social justice warriors']. It can be a surreptitious way of signaling your presence to other white supremacists."
Universal Studios Orlando did not immediately respond to Insider's email for comment. The amusement park did issue a statement to WESH 2 News, calling the ride photo "appalling" and subsequently pulling it from an Universal passholder Facebook page where it was originally posted.
Universal Orlando did not specify in the statement if any actions were taken against the group. The company did say that "any guest using hate symbols will be immediately removed from our destination and not allowed to return."
"Hate has no place here...and we have no tolerance for any display of hatred within our destination," the entertainment company said in the statement. "We stand for diversity, inclusion and respect."
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