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TexasTowelie

(115,156 posts)
Wed Oct 21, 2020, 05:07 AM Oct 2020

California releases reopening guidance for theme parks, outdoor stadiums

California public health officials released COVID-19 reopening guidelines for theme parks and stadiums on Tuesday, and it appears that major theme parks like Disneyland and Six Flags won’t be reopening any time soon.

While smaller theme parks, with a capacity of 15,000 people or fewer, will be allowed to resume operations in orange tier counties, larger theme parks won’t be able to reopen until the county reaches the yellow tier, Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said in a press conference Tuesday.

The guidance states that smaller theme parks may reopen with limited capacity, each 25% or 500, whichever is fewer. Smaller theme parks may only open outdoor attractions, and ticket sales will be limited to visitors from the county where the theme park is located. Face masks will be required at all times, unless a person is eating or drinking, Ghaly said.

Larger theme parks also will be limited to 25% capacity, when they are allowed to reopen, he said.

Read more: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article246583693.html

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California releases reopening guidance for theme parks, outdoor stadiums (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2020 OP
The local amusement park where I worked several summers never opened this year Rhiannon12866 Oct 2020 #1
I just fail to see how this is a good idea. Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #2

Rhiannon12866

(216,726 posts)
1. The local amusement park where I worked several summers never opened this year
Wed Oct 21, 2020, 05:53 AM
Oct 2020

And it had been in continual operation for several decades, first opened before I was born. I went there as a kid, there are even pix of me as a toddler. I read that Japanese parks were going to open, but screaming on the rides was prohibited. I'm guessing that they couldn't enforce that on the "Screamin' Demon" ride here...

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