But on rides when you have half the seating used and half the guests in the park you still have the same wait times so same demand. Its also inetresting they mentioned cleaning the trash cans but not the ride vehicles.
COVID-19 & Coasters: Coronavirus Impacts on the Amusement Industry
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Unfortunately, you can't do much about stupid people. Therein lies the crux to any safety method they try to implement. Americans, the entitled.
Managers close restaurant after customers don't social distance.
Restaurant shut down after reopening with no social distancing.
Also, seen here in local news. I can't find the video, but it showed the line waiting to get into a local mall. Shoulder to shoulder, no distancing, no masks. I did see this other local report.
‘If you’re gonna get it, you’re gonna get it’: NC malls reopen despite COVID-19 fears.
So it's the people that makes this set up to fail.
Managers close restaurant after customers don't social distance.
Restaurant shut down after reopening with no social distancing.
Also, seen here in local news. I can't find the video, but it showed the line waiting to get into a local mall. Shoulder to shoulder, no distancing, no masks. I did see this other local report.
‘If you’re gonna get it, you’re gonna get it’: NC malls reopen despite COVID-19 fears.
So it's the people that makes this set up to fail.
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When Six Flags reopens post-pandemic, guests will need to book and pay in advance
Six Flags' new advanced reservation system, which requires guests to select a date and time and pre-pay, is meant to give them peace of mind.
amp.usatoday.com
Six Flags has announced the details for their three-tiered reservation system! Priority is given to the Diamond and Diamond Elite passes, then other passholders, then single-day visitors. All reservations will require that you schedule a time and that you pay for parking ahead of time.
When Six Flags reopens post-pandemic, guests will need to book and pay in advance
Six Flags' new advanced reservation system, which requires guests to select a date and time and pre-pay, is meant to give them peace of mind.amp.usatoday.com
Six Flags has announced the details for their three-tiered reservation system! Priority is given to the Diamond and Diamond Elite passes, then other passholders, then single-day visitors. All reservations will require that you schedule a time and that you pay for parking ahead of time.
Pre-paid parking is a good alternative to the reservation fee I proposed. I like that it reduces an interaction as well. Although it's interesting that they are giving priority the Diamond and Diamond Elite passes with seemingly no other restriction than prepaying for parking.
It’s worth noting that there is a TON of detailed information about the Six Flags reservation system already live on the official website.
www.sixflags.com
Say what you will about their parks—Six Flags is really emerging as the post-COVID operations trailblazer for the amusement industry domestically. Incredibly, they’re setting that bar really high too.
Six Flags Reservations -
To reduce congestion at the front gate and to ensure a great experience for all visitors, we are utilizing a web-based reservation system for select parks and events.
www.sixflags.com
Say what you will about their parks—Six Flags is really emerging as the post-COVID operations trailblazer for the amusement industry domestically. Incredibly, they’re setting that bar really high too.
It’s worth noting that there is a TON of detailed information about the Six Flags reservation system already live on the official website.
Six Flags Reservations -
To reduce congestion at the front gate and to ensure a great experience for all visitors, we are utilizing a web-based reservation system for select parks and events.
Say what you will about their parks—Six Flags is really emerging as the post-COVID operations trailblazer for the amusement industry domestically. Incredibly, they’re setting that bar really high too.
I love this entire thing. This is exactly what I was hoping a park would do, but kept getting told it’s too hard or not in my right to know. But there goes Six Flags meeting what my personal hopes were and exceeding them with things like pre-purchased parking, pre-purchased merchandise, and even blocking days and times to allow more available space down the road.
Now excuse me while I go re-up that Six Flags pass I haven’t had in years.
The more capable the parks look the sooner they'll be allowed to open.
I wish you could describe BGW's public relations presence as "capable"
I wish you could describe BGW's public relations presence as "capable"
This is a good policy for no shows:
Guests who are unable to use their reservation are asked to cancel as early as possible. This allows us to make the reservation space available to other guests. Guests who make reservations and don’t use them are subject to penalties such as reduced system priority and blockout periods.
Guests who are unable to use their reservation are asked to cancel as early as possible. This allows us to make the reservation space available to other guests. Guests who make reservations and don’t use them are subject to penalties such as reduced system priority and blockout periods.
Here's what MGM is doing regarding the roller coaster at NYNY Hotel...
Here is the IAAPA (global association for the attractions industry) reopening guidance that many parks and companies will probably follow to a certain extent.
Last I checked, you were asking for more specific information like actual capacity/attendance numbers, and that is not your right to know. All they did was offer a generic FAQ page that answers many of those questions that people may have. These answers don't contain any truly specific data. I'm shocked that that you would have to hope for a park to have a FAQ page to begin with. This is fairly standard for specific and confusing products/services.
@GrandpaD Something to point out with that reopening guide is that they mention starting with an extremely low capacity to gauge actual social distancing behaviors. This is probably very important and something that Disney has mentioned briefly as well. The purpose of opening at seemingly ridiculously low numbers is to see the publics reaction and interaction with the new social distancing and health policies in place. Having a controllable amount of people can help test the waters. Then as the guide suggests, you increase the capacity while keeping the guests manageable. The Disney VP from Shanghai in his video mentioned how the capacity is set so low, they do not expect many queues to form -- likely as a way to determine how to best manage queues and how guests will behave.
And their FAQ page said they will release the numbers on a park by park basis when they know.
That still seems very unlikely, and even so, seems like it would be something that would appear more last minute rather than weeks or months in advance making planning not really useful.
The initial numbers might come out later, but they aren't going to grow or go up that fast. I honestly don't understand the resistance to this idea of knowing what you are getting yourself into.
If two parks are the same size, and one (Park A) lets 6,000 people in while the other (Park B) lets 10,000 people in (while complying with regulations), there's decisions to be made there. At Park A, I would feel safer from a distancing and park sanity standpoint, but know there's a good chance that the times available to go will be limited. At Park B, I would feel less safe from a distancing aspect, but I would know there's a better chance of being able to go when I want to.
At a time where almost every business has a cap of a number so readily available as to how many people can be in it, what makes the amusement industry so special that they should be exempt?
If two parks are the same size, and one (Park A) lets 6,000 people in while the other (Park B) lets 10,000 people in (while complying with regulations), there's decisions to be made there. At Park A, I would feel safer from a distancing and park sanity standpoint, but know there's a good chance that the times available to go will be limited. At Park B, I would feel less safe from a distancing aspect, but I would know there's a better chance of being able to go when I want to.
At a time where almost every business has a cap of a number so readily available as to how many people can be in it, what makes the amusement industry so special that they should be exempt?
I understand your desire to know capacity, but the amusement industry has never released those specific numbers and guards them as trade secrets. The main reason is so that guests can't use the numbers against them like you explain. It is the same reason you can't view wait times on BGW's app outside of the park. They don't want you to know how busy they are, or may be. They don't want you to compare parks. They want you to make a decision based on their marketing and in this particular case, their strategy for health safety.
I completely agree that it would be nice for them to release those specific numbers, but history has shown that parks simply do not want to.
I completely agree that it would be nice for them to release those specific numbers, but history has shown that parks simply do not want to.
Universal Studios Orlando to Partially Reopen Thursday
NBCUniversal on Tuesday announced that Universal Studios Orlando would partially reopen later in the week.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Disney World: Masks, Plexiglass Dividers and Temperature Checks Set for Partial Reopening
The first wave of Walt Disney World employees will return to work on Saturday to get a portion of the Florida resort ready for a partial reopening on May 20.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Both of these articles have such clickbait-y titles. As already discussed, Disney Springs will open on May 20th and this article gives a more detailed look on what they're doing to keep guests safe.
"Disney is taking the safety of both the guests and employees with the utmost seriousness, explained Clinton, highlighting some of the precautions that will be put in place. All guests and employees will be required to wear masks. Disney will provide employees three washable masks. Guests will have their temperature checked and plexiglass dividers have been installed at registers. Guests will swipe their own payments cards, they will no longer be handled by employees. And custodians will be retrained to pay attention to high-touch areas."
Citywalk will reopen tomorrow, May 14th, from 4-10pm. Guests are required to wear masks and undergo temperature checks.
Both parks will be closed at least through the end of the month.
Nice! I know of a certain park that did this back in 1974...