COVID-19’s Impacts on BGW

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The guideline also has a 10ft spacing requirement between patrons of different households which really limits rides that could even reasonably open - e.g. Apple Zapple, Windseeker, Americana. You may as well plan on not opening a lot of the rides in that scenario and limit the 1000 guests to the spread out rides.
 
My question about the cap would be is rolling cap ? IE can only be 1000 people in the park at a given time or 1000 total per day? If its a rolling cap they could definitely hit 2-2500 people per day with 3-4hr reservations
 
It’s almost certainly how many are in there at any given time, similar to how other businesses are treated.

Even with time blocks profitability is still a question mark.
 
panopticon31 said:
My question about the cap would be is rolling cap ? IE can only be 1000 people in the park at a given time or 1000 total per day? If its a rolling cap they could definitely hit 2-2500 people per day with 3-4hr reservations
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The only way you get people to leave is shutting down the park a few times per day. Doable, but talk about a PITA!
 
I64 Trekker said:
The only way you get people to leave is shutting down the park a few times per day. Doable, but talk about a PITA!
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They can give everyone colored wrist bands indicating your allotted time. Kids centers and trampoline parks do that commonly.
 
rswashdc said:
They can give everyone colored wrist bands indicating your allotted time. Kids centers and trampoline parks do that commonly.
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Yeah, but then you need strong enforcement by staff to ensure guests are only actually staying during their official times - much larger area to cover and places to hide.

It may help if staff prevents guests from riding anything to discourage them from staying but ultimately excess guests need to leave the park and I don't see most staff actively escorting anyone out.

The other businesses you referenced, and I'd include ski slopes, do the same thing but the difference is that without the activity available there's literally nowhere people could go but away from the activity area/out the door.
 
Jonesta6 said:
Yeah, but then you need strong enforcement by staff to ensure guests are only actually staying during their official times - much larger area to cover and places to hide.

It may help if staff prevents guests from riding anything to discourage them from staying but ultimately excess guests need to leave the park and I don't see most staff actively escorting anyone out.

The other businesses you referenced, and I'd include ski slopes, do the same thing but the difference is that without the activity available there's literally nowhere people could go but away from the activity area/out the door.
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If you’re forbidden from going on any rides, playing games, or buying anything at stores and eateries that should be pretty decent encouragement to leave the park.
 
But yet people still like to linger in the park .. happens all the time with certain special events after the park closes.
 
I'm not sure there is any perfect solution but the easiest one would be to actually monitor turnstiles for people leaving and let new folks in accordingly.
Could make the 2nd slot cheaper and include the disclaimer that this is due to a potential delay of entry due to 1st slot guests exiting. But you could definitely get the majority of people out if everything shut down in the park for 1hr including restaurants and all shops. Could even use this time and advertise it as a "deep clean" between sessions. Yes some might want to linger but if there is no rides , no food and no shops a large majority will begin leaving.
 
If BGW still used "The Old Country" or even "Europe" as the tagline they could have done a really cool promotion to get people in under this limit:

They could have done 'guided' tours of 'Europe'. Your ticket is a "passport" for exploring Europe. In groups of 50 there's a tour guide that takes you around the park. In each new area they set up a picture booth that goes into your "passport". Sorta like a guided Wine and Food mixed with the coaster insiders tour. You can skip rides if you chose, go to the near by stores when you do. Snack stands in each country with a meal at Festhaus. One price for everything. Discounts for members/pass holders and extend the actual usage until end of 2021.
 
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warfelg said:
If BGW still used "The Old Country" or even "Europe" as the tagline they could have done a really cool promotion to get people in under this limit:

They could have done 'guided' tours of 'Europe'. Your ticket is a "passport" for exploring Europe. In groups of 50 there's a tour guide that takes you around the park. In each new area they set up a picture booth that goes into your "passport". Sorta like a guided Wine and Food mixed with the coaster insiders tour. You can skip rides if you chose, go to the near by stores when you do. Snack stands in each country with a meal at Festhaus. One price for everything. Discounts for members/pass holders and extend the actual usage until end of 2021.
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This kind of exclusive event or add on is probably the only feasible way opening the park makes sense. At 1,000 capacity, they need 1,000 customers that are paying a good amount of money to come to the park, and members coming in for free don't work. Discovery Cove is a good model they can use with food and a souvenir already included in the price.
 
madmax said:
1000 guest limit just isn’t going to work no matter how you slice it.
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On the governors website it says 50% of the lowest capacity limit or they can just max it at 1000. I think Busch has a max capacity at 35,000 so a little under half of that per the guidelines on the governor's website from what I'm understanding.
 
rswashdc said:
This kind of exclusive event or add on is probably the only feasible way opening the park makes sense. At 1,000 capacity, they need 1,000 customers that are paying a good amount of money to come to the park, and members coming in for free don't work. Discovery Cove is a good model they can use with food and a souvenir already included in the price.
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That was my inspiration do thanks for catching that. I think it's the nice way to direct flow, continually clean, and ensure that you don't go over the limit.
 
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