Theme parks are right up there with airlines and cruises when it comes to being forever altered by the coronavirus. Lots of people, from all over the world, in enclosed spaces, repeatedly touching high-contact surfaces. Even the not usually germaphobic folks can feel overwhelmed by the amount of people in a theme park. Now that coronavirus is here, theme parks simply cannot go back to normal.
But they can and will do things differently, namely by asking guests about their health status, limiting attendance, requiring advance ticket reseravtions, social distancing, and constant disinfection
Disneyland Shanghai reopened recently on May 11, after spending a few weeks in a limited opening phase with only the Disneytown shops, the Wishing Star Park, and the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel open.
Now that the actual amusement park is open, new operations rules have come into play. We've highlighted a few of the changes here:
- Park goers will have to register for a Health QR code prior to arrival and needs to be presented before entering any location at Shanghai Disney Resort. Only guests with a green Health QR code can be allowed.
- Controlled attendance for the attractions, rides, some shows, retail shops, and dining locations that are open. A few, like children's play areas and theater shows, will remain closed. (No parades or nighttime spectaculars either.)
- Characters will still make appearances several times a day throughout the park but no you cannot do photos or interact with them.
- Hand sanitizers will be available everywhere and the frequency of sanitation throughout the park will be increased.
- Social distancing will be enforced in queues for rides, restaurants, shops and basically anywhere a line usually forms.
- On-site ticket sales will not be available. You have to buy dated tickets before you get there.
- A temperature screening will be done at arrival to the park.
- Wear an approve mask at all times except when dining.
Meanwhile, Disney World and Disneyland are still closed, although Disney Springs is expected to re-open on May 20 with Disney-owend restaurants and retail, followed by other shops in June. Re-opening these massive theme parks will be a slow journey, especially when you factor in all the different ways people arrive at the parks (trams, monorails, gondolas, and more.) But Disney will find a way to get it done and the extreme Disney fans will find a way to deal with it too.
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