Tag: Covid
Universal Studios Crowds Disappear on Busy Holiday as COVID-19 Vaccination Rules Begin
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** When Guests visit a theme Park on holiday, typically, the idea is that they will be met with massive crowds. Whenever Guests are able to enjoy a long weekend, it is often a perfect time to extend that holiday into a vacation. Credit: ITM Krysten S. Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day as ... Read More
Global Amusement Parks Market Report 2021: Venue
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Dublin, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Amusement Parks Global Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2030: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report describes and evaluates the market for amusement parks globally. It covers two five-year periods, 2015 to 2020, termed the historic period and ... Read More
As L.A. COVID cases dip, why is there a new vaccine mandate?
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Even as coronavirus cases fall in L.A. County, health officials this week announced new vaccine requirements for a variety of entertainment and leisure venues.The steps are prudent, experts say, and aimed at preventing — or at least lessening — an expected fall or winter wave. The arrival of the busy holiday season ... Read More
Los Angeles Theme Parks, Stadiums to Require Vaccine or Negative COVID Test
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Theme parks in the Los Angeles County area will soon be forced to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test as part of a new set of mandates set to take effect next month.According to ABC News San Diego, the new health order expected to be issued Friday would require ... Read More
Universal’s New Beijing Theme Park Will Ride on U.S.-China Ties
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** BEIJING—Two decades in the making, one of the highest-profile American entertainment investments in China is set to make its public debut Monday, amid souring relations between the two countries. Universal Beijing Resort, a multibillion-dollar bet on Chinese consumers’ demand for Hollywood experiences, is Universal Parks & Resorts’ fifth theme park globally. Opening ... Read More
L.A. theme parks to require proof of COVID vaccination or negative test results
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Large Los Angeles County theme parks like Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain may have to ask guests for proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test starting next month under a planned health officer order, officials said. On Wednesday, L.A. County’s health department announced a that a new ... Read More
Florida Getting Nearly As Many Tourists As It Did Pre-Pandemic, Report Finds As Covid Surges
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Topline As Florida now faces one of the largest Covid-19 surges in the world, a new report from the state’s tourism board finds its tourism industry has largely rebounded, with nearly as many visitors—and even more Americans—traveling to the state between April and June as in 2019. Travelers at the Orlando International ... Read More
Disney World Loosens Mask Mandate Amid Florida Covid Surge
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** Topline Walt Disney World in Florida will no longer require guests to wear face masks when they’re on rides or in line outdoors as of Thursday, Disney announced Wednesday, loosening the resort’s mask rules just weeks after they were reimposed amid a massive Covid-19 surge in Florida. Guests wearing face masks ride ... Read More
Disney shares new Christmas Party and Epcot nighttime show as HHN reveals houses
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** There’s been a whirlwind of Disney updates in the past seven days, so if you feel like you may have missed some, most, or even all of them, never fear! I am here to catch you up on everything that’s gone down, from space eats to waterfront shows and all that comes in between in this week's ... Read More
Mask up for outdoor mega-events but not LA theme parks
**** Please visit the themeparks official websites for their latest guidelines and openings **** LOS ANGELES — Visitors of Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain won't need to mask up outdoors. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health implemented a new health order for people who attend concerts, car shows and other mega-events to wear face masks outdoors — regardless of vaccination status. ... Read More