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Oof, that Facebook comments section makes my stomach crawl. EDIT: In fact, I think maybe I'm going to commit to my October trip now to support them.

Also true, though Kings Dominion's was different enough and marketed as a a different experience. Theirs lasted longer because of, well, physics, I presume. Firefall probably gave us Talocan, so I'm sure that makes a lot of European guests happy.

I'm curious as to why Kings Dominion got a budget version of the Italian Job Stunt Track compared to the other two.

This is actually pretty common at the Disney parks here in the U.S., and even before the pandemic, they've always simply told you to push up on the bar / harness or pull on the seat belt's yellow strap. Seems like every park has gotten to exercise their graphic design muscles as of late, which as a graphics professional myself, I appreciate.

Same, probably a week or two after the initial opening for me. We'll know how good the prospects are once random internet people start posting photos / video of Iron Gwazi testing again. Here's hoping!

If the guidelines for restricted capacity in our area are based on average attendance, they may want to "free up" some capacity for the weekends to keep their average in check. But that begs the question... Why stay open Wednesday? Forgive me, but with a lack of vacationers, and local workplaces beginning to open back up on a Monday through Friday basis, who's even going to be at the park on a Wednesday?

Thanks, I'm looking forward to getting on Manta, Mako, and Kraken again.

Andy, A.J., Andrew, and... Goldberg. You've forced my hand!

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/ Now we have full confirmation of some policies that have been posted before, including a new one - no FastPass or Extra Magic Hours! This is pretty big but is probably a good idea considering the limited capacity of the parks.

On the topic of shielding to prevent airborne spread specifically, that would be insanely difficult to retrofit on an existing roller coaster. My limited coaster engineering knowledge is enough to understand that plexiglass shielding on, say, the backs of seats would cause a pretty sizable amount of air drag that might even prevent a coaster from making it through its circuit. I'm trying to do more research on the new changes from the Danish authorities but every search term I use gets me articles about Florida.

Go see Prince Desmond, he'll be happy to help you.

Yeah, I think the park operators understand that they can't reasonably force a child or family member to ride alone that isn't comfortable doing so.

Here's some interesting info coming out of Denmark yesterday. Authorities are now saying that any attraction that involves heavy rotation, heavy movement, and / or guests screaming, without any form of protective shielding, can only run with a very limited capacity. That capacity is one group per cycle. This policy affects rides such as Falken, Orkanen, and Saven at Farup; Drage Kongen, Piraten, Juvelen, and Tigeren at Djurs; and Polar X-plorer and Flying Eagle at Legoland. It's unclear how this affects other flat rides as of yet, but it means that while wait times for coasters now may be unbearably long, each group will get to ride completely on their own. Here's the blurb from Farup specifically: I can't seem to find any information about this for Tivoli Gardens, but other parks in Denmark, such as Farup, Djurs, and Legoland Billund have all confirmed this on their social media channels. It's logical to assume that if I indeed missed it, Tivoli will be incorporating a similar policy, Bakken too. https://www.facebook.com/faarupsommerland/ https://www.facebook.com/djurssommerland/ https://www.facebook.com/LEGOLANDBillund/

I could see them breaking up any group that's four people or more. Three people, fine, sit together; Four people, go two and two.

Another takeaway that I'm just reading about is that they will be halting new ticket sales and resort bookings, to allow existing tickets / bookings to get their reservations. Good on them, feels like a little dog treat for those who have been biting their nails week-to-week. I would assume that the people who got their stays cancelled / rescheduled are getting some relief from that too. See here: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/plans-unveiled-for-the-phased-reopening-of-walt-disney-world-resort-theme-parks-resort-hotels-and-disney-stores/?CMP=|437908310351&keyword_id=kwd-340562299645|dc|wdw|437908310351|p|5238:3|&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7LHVtsHU6QIVGP_jBx11_At5EAAYASAAEgJy_PD_BwE&ef_id=Xsz8IgAAAGwKRQ9x:20200527165613:s

Yes, opening in mid-July is probably the most sensible thing they can do considering the circumstances. It will be interesting to see who they decide to let into the parks during that time. They mentioned some possible soft-opening measures, but they did NOT mention anything about the resorts. It makes me think that they will be relying mainly on Florida residents / day trippers, and / or passholders for revenue in the short term. There were some rumors rumbling around that they may not allow passholders to get in for free, effectively making each day a "hard ticket" event like After Hours. We'll certainly know soon! EDIT: Scratch all of that above, they just made a written statement that resort hotels will be opening on the 11th / 15th too, and that they WILL be allowing passholders to make reservations. Very interesting!

To add to this, one of the things they mentioned during the presentation was reduced capacity and abnormal seating arrangements for rides. As a reminder, here's what Midway Mayhem posted two weeks ago: I would anticipate that it will be "end seating only" for every ride in the chain with four-across seating. SheiKra, not sure.

Energylandia will be reopening on June 6. https://energylandia.pl/wydarzenia/otwarcie-sezonu-2020-w-energylandia/ Translated from Polish, as the information is not yet available in English: Here's what they're doing: Flying drones that spray disinfectant Disinfectant stations throughout the park for guests to use Temperature checks for employees and guests Masks and gloves for employees Plexiglass panels at employee points of contact Mobile ordering for food Dedicated disinfectant team Self-service ticketing for those who have not purchased online Masks available for purchase Cashless transactions encouraged Employees in each land / zone do not have contact with employees in other lands / zones Masks permitted on rides 2-meter social distancing

It's not a city thing, it's a county thing. Osceola County is enforcing required face masks in public for everyone, Orange County is not. It doesn't make it any less peculiar.

The front looks rounded... Smells like a new graphics package for Millennium Force's trains to me.

They might not be able to enforce them throughout the open areas of the parks, but they can most certainly deny entry / boarding to attraction queues, restaurants, and merchandise locations, for any guest that doesn't have their mask on. All it takes is one greeter at major ride entrances. It's no different than denying a guest entry to a ride because they don't meet a height restriction. There are solutions that don't require you to use a mobile app. Some parks, like the Walt Disney World parks, let you use your ticket or a wristband in conjunction with kiosks around the park.

Six Flags just released a video detailing their measures for re-opening. See below: [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew]

I was not fond of that looping coaster at all.

I don't think that they're "tough", but rather "expensive", to maintain. Parts availability is always an issue on older / discontinued models too. We know that European showmen and other big European theme parks continue to maintain their Top Spins, though there are still some bad apples (Walibi's comes to mind).

There's a new thing too: As far as I know this is the first time this procedure has been put in place.