The California Amusement Park Association wants one thing as theme parks reopen in California — to “mitigate the effect of shouting.”
- The group said in a new set of guidelines it hopes people will hold off on screaming while at theme parks.
- The California association said: “Face covering usage and/or modifications to seat loading patterns will be required on amusement park rides to mitigate the effects of shouting. Additionally, on rides, guests generally face in one direction.”
This follows guidelines from the California Department of Health’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” which allows for places to reopen as long as they “limit activities that are known to cause increased spread (e.g. singing, shouting, heavy breathing),” according to Fox News.
Flashback
We saw this at the beginning of the pandemic. An association of theme park operators in Japan issued guidance that asked for people to not make loud noises or scream at amusement parks to stop the virus from spreading, as I wrote about for the Deseret News.
- The association asked customers to limit their screaming while on rides. Guests were also asked to limit use of loud voices, per Agence France-Presse.
- “In other cases, where possible, they even advise that employees refrain from using their voice to communicate with guests,” according to Fox News.
What’s next?
Disneyland is set to reopen April 30, which will be a major theme park reopening for California amid the pandemic. Disney World reopened without a policy on screaming.