ANALYST: DISNEY WORLD WILL HAVE A TOUGHER TIME REOPENING THAN DISNEYLAND, AND HERE'S WHY
The Orange County Economic Task Force, which was created on April 17 to oversee the county’s approach to reopening business, met virtually on Tuesday afternoon to discuss their recommendations, which would apply to both larger theme parks, such as Disney World, Universal and Sea World, as well as smaller attractions.
Guidelines:
- “Tape marking[s] of six feet apart in ride/attraction queues”
- “Staff to regularly wipe down surfaces at random”
Mandates:
- “All employees required to wear face masks”
- “Touchless hand sanitizer at each ticketing entry and turnstiles”
- “Touchless hand sanitizer at each ride/attraction entry and exit”
- “Temperature checks for staff prior to shift (temp above 100.4 must not enter premises)”
- “All employees with flu-like symptoms advised to stay home”
- “Wipe down of all railings and surfaces regularly”
The task force is also mandating a two-phased reopening plan. In Phase 1, the parks would only be able to operate at 50-percent capacity. In Phase 2, parks would be allowed to operate at 75-percent capacity.
The group also recommended that parks discourage anyone 65 or older from visiting the park during both phases.
Currently, however, the task force did not reveal a time frame for each phase of reopening.
“I’m not sure how that’s going to be governed, but these are our recommendations,” said Chuck Whittall, the president of Unicorp National Development, who presided over the meeting.
Officials had said that the bigger theme parks, ultimately, would have the final authority on creating their own guidelines for operation, according to Fox 35 Orlando.