Reopening still in limbo
Of course, the $2 Million per day question is of course when SeaWorld will be able to reopen, and right now there aren't many easy answers. Right now Florida has reopened some businesses as part of its "phase 1", which allows restaurants to resume dine-in operation with reduced capacity of 25% of their indoor seating occupied and outdoor dining allowed as long as tables are spaced six-feet apart.
In addition, retail stores can reopen if they operate at no more than 25% of their building occupancy and abide by the safety guidelines issued by the CDC. And while this could theoretically pave the way for Disney Springs and Universal CityWalk to reopen, there has been no guidance thus far about theme parks, which leaves SeaWorld in limbo for the time being. In a statement, SeaWorld said it is hoping to open as soon as possible to get employees back to work:
“Like many hospitality, leisure and travel businesses closed due to the pandemic, SeaWorld is exploring all possible avenues that will allow the company to preserve jobs, care for animals and meet minimum operating requirements. Our goal is to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so in order for our parks to continue to contribute to the strength of our communities, families and economy.”
Unfortunately right now there doesn't seem to be a hard reopening date or specific plan in place for SeaWorld, or any other parks in central Florida, but as we learn more about these tentative plans, we'll let you know more!
As always, while this situation is evolving, all theme park fans should check out the CDC's official site here, which has information on the virus and how to prevent its spread.
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IVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF SEA WORLD OF ORLANDO FLORIDA. I WORKED AT SEA WORLD FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS AND I LOVED EVERYDAY THAT I WORKED THERE. I WORKED IN FOOD SERVICE
There are a few inaccuracies in this article. SeaWorld did pay full time employees for the first two weeks of the closure. Also, prior to covid-19 the parks had been preforming very well. And was on a pretty big upswing.
No they didn't they paid them for 32 hours only ,if they wanted 40 hours had to use time accumulated , that was done for 2 weeks, then paid them only 16 hours the next 2 weeks, plus dropped there medical benefits by sending them a letter in mail after they laid them off
Oh the poor, poor park! (Sarcasm) Sea World can’t afford to purchase more wild dolphins, who are forcibly taken from everything they know, including their families, only to be put in tiny tanks and USED and exploited (trained) for human “entertainment “.
Greedy, greedy humans. ? ?
Read more at Rick O’Barry’s Dolphin Project
https://www.dolphinproject.com/