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Our Special Offers page gives you a list of special offers for all the top theme parks around the world. These are currently being updated as the parks start to reopen again.
Even though, due to COVID-19, there have been many projects which have been cancelled, delayed or slimmed-down and our New Attraction Watch Page lists when the new attractions are announced to be open and Rehab Watch, which lets you know what rides or attractions will see down-time in the future due to refurbishment.
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There is still time to vote in our latest Big Debate and to read our new Big Debate RESULTS article...
The Big Debate
We have been running polls since March on Theme Park Tourist. There is still time to vote in our previous big debates if you haven't already:
- The Big Debate - When Do You Think Character Meet and Greets will return to Walt Disney World
- The Big Debate - Should Staggered Booking Windows Become Permanent for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance?
- The Big Debate - Which COVID-19 Change At Walt Disney World Would You Like To Become Permanent? Part 1: FastPass+
You can read our latest Results and Discussion by clicking on these links:
- The Big Debate RESULTS - Why Do YOU Think Theme Park Attendance Is So Low?
- The Big Debate RESULTS - Do YOU Think Splash Mountain Should Be Rethemed?
- The Big Debate RESULTS: Should Screaming Be Banned on Roller Coasters?
During a time when your favorite theme park isn't quite reopen yet or at a time when you feel unable to visit for any number of reasons, if you fancy a chilled few minutes be sure to read one of our many new featured articles below:
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6 Tell-Tale Signs of a Bad Theme Park Attraction Story (2020 Edition)
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Nintendo Meets Universal, Take One: Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure
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From Hollywood Extra to Orlando Star: 5 Universal Rides That Started as Studio Tour Scenes
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Have You Ever Noticed That These 8 Rides Don't Make Sense in the Lands They're a Part Of?
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The School of Hard Rocks: Disney and Universal's Theme Restaurant Stalemate
To see all of our latest features visit our Features Page. Don't forget to leave us a comment below or on our Facebook Page. If you have any ideas for a poll just let me know on [email protected]
Comments
Not likely. I REALLY want to go, and miss the parks greatly, but I work as a manager in a casino and it's a constant fight to get people to properly wear masks, even with a state mandate (and the fact that we get fined anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000 every time our regulatory agency sees someone not wearing one properly in our place of business -- and we've been cited six times so far despite our best efforts to get people to comply -- so that's anywhere from $150,000 to $1,500,000 that our company has had to pay in fines because our guests refuse to take this seriously).
I had to tell one guest ten times in 15 minutes to put their mask back on before I lost patience and threw them out of the casino. And we have a bunch of guests AND employees who feel the need to pull down their mask to speak -- even though speaking is specifically a thing that spreads the aerosols that carry the virus and one of the reasons masks are necessary (fun fact: if the Gaming Control Board sees an EMPLOYEE doing that, the minimum fine jumps from $25,000 to $100,000).
Are Walt Disney World guests any better? I doubt it. I know I've read that compliance is good, but I don't trust it. Masks are required to keep other people safe. But there are so many people who don't take a GLOBAL PANDEMIC seriously that, given my own experiences in having to enforce mask rules, I don't trust the general public to comply and think it's only a matter of time before theme parks become a mass-spread location. I truly hope I'm wrong about that, but...I don't see a way that it doesn't happen soon.
What would make people at Walt Disney World not also try to cheat the system, when people in a small town where everybody knows everybody else don't care about spreading it?