Scream if you dare!
Golden State authorities want to “limit” yelling on roller coaster rides after they identified the practice as a potential risk factor for coronavirus spread.
The California Attractions and Parks Association seeks the “ability to limit” the acts of “singing, shouting” and “heavy breathing” in addition to mitigating “loud environments will cause people to raise voice,” it wrote in its “Responsible Reopening Plan.” CAPA further added that “face covering usage and/or modifications to seat loading patterns will be required on amusement park rides to mitigate the effects of shouting.”
The sentiment was echoed by the California Department of Public Health, which also said refraining from hooting and hollering leads to “lower risk” environments.
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“California’s amusement parks are excited to responsibly reopen under the recently released state guidance,” CAPA Executive Director Erin Guerrero told The Orange County Register. “These guidelines do not require parks to prohibit screaming.”
The state is set to reopen theme parks in April for certain counties, depending on risk level. Purple and red tier areas, which carry the highest COVID-19 spread numbers, will still be barred from access to the venues, but orange and yellow regions can reopen with limited capacity.
Orange counties will be restricted to 25% capacity or 500 people, whichever is less, while yellow areas would be faced with 25% flat capacity guidelines.
Disneyland could not be reached for comment, and Six Flags did not immediately respond to a request from the Washington Examiner.
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In July, Japanese authorities directed amusement park patrons to “Please scream inside your heart” rather than out loud to reduce the spread of the virus in a similar move.
