Top 10 Attractions Magazine theme park news stories of 2020
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Top 10 Attractions Magazine theme park news stories of 2020

Let’s face it: 2020 was a stressful, complicated year in the theme park industry. With record-long closures, enhanced safety protocols, face masks, and more, visiting your favorite parks looked a lot different this year.

Downtown Disney clarifies mask requirements as three more businesses reopen
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Downtown Disney clarifies mask requirements as three more businesses reopen

Downtown Disney, Disneyland Resort’s shopping and dining district, began its phased reopening on July 9. Just as Walt Disney World has recently issued clarification on guidelines for face coverings, the Downtown Disney District has also tightened up requirements, limiting when guests are able to remove masks. 

Disney issues clarification on mask guidelines while eating and drinking

Disney issues clarification on mask guidelines while eating and drinking

Face coverings have been an ongoing focus of conversation as Walt Disney World’s four theme parks reopened last week with the requirement that all guests over the age of 2 (as well as cast members) wear face coverings at all times “except when dining or swimming.” This weekend, Disney updated their face covering policy with…

Will wearing a mask at a hot theme park lower your blood oxygen level?
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Will wearing a mask at a hot theme park lower your blood oxygen level?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen claims of the dangers of wearing masks and the dangers of not wearing masks. One of the main claims against face coverings, other than discomfort, is the lack of oxygen guests may receive while being at a theme park all day. I took a pulse oximeter to the…

We wore a mask all day in the hot sun at a theme park; Here’s our experience and advice
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We wore a mask all day in the hot sun at a theme park; Here’s our experience and advice

Yesterday was the first time the Universal Orlando Resort theme parks re-opened to the public. I went with a friend, to enjoy the parks from 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Universal Orlando, along with many other locations in Florida, require guests to wear face coverings in the parks. While many of us have worn a…