'Please scream inside your heart' requests Japanese theme park
As Queensland’s legendary theme parks reopen to careful new COVID plans, Japan’s parks request visitors not to yell on their rides to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Fuji-Q Highland amusement park near Tokyo released a video of two executive salarymen with immovable haircuts demonstrating this stern new brand of enjoyment…
The video concludes with a phrase for our times, 'please scream inside your heart'. Something you may be all too familiar with already.
Outward displays of enjoyment are again welcome in Queensland as Australia Zoo, Sea Life Sunshine Coast, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and all Village Road Show attractions open. The world’s tallest and fastest rides at Dreamworld and White Water World are getting ready for the September holidays.
Capacity is slashed to allow safe distancing. Seating at shows, dining areas and rides are reconfigured for vacant spaces. Tickets are online only and contactless entry is compulsory using your mobile. The Movieworld app even offers a "Virtual Queue" so you can reserve a ride ahead of time. Brilliant.
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Unlike our Japanese friends, face masks are not (yet) compulsory and some rides may even need them removed to avoid the hazard of flying old PPE. Of course hyper sanitation of high touch areas as lockers and handrails is in effect with extra handwash stations now dotted throughout. Those interactive installations such as water fountains, playgrounds and even the classic paper park maps have been discarded. Instead, free wifi for easy access to maps and showtimes. Even better!
So grab a ticket for a great day out with the animals or let rip an entirely acceptable scream in public. Hang on to your high fives though, you can’t touch Batman.
