Universal Orlando's reopening shows challenges ahead for theme parks [View all]

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(CNN) — After being closed since mid-March, Universal Orlando Resort in Florida made a cautious reopening on June 5.

And just as Disneyland Shanghai in China did before it in May, Universal put limits on how many people were allowed in along with numerous coronavirus safety measures.

These reopenings show landscapes of lightly attended parks and could illustrate the challenges that lie ahead this summer for other amusement and theme parks. (That includes SeaWorld in Orlando on June 11 and Walt Disney World Resort on July 11 with the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.)

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Will the Universal experience be universal?

In an email statement late Monday afternoon, Universal Orlando said "while we don't share numbers on our park attendance ... we were able to put in practice the measures we have been planning: screening our guests and team members, social distancing, requiring facial coverings, limiting capacity at our parks and attractions and increasing our cleaning and disinfection procedures."

Craig Williams, producer of The DIS Unplugged, attended opening day on June 5. He said he was surprised at what he saw.

"The reopening day was one of the slowest days I've ever seen at Universal Orlando since I've been attending," Williams told CNN Travel. ..............(more)

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