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News: Gatorland is Now Reopen!

Another Orlando attraction reopened today!

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Yesterday, we shared the news that Fun Spot’s Orlando location had reopened. And today, another attraction has joined them in reopening.

Gatorland reopened to guests on the morning of Saturday, May 23rd after receiving approval from the Governor and Orange County Mayor. The park’s president and CEO, Mark McHugh said the park submitted a 32-page policy manual outlining safety procedures for guests and employees.

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Changes to the park include social distancing in queues, reduced park capacity, increased sanitation measures, and required face masks and temperature checks for employees. Guests are encouraged to wear face masks and follow all social distancing guidelines.

Have you visited Gatorland? Tell us in the comments!

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NEWS: Many Smaller Florida Attractions Are Looking to Reopen This Weekend

The full Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force met today to discuss and review plans submitted by several smaller Orlando attractions, including Gatorland and Fun Spot. It was at this meeting today that we also learned of Universal Orlando’s proposed soft preview reopening of June 1 for team members, with a public reopening on June 5.

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But many smaller attractions are looking to open sooner than that, with some attractions hoping to welcome back guests within the coming days.

In addition to a proposed reopening date, all of these attractions were required to submit plans of keeping their employees and customers safe, similar to the plan proposed by Universal Orlando. In all, there were 12 smaller attractions with proposed reopening dates, which are noted in parenthesis:

Proposed Re-Opening Dates from Smaller Orlando Attractions

Any attraction with a proposed reopening date that has already passed, like Nona Adventure Park, would need to re-submit their plans with an adjusted proposed reopening date that is in the future. Once these plans are signed off by Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, they will then be passed on to Governor Ron DeSantis for his approval.

DeSantis is already receiving plans at his desk to give the green light for amusement parks to reopen, including Legoland, which has already received local approval to reopen on June 1.

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Committee members participated in on-site visits this morning at all of the smaller attractions and have confidence that most can reopen safely and meet their proposed guidelines. At the end of the Task Force Meeting, Demings said that he will likely pass these plans on to DeSantis today, May 21.

Do you live in the Orlando area and are planning on visiting any of these smaller attractions in the coming weeks? Let us know in the comments.

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News: Florida’s Fun Spot America and Gatorland Have Requested Specific Dates For Reopening

While Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings doesn’t suspect that Orlando’s major theme parks such as Disney World or Universal Studios will reopen until June at the earliest, theme parks have been working on submitting reopening plans.

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In today’s meeting of the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, the plans for three smaller Orlando theme parks were discussed by the Tourism subcommittee.

Three presentations by Fun Spot America, Gatorland, and ICON Park were given this morning, reiterating the guidelines that were submitted to Mayor Demings last week, but with new details — both Fun Spot and Gatorland have now requested specific reopening dates.

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Fun Spot wants to reopen this Friday, May 22nd while Gatorland wants to open Saturday, May 23rd. (ICON Park has yet to submit a date for approval.)

These three smaller theme parks along with several other Orlando-based attractions have already submitted a letter to Mayor Demings requesting to reopen in Phase Two. Florida is still only in Phase One of the state’s reopening, with neither the parameters nor a timeline revealed yet for Phase Two.

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At the meeting, Chuck Whittall with Unicorp National Development requested all of Orlando’s smaller theme parks to submit one standardized list of guidelines for Mayor Demings to review (which we also learned is currently in the works). This would include a proposed 2-Step Approach — with smaller attractions having to follow a main set of safety procedures which can then be tailored to suit the individual needs of each park.

The Tourism group hopes to deliver these standardized guidelines to May Demings by this Thursday when the Full Task Force will be meeting again. We’ll continue to follow this developing story.

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