“Our business is not a large theme park and we are concerned that we are being categorized by Governor DeSantis in the large theme park business model,” he wrote. Ritchie said his business is outdoors, and passengers are seated on the ride in pairs, 20 feet apart from other riders.Īn aerial view Tuesday, Jof ICON Orlando formerly named Coca Cola Orlando Eye. Ritchie Armstrong who owns the Orlando Starflyer, is one of those who said he would add new protocols such as checking the temperatures of all employees and requiring them to wear masks. Those numbers are just some of the metrics local and state officials are looking at as they decide when certain businesses can reopen. The cumulative rate of tests coming back with positive results in Orange County dipped to 3.9%. “Isolated by itself, it means nothing,” he said. But, Pino said the figure was likely just a “blip.” He said three days of increasing numbers would cause him to become more concerned about the potential start of another wave of the pandemic. Orange also saw its highest positive rate on virus tests on any single day in the past two weeks, 3.6% on Wednesday or more than double the the next highest day over the last week. Pino also noted that Orange reported 16 new confirmed cases of the virus on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,553, and one new death, the county’s 36th - an 80-year-old woman who died May 11. “We went there to learn.”īut he also noted the number of handrails and other common surfaces at CityWalk and the other theme park complexes that are frequently touched by guests. “They have really thought out the process,” Pino said. “They have much lower attendance, employee base, building size and or capacity …” “As you know, large theme parks are a very different business model than the smaller attractions,” she wrote in a letter to Demings. Maria Triscari, the CEO of the International Drive Chamber of Commerce, which represents the businesses along the tourist corridor, said she’s concerned DeSantis is counting the attractions the same category as Disney and Universal when they share more similarities with the retail and restaurant operations already allowed to reopen. The businesses are arguing that they can usher in guests safely at a smaller capacity as restaurants and stores are now doing in the second week of what DeSantis is calling Phase 1 of the state’s reopening. Ron DeSantis should include them in Phase 2 of the governor’s plan to reopen Florida’s largely tourism-dependent economy.
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Operators of the Wheel at ICON Park, Fun Spot America and other smaller Orlando attractions are pleading for Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings’ help in seeking approval to reopen their gates ahead of their larger counterparts, Disney and Universal, which also remain closed.Īt least seven groups affiliated with such attractions told the mayor in a series of letters on Wednesday that Gov.
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