Legoland Malaysia Resort introduced that it’s at the moment in preparations to reopen on the finish of the Conditional Motion Management Order (CMCO).

Following this announcement, it shared its security measures that span pre-arrival, on arrival, social distancing, and hygiene and disinfection procedures for shielding theme park-goers and staff alike.

One of many largest sacrifices Legoland shall be making is the discount of its day by day ticketed capability to scale back the variety of theme park-goers per day, as admission tickets make up the majority of a theme park’s income.

Globally, Legoland theme parks loved a complete of 15.7 million guests in 2019, a quantity which had been steadily rising since 2011.

As I went by way of Legoland Malaysia Resort’s security measures, I discovered myself fairly happy with the principles it had laid out, however one factor remained on my thoughts.

Would these really be sufficient to carry again the throngs of holiday makers the park loved previous to the pandemic?

I imagine not, on account of a wide range of causes that aren’t the fault of the theme park itself.

1. Households With Youthful Youngsters Will Not Need To Danger An infection

I’ve learn the identical articles as you that say youngsters are usually not as weak to the results of COVID-19 the way in which adults and the aged are, however the reality is that they aren’t proof against getting contaminated.

With the potential to get contaminated comes the potential to unfold the illness to others, so it could be logical that any educated mum or dad would need to keep away from this threat utterly.

Accountable dad and mom additionally received’t need their youngsters to expertise even the mildest of COVID-19 signs, and the best approach to keep away from an infection is to avoid high-traffic public areas.

Even with all of Legoland’s security measures, these dad and mom received’t be bringing their youngsters to theme parks anytime quickly after the CMCO is lifted, and would fairly wait out the pandemic’s finish earlier than doing so.

2. Individuals Will Be Hesitant To Spend On Non-Important Expenditures

Previous to the MCO, Malaysia’s unemployment price was at 3.3%. In March, it jumped as much as 3.9%.

Persons are shedding their jobs left and proper, or dealing with pay cuts. Many people are being extra cautious with our spending, selecting to take a position solely in important gadgets when needed.

These can be the fundamentals like meals, hygiene merchandise, month-to-month utility payments, and medical payments. Something exterior of those can be thought of non-essential.

Being a leisure exercise (and even luxurious for some households), theme parks can be low on the precedence checklist for folks who’re already tightening their belts.

3. Theme Parks Received’t Bring The Similar Quantity Of Enjoyable

Among the stuff you’ll must do at Legoland when it reopens after the CMCO embrace carrying a masks and going by way of inflexible checks and procedures.

All within the title of security and warning, after all, and it’s good that these shall be applied when the theme park reopens.

In my experiences of getting to put on a masks for prolonged quantities of time, it will get stuffy and uncomfortable (particularly when you put on glasses and are shifting round loads).

I can’t think about having fun with myself as I put on a masks and queue for an prolonged period due to the protection measures, particularly not in our scorching climate.

Not less than we haven’t been requested to keep away from screaming on rollercoaster rides, I suppose. That might actually take the enjoyable away.

4. Potential Interruptions Of Rides All through The Day For Disinfection

Following elevated hygiene practices, disinfection can be carried out extra continuously.

Ideally, it must be carried out between each journey cycle with the intention to keep the best hygiene requirements potential, however this could additionally imply journey interruptions all through the day.

These interruptions will add up into longer total ready instances, and will discourage dad and mom with younger, demanding and impatient youngsters from even visiting the park within the first place.

In accordance with Legoland, some experiences and services akin to costume character ‘meets and greets’ and play areas will even be both modified or suspended.

Dad and mom would possibly see this as not with the ability to get their cash’s price, and may be a downer for kids wanting ahead to the total theme park expertise.

If individuals are going to spend, they’d probably need the total bundle and can wait till they will get it.

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As talked about earlier, why I feel theme parks like Legoland with all its security measures in place received’t be capable to attract crowds anytime quickly has nothing to do with the theme park itself.

What it’s doing is accountable and needed, and any guests it’ll get when it reopens shall be putting an immense quantity of belief in its palms.

Legoland must reside as much as its statements with the intention to absolutely instill confidence in guests and slowly carry again the crowds for income.

For the second, promoting its annual passes that include free lodge stays could also be its most secure wager but.

As somebody who has really purchased theme park “passports” or annual passes earlier than, they’re enticing gives that give folks extra buying confidence for one thing non-essential like this.

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