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Parks cope with the pandemic
Park World asked four major attractions how they are coping with lockdown – and how it might affect their running in the near future
We are installing sanitation stations throughout the park, and we will establish a complete, best practices sanitation program
Anthony Catanoso, president of the Steel Pier, Altantic City, New Jersey.
We are now under a
mandatory shelter in until at least May 3 by the City of Santa Cruz and the State of California
Marq Lipton, vice president of sales and marketing, Santa Cruz. Beach Boardwalk
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hese are strange and challenging times, with much of the world hibernating to avoid illness. With
parks closed, we checked to see how they are doing during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
In what ways is your park coping with the current pandemic? “We are cooperating with the CDC outlines with our full-time workforce,” responds Paul Borchardt, owner of Wonderland Park in Amarillo, Texas. “As we have not opened
to the public we are only using the staff to prepare for opening, whenever this ends. Our months of April and May weekdays are usually booked school outings, but schools are totally closed, reverting to home schooling. We have not been able to open as everything is basically closed and people are homebound. No revenue can be produced until the ‘all clear’ is given and people can begin to move as per the governmental units edict.” “Currently we are making sure that all of our staff is safe and properly protected,” reports Anthony Catanoso, president of the Steel Pier,
Altantic City, New Jersey. “We are installing sanitation stations throughout the park, and we will establish a complete, best practices sanitation program for the entire staff.” “Immediately after deciding to voluntarily
close the Boardwalk on March 12 our focus was in securing the facility for a prolonged closure,” recalls Marq Lipton, vice president of sales and marketing, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California. “Since then, our focus has been on the welfare of our employees.” “Like most other businesses in New York, we
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