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Universal Orlando delays the opening of its new park



The fans of Super Mario and of Nintendo, the system that marked a before and after in video games, will have to wait to get into the Super Nintendo World with this and other characters. Although eagerly awaited by Nintendo lovers, EpicUniverse, the park of Universal Orlando Resort than would open in 2023 and where that thematic world will be, it will be delayed in its construction due to the economic ravages of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The executives of Comcast, parent company of NBC Universal, which includes their theme parks around the world they said that losses could reach $ 500 million if parks are kept closed. In Orlando where they are Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bayas well as in California where it is Universal Studios Hollywood, operations ceased since March 16 due to the virus.

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Epic Universe is not Universal’s only project under construction. In Beijing, China, Universal Studios is slated to premiere in 2021 and at Universal Studios in Japan, Super Nintendo World was slated to premiere this summer.

So far they have not indicated whether those new parks and attractions in Asia will be delayed or what the projected new date is for Orlando.

They will take temperature to their employees

Although there is no official confirmation of the measures they will take for their visitors, Universal Orlando Resort did say in a letter to its employees, that everyone entering the park, including their contractors, will be required to take the temperature, starting this Friday.

Most of Universal’s employees are working from home, receiving 80% of their salary and benefits as a medical plan, but part-time employees will enter furlough or temporary license from May 3. However, as in the other Orlando parks that are closed, there are a minimum of employees who are required to be on the premises.

Both these, as well as contractors and suppliers that have to enter the parks, will take their temperature and if they reflect more than 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit, they will not be able to enter the facilities. If they are employed, they will have to wait 72 hours before returning and their temperature will be taken again.

There’s no date yet as to when visitors will return to the parks, but Universal is known to have sent out a questionnaire to those with annual passes, asking what measures would make them feel safe upon return. Among the options mentioned was that the rapid test of the COVID-19 be done, although due to logistics and cost, it does not seem like a viable alternative, but it is possible that taking the temperature will apply to all, since it is a measure which will be the norm in most public places.

Both Universal Orlando Resort and Disney executives are working to create the new security protocols for entry to the parks after they reopen. The reopening of the parks seems imminent now that Florida will enter Reopening Phase 1 created by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, from May 4. Although this phase does not include theme parks, if it is successful and does not reflect an increase in coronavirus cases during that period, a limited reopening could be seen in the next phase, for this type of park that receives thousands of visitors daily.

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