Orlando Universal Park closes ten minutes after opening

The #Universal #Orlando #Resort theme park was open for a short time. #At ten past eight they had to close their doors to reach the maximum capacity allowed during the pandemic.

The #Universal theme park in #Orlando (#Florida, USA) reached this #Wednesday, 10 minutes after opening its doors, the maximum capacity of visitors in accordance with the norms of the pandemic, the same thing that happened in the three previous days .

#At ten past eight in the morning, #Universal #Orlando #Resort reported on social media that more visitors were not allowed to enter until further notice and published a special phone number so that those interested can find out about the level of capacity before going. to the park.

#In the message it indicates that it could reopen its doors after lunch time. The park had warned on #Tuesday that it might have to close its doors shortly after opening and advised those with a flexible schedule to let today’s date slip.

#Despite the recommendations to stay at home issued by the health authorities, many #Americans have traveled these days to spend the #New #Year in tourist places.

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The US #Transportation #Security #Administration (TSA) monitored 1.28 million passengers at the nation’s airports last #Sunday, the highest number in a single day since #March.

#During the past week, more than seven million passengers passed through TSA controls. #In 2018, the last year with full figures, #Orlando was the “number one” tourist destination in the #United #States, with 75 million visitors, a 4.2% increase over 2017.

#In #December 2019, #Orlando #International #Airport, in central #Florida, surpassed the record number of 50 million passengers in one year. The pandemic and the consequent closure of activities from #March have caused serious damage to #Florida’s tourism industry, which is estimated to take years to recover.

#Orlando theme parks, which had to apply thousands of suspensions and layoffs of workers, reopened last #July with new security measures and have been gradually recovering visitors.