In the company's Facebook post addressing their concerns, the company mentions that the CDC says, "There is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas, or water play areas. The water park says that most of the water slides are for individuals on inner tubes traveling through chlorinated water, which follows social distancing.
We have worked tirelessly all day to get this verdict immediately reversed – with no success," Brian Baker, General Manager of Ocean Breeze. Get your 2023 Ocean Breeze Waterpark season pass for just 10 monthly payments as low as 7 Have a 2022 Season Pass You save even more with. We have the complete support of health department officials in Virginia Beach. To be clear – this was a decision made at the state level. "There is no mention of this in the Governor’s Safer At Home Phase III Entertainment and Public Amusement, which water parks fall under. In May, the company detailed in a 40 page outline, their new operating plan with enhanced safety measures. The water park says they were blindsided by the decision.Īccording to Ocean Breeze, their rides were inspected and cleared by the city to open.
The water park says they were informed by the Virginia Department of Health that they made the decision to not allow water slides to open, under Phase Three guidelines. Phase Three allows for businesses to open at a higher capacity and gatherings are now allowed to have a 250 people limit.ĭespite being given the green light to reopen, Ocean Breeze Waterpark was informed Tuesday evening that slides will remain closed. Virginia began to move into Phase Three on Wednesday.
0 kommentar(er)
