Theme parks across Europe have encountered an abundance of twist and turns in 2020, that go far beyond immersing on an exhilarating rollercoaster.
As the continent faces a second wave of COVID 19 cases, some European amusement parks have closed for the second time – some by their own choice and others by a forced closure by their native governments.
On Friday (October 23) the Belgium Government was the first to implement a nationwide closure of theme parks, which will be in place until November 19.
And this week (October 27) Italy have followed Belgium’s lead, with Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister ordering all theme parks across the nation to close for the next four weeks.
Italy’s acclaimed theme park resort Gardaland which features Gardaland Park and SEA LIFE Aquarium has announced it will only reopen in 2021.
While other theme parks in other European countries not enduring forced closures as of yet, the looming surge of COVID 19 cases and the detrimental restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic has led to some acting themselves.
PortAventura World in Spain has remained closed since October 16, before reopening on October 30. The major Catalonia theme park is usually brimming with UK tourists during the British Autumn half term. However, as Britain has imposed quarantine measures for visitors returning from Spain, the usually popular tourist destination is eerily quiet.
A statement on the website read: For PortAventura World, the health and safety of all our clients, employees and partners is our absolute priority.
“Now is the time to take care of ourselves and make sure that we follow all of the instructions and recommendations, and that we take all of the necessary precautions. These renewed efforts will help us to live unique experiences again very soon.”
We hope 2021 will be a better year for the Europe attractions industry.
In better news, England’s longest and fastest zip wire is opening in 2021.
