Orlando Universal Park closes within ten minutes of opening

The Universal Orlando Resort theme park did not last long. At two ten in the morning they had to close the doors to reach the maximum capacity allowed during the pandemic.

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

At two ten in the morning, Universal Orlando Resort reported on social media that more visitors were not allowed to enter until further notice and posted a special phone number so those interested could find out about the capacity level before to go to the park.

In the message he indicates that he could open his doors after lunch time. The park had warned on Tuesday that it might be necessary to close the doors as soon as it opened and advised those with a flexible schedule to let today’s date pass.

Despite recommendations to stay home issued by health authorities many Americans have traveled these days to spend New Year’s Eve in tourist spots.

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The U.S. Transportation Safety Authority (TSA) monitored 1.28 million passengers at country airports last Sunday, the highest figure in a single day since March.

Over the past week more than seven million passengers have passed through TSA checks. 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 figure of 50 million passengers in one year. The pandemic and the consequent closure of activities as of March have caused severe damage to the Florida tourism industry which is estimated to take years to recover.

Orlando theme parks, which had to implement thousands of suspensions and layoffs, reopened last July with new security measures and have been slowly reclaiming visitors.