Theme Parks Worldwide Shine in Christmassy Splendour under Challenging Circumstances
At Legoland Windsor, an almost “normal“ theme park visit is possible again as the park reopend its doors to guests on December 4th after a second phase of closure due to another lockdown in Great Britain. From now on visitors are able to enjoy the Christmas season at the park which is dedicated to the small colorful bricks. The numerous theme areas as well as the “DUPLO® Valley Theatre“ are presenting Christmas shows, which can be enjoyed under consideration of the current social distancing restrictions. Throughout Legoland, guests will find large-scale characters made from LEGO bricks such as Father Christmas, a dragon-shaped Christmas Tree or a Toy Soldier. The park’s safety and health measures which were implemented in summer (temperature checks, one-way systems, increased cleaning frequency and so on) will continue.
In other parts of the world, were government restrictions have forced leisure facilities to shut down their operations again, theme parks are adapting alternative visiti concepts. Germany’s Wunderland Kalkar offers the “Winter Wunderland Drive-in“ from December 10th to 31th (except the 24th). On a road length of 2.5 kilometres the park offers outdoor and indoor themed areas where visitors will be able to enjoy Christmas-themed music and entertainment as well as food and beverages. With a similar concept, Six Flags Magic Mountain (USA) wants to bring Christmas joy to the park guests. The “Holiday Drive-Thru Experience“ (until January 3rd, 2021) features eight different themed areas (Rockin‘ Universe, Merry Lane, The Underground, Winter Wonderland, Holiday Square, Snowy Nights, North Pole Plaza und Gleampunk District) in which guests can enjoy colorful light installations and different entertainment offerings. Tickets for the new park experience have to be bought online in advance.
The Tivoli theme park located in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen has already started with this year’s Christmas celebrations under the motto “The Season of Hearts“ and decorated the park grounds with hearts in all sizes and colors. Among the “Christmassy“ highlights were a heart-shaped light projection onto the clouds above the park. Another one was a 3.5 metre-tall glowing heart in front of the Nimb hotel and restaurant. Due to stricter regulations by the Danish governement to control the Corona pandemic, Tivoli just announced that the park has to close its doors again as of today. (eap)
