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HOW ARE THEME PARKS PLANNING ON REOPENING AFTER COVID-19?

Posted on 19/04/2020 by Ben Collier

Through a recent survey sent to customers by Universal Studios Resort Florida,
we’re able to see the variety of restrictions theme parks are considering when
they’re permitted to reopen.

These demonstrate the intentions of the park; with them wanting to gauge guest
perception before committing to any measures.


ENTRY RESTRICTIONS

Universal are exploring what they can do before guests push through the park
gates, to deny entry to those with symptoms and limit overall attendance.


LIMITING ATTENDANCE



The survey asks how comfortable guests would be if total attendance was limited
to 75%, 50% or even 25% – with the park keen to open and generate revenue even
in an incredibly restricted capacity.

Whilst impacting revenue, this could tempt those guests on the fence about
attending, with the promise of shorter queue times even in the peak seasons,
albeit with a risk of being turned away.


PRE-ADMISSION TESTING

Various tests can be held, including an extreme, but oddly reassuring 15-minute
rapid Covid-19 test, requiring a negative result before admission is granted.

Less extreme measures include temperature checks to stop feverous guests from
entering, however, coronavirus is known to be contagious before any symptoms are
shown. Reducing security checks such as the X-ray conveyors would help keep
guests personal items clean but at the risk of overall park safety.

Universal are contemplating either requiring all guests to wear face masks, or
strongly encouraging it. Likely to cause some glares at any guests not adhering!


IN THE PARK

Once guests are in, a collection of precautions are available to minimise the
risks to guests and team members.


RIDES AND SHOWS

Seating guests on rides and shows every other row and seat to distance guests, a
tactic likely to work well with a limit on overall attendance.

Staff may be required to wipe down vehicles/seats between rides.

Alternatively, complete closure of all indoor shows is considered or limiting
the use of 3D glasses in those attractions.

Nighttime shows, parades and any events generating large gatherings could be
suspended.


VIRTUAL QUEUES?

With many virtual lines and queues already across the park, Universal are
evaluating this for all of their attractions. This may cause denser groups
across the park as guests aren’t scattered between queue lines.

Social distancing and 2m markers throughout the queue line would prevent dense
crowds, but again, relying on an overall lower total of guests.


FOOD AND PAYMENTS

Touch-free payments for entry, food and merchandise are considered to remove the
need for cash and physical contact. UK parks could benefit from a recent hike in
the contactless card spending limit to £45.

By ending the use of self-serve food in buffets and drinks stations, Universal
are assessing interest in having these stands manned by a team member.


STAFFING

Measures for staff are similar to those of guests, although likely to be more
thorough. Including requiring all staff to:

 * Take a daily Covid-19 test before allowed to work.
 * To wear masks at all times.
 * Have a temperature check.


WOULD YOU VISIT?

With all of these thoughts, the survey ends with:

> How likely are you to visit if the park reopens following its pre-Coronavirus
> standard operation procedures?

Showing Universal is wondering if they need to make any changes at all.

So would you visit given some of these restrictions?

Posted in Articles | Tagged covid-19, theme parks


UK VEGANUARY TIPS

Posted on 05/01/2020 by Ben Collier

A few plant-based tips for those in the UK:

 * 👓 Lots of things are vegan but don’t say they’re vegan, so you’ll get good
   at skimming ingredients (watch out for milk, lactose, eggs, gelatine, honey
   and … meat)
 * 🧈 Flora’s main spreads are now dairy free – it tastes the best
 * 🥛 Oatly Barista Edition Oat Milk is next level, Alpro Soya (milk, cream and
   yoghurt) is a good staple for cereal, with a decent level of protein
 * 🎲 Cauldron Marinated Tofu is a perfect gateway tofu, much different from the
   “bad” tofu experiences you may have had
 * 📸 Follow @accidentallyveganuk on Instagram to see all the amazing things
   coming out 
 * 🧀 Some vegan cheeses are awful, the Mature Violife and Violife slices are
   pretty good at melting
 * 🥘 Everyone loves the Bosh cook book (try the cashew korma!)
 * 🥐 Treat yourself to a Greggs vegan sausage roll on a rainy day
 * 🍝 Most chain restaurants now have vegan food (Lentil Ragú at Zizzi!)
 * 🐮 To find independent places use Happy Cow
 * 🍲 Hellman’s Vegan Mayo is very mayo-y
 * 🥗 Sainsbury’s has the best veggie mince 
 * 🍔 Try a Beyond Burger from Tesco
 * 🟤 Red Bisto is vegan…
 * 👩‍⚖️ Our Freezer is always filled with Linda McCartney sausages (some aren’t
   vegan so check the packet), also try their hoisin duck kit, complete with
   pancakes.
 * 💦 Get a Vegan B12 spray, most people are B12 malnourished, most B12 in meat
   comes from supplements nowadays
 * 🌭Honorary mention for Tofu Wieners (from Waitrose)

You may accidentally slip up and have misread ingredients, it’s not the end of
the world, so just keep trying!

If you’re travelling in January, I made a free app, V Cards, that says you’re
vegan in over 100 languages! Perfect to show to the chef / wait staff when
abroad – https://vegan.cards/

Most of all, enjoy it 🙂

Ben 🌱

p.s. I published this on LinkedIn, with plenty discussion in the comments

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UK TESLA MODEL 3 REFERRAL – 2021 UPDATE

Posted on 01/05/2019 by Ben Collier

Update: You can now order a Model 3 in the UK directly- just follow this link:
https://ts.la/ben60441

If you ordered on the 1st of May, you can still follow the steps below to have
it retroactively applied!

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Currently you can’t order a Model 3 in the UK and benefit from the 5,000 free
supercharging miles.

I spoke to Tesla UK and was told you can email deliverygb@tesla.com (tapping
this link will prefill the email for you)

After ordering send your RN (reservation number) to that email and referral code
BEN60441 to get 5,000 miles free supercharging.

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MY 2018 – ONE SECOND EVERY DAY!

Posted on 11/01/2019 by Ben Collier

Some highlights:

 * 💒 Got married!!!
 * 🎢 Went to 12 theme parks (up 20% from last year)
 * 🗺 Visited Berlin, Chicago, Vegas and Los Angeles
 * 🍩 Abseiled out of the i360 in Brighton
 * 🍀 Found an unexpected hobby in lawn care
 * 🎲 Took a chance moving Ocasta to be a mostly product company
 * ✉️ 1119 conversations over email
 * ⏰ Worked 1,857.79 hours

Check out last year’s – #2017.

Put together using – http://www.1secondeveryday.com

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CAPSULE – A UNIQUE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT – HEALTHTECHDIGITAL →


LINK

> It has over 650 realistic clinical cases with associated questions working
> through the scenario. All cases include high quality feedback to help maximise
> learning. Brighton and Sussex Medical School have written all the content,
> questions and cases. An editorial board, led by Professor David Howlett, keeps
> it relevant and up to date.

Source: CAPSULE – A Unique Learning Environment – HealthTechDigital

Health Tech Digital reporting on our Capsule app created in partnership between
Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Ocasta. Capsule is an educational
resource designed to help undergraduate medical students learn and improve their
medical knowledge. All built on our empowerment platform Oplift. Available to
other medical schools following the UK syllabus; prefilled with 650 case-based
studies written by senior clinicians and faculty of Brighton and Sussex Medical
School.

Posted on 26/09/2018 by Ben Collier


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