Attractions news 06.06.20: Theme parks reopening | Uffizi TikTok | Universal CityWalk Beijing

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Universal Orlando Resort reopening; Alton Towers postpones Gangsta Granny; Universal Studios Japan reopening; Village Roadshow and Ardent Leisure reopening; LA County theme parks reopening; The London Resort; Universal CityWalk Beijing; Kings Island suing Ohio over reopening; Evermore Epics; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao reopens; Seoul closes museums; Architecture and Design Museum in Helsinki; Louvre reopening; Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum sanitation gate; Chester Zoo and Twycross fight for survival; Talking About Race; UK drive-in cinemas; Uffizi Gallery on TikTok.

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Theme parks

Universal Orlando

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Universal Orlando Resort announced the reopening of select hotels from June 2. Universal will implement health, safety and hygiene procedures in response toCOVID-19.

Alton Towers postponed the openingofGangsta Granny: The Rideuntil spring 2021. The attraction is alsopreparing to reopenafter being closed for more than 10 weeks amid the coronavirus crisis.

Alton Towers

Universal Studios Japan is reopening later this month from June 8 for the first time since its closure in March.Japan lifted the state of emergency on Osaka Prefecture and nearby regions on May 21.

Gold Coast theme park operators, Village Roadshow and Ardent Leisure, have joined forces in an attempt to reopen earlier than originally planned. Currently, they are permitted to reopen onJuly 10, but with a maximum of 100 people.

Universal Studios Hollywoodand Six Flags Magic Mountain want to reopen by July 1. The theme parks in Los Angeles County are ready to start the reopening process immediately and have submitted plans to the task force.

The London Resort, which is set to openin 2024, says it'smaking progress and moving ahead with plans for consultation, public documents, and engagement – despite the coronavirus crisis.

Universal Beijing Resorthas released concept art and information forUniversal CityWalk Beijing, the resort’s entertainment, food and shopping centre, which is set to open in 2021.

Universal Orlando Resort welcomed guests for the first time since March during an early preview. Blooloop got a first look at the ‘new normal’ at the theme park ahead of theofficial reopening on June 5.

Kings Island’s parent companyCedar Fairis suing Ohio Department of Health Director Dr Amy Acton and the Warren County Health District in a bid to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

Evermorehas released information about its new story model, called Evermore Epics. The immersive storytelling attraction will be running different adventures that let guests control the events.

Museums

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was the first big museum to reopen in Spain on June 1.The museum has created a series of green pictograms that display all the new health and safety guidelines.

Seoul has closed public institutions once again, including museums, churches and art galleries. This came asSouth Korea reported a spike in newCOVID-19cases. Many museumsare now closed until June 14 in Seoul.

The Finnish government will fundthe building of a new Architecture and Design Museum in Helsinki as part of itscoronavirussupport package. The museum is set to open to the public in 2025.

France's Louvre Museum, Musée National Eugène-Delacroix, and Louvre-Lens Museum are reopening amid thecoronavirus crisisfrom June 3. The Louvre is reopeningon July 6.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum hasinstalled a new innovative sanitation gate to ensure the safety of visitors. It is a version of a model now in operation in medical facilities in Silesia.

Zoos

Twycross Zoo

Chester Zoochief operating officer Jamie Christon and operations director Dom Strange are helping to protect the future of the zoo by walking one million steps in one month.

Chester ZooandTwycross Zoohave now been told to prepare to remain closed ‘indefinitely’. The attractions, which are now at risk of extinction, are fighting for survival during the global outbreak ofCOVID-19.

Technology

@TheDriveIn

The Smithsonian‘s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched a new online portal called 'Talking About Race'to help people explore issues of race, racism and racial identity.

In response tosocial distancing, the drive-in cinema is making a comeback this summer in the UK, via the Luna Drive In Cinema and @TheDriveIn. There will beburgers, fries and roller-skating waiters.

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence launched its own TikTok account, and is sharing videos of classic artworks dancing to modern music in order to engage with a younger audience.