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Quassy Amusement Park gets ready to reopen<\/p>\n
– Rob Polansky <www.wfsb.com\/users\/profile\/Rob%20Polansky<\/a>>, Patricia [image: Quassy Amusement Park]<\/p>\n Quassy Amusement and Waterpark in Middlebury. – Facebook MIDDLEBURY, CT (WFSB) – Quassy Amusement & Waterpark in Middlebury released The park said it is ready to kick off its 2020 season on June 20, when Quassy said it will operate under COVID-19 mandates issued by the State of *Further guidelines and safety protocols can be found on the park’s Owner George Franzis says the park will follow CDC recommended guidelines.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you walk into the park, you\u2019re going to see signage about social From hand sanitizer stations throughout the park to yellow tape indicating Rides will be wipe and sanitized regularly and the tables in the dining In the water park, wearing a mask would be difficult, so there will be an \u201cAs your are on water slides or in line, you are not going to be obligated Throughout its 112-year history, Quassy regularly operates at or near full For starters, they will only allow in about 25 percent of their normal Anderson said guests are encouraged to buy their tickets online and arrive \u201cMaking online purchases will help ease congestion at the ticket booth and Quassy said it will be processing 2020 season passes two weekends prior to Park officials issued the following guidelines for pre-opening season pass – When parking, leave an empty space between you and next vehicle. \u201cWe really want to stress that guests will need to be patient and follow Anderson also said there will be park-wide sanitation procedures done by The rides, Splash Away Bay waterpark and Quassy Beach will be operating However, the redemption arcade, Bella & Bessie\u2019s Sweet Shoppe and Dog House Food and beverages will be available at Quassy Restaurant, Splash Away Bay The park also announced that its traditional Fourth of July fireworks *Copyright 2020 WFSB (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.*<\/p>\n See you in the queue,<\/p>\n *Rus*<\/p>\n Rus Ozana *1,007 coasters ridden in 33 states and 20 countries*<\/p>\n www.ACENewEngland.org<\/a> <www.acenewengland.org\/<\/a>><\/p>\n www.ACEonline.org<\/a> <www.aceonline.org\/<\/a>><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" *A news article from WFSB, channel 3, in CT:* Quassy Amusement Park gets ready to reopen – Rob Polansky , Patricia Del Rio – Posted 20 hrs ago – 0 [image: Quassy Amusement Park] Quassy Amusement and Waterpark in Middlebury. WFSB file – Facebook – Twitter – Email<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-10-17 20:01:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nits plan for when it reopens later this month.<\/p>\n
\nphase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan is scheduled to get underway.<\/p>\n
\nConnecticut, which include social distancing in queue lines for rides and
\nlimiting daily attendance to less than normal capacity. The park will
\nrequire that all guests wear facemasks while on the property.<\/p>\n
\nwebsite here <www.quassy.com\/<\/a>>.*<\/p>\n
\ndistancing, and we are making it mandatory that everybody wear a mask. So
\nnot only our employees, but our guests are required to wear masks as they
\nwalk through the park,\u201d Franzis said.<\/p>\n
\nsix-feet social distancing while people wait in line, Quassy will be ready
\nto go.<\/p>\n
\nareas have been spaced more widely apart.<\/p>\n
\nexception.<\/p>\n
\nto wear a mask, but obviously, if you are going to go to the bathroom or to
\nthe food areas and you are going to engage people, we are going to request
\nthat guests wear their masks,\u201d Franzis said.<\/p>\n
\ncapacity, for now they will not.<\/p>\n
\nsized crowd. The park will post on social media when they are reaching
\ncapacity.<\/p>\n
\nat the park early on the day of their visit.<\/p>\n
\narriving early may be in your best interest with the capacity cap,\u201d
\nAnderson said.<\/p>\n
\nthe June 20 opening. The season pass office next to the parking lot will be
\nopen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 6-7 and 13-14.<\/p>\n
\nprocessing:<\/p>\n
\n – Two families \u2013 facemasks required – will be permitted in the season
\n pass office at a time.
\n – Please remain in an orderly line outside of the office with six feet
\n of distance between you and the guests in front of and behind you.<\/p>\n
\nthe guidelines when visiting,” Anderson said. “We\u2019ll have queue lines for
\nthe rides marked with distancing gaps and arrows along walkways for traffic
\nflow.”<\/p>\n
\nthe staff and hand sanitizer available for guest use. Seating outside the
\nrestaurant will also be set up to achieve the social distancing mandates.<\/p>\n
\nwhen the park opens.<\/p>\n
\nhot dog stand will not be open during this phase of the state\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n
\nCaf\u00e9, Ice Cream Parlor, fried dough stand and pizza stand.<\/p>\n
\ndisplay has been canceled.<\/p>\n
\nNew England Regional Representative
\nAmerican Coaster Enthusiasts
\nrozana@ACEonline.org<\/a>
\n617-816-9943<\/p>\n