Decision: No exemption for amusement parks in Sweden

in the theme Parks of anywhere in Sweden has not been able to open this year on the basis of the coronarestriktionerna.

Their activities fall under the regulation of the general assembly, which shall not be more than 50 people.

on The day the news came that the parks do not get any exceptions from the ban.

"the Government has made a tax assessment and believes that the easing of the restrictions that have actually been ahead of the summer is enough," says the minister Mikael Damberg (S) to the RIGHT.

and Andreas Andersen, ceo of Liseberg amusement park, said that the decision can be very frustrating.

" does This mean that we are at the moment not able to open the Amusement park. It is clear that it can be very frustrating. We have been in for three months and have found it difficult to get an answer as to what's going to happen. And it's very frustrating, I'll have to admit, " says Andreas Andersen.

Liseberg president & ceo: the ”Strange situation”
this was also a criticism against the way in which Sweden manages the country's parks in the coronakrisen.

" It's a very strange situation. It's almost as though Sweden is the only country in Europe where you can't access the theme parks. It is a bit odd. At the same time, it is a Folkhälsomyndighetsbedömning, " says Andreas Andersen.

At the Gröna Lund amusement park, is the disappointment about that, the theme parks are not to be excluded from the ban.

"We had drawn up a to-do list and was able to show how it is possible to open a theme park in a safe manner," she says Troselius, head of corporate communications.

the Announcement by the government means that the 1500 säsongsjobbare, most of them young people, are not able to be offered a job at the Gröna Lund amusement park.

”We're losing a few billion dollars”

" Not as long as the prohibition is against more than 50 people remain. If it were to be changed, so we need two more weeks to prepare before we are able to open up, say Troselius, which at the same time, to the amusement of the scandinavian countries do not have the same prohibition.

in the Gröna Lund amusement park is part of the same group of companies of which the area of Kolmården and furuvik zoo in Gävle, sweden, and the Parks and resorts. However, the latter two do not fall under the same regulations as they are released, and they have been able to open, but with restrictions in the number of visitors to the attractions.

Christer Fogelmarck, who is the chief executive officer of Parks and resorts, which is also the Skara sommarland theme park are included, telling the Express newspaper that the group has lost over one billion dollars in revenue due to the temporary ban on the more than 50 people in the crowd.

" We had a turnover close to 1.4 billion in the previous year, and in which said Green, Lund, sweden, for close to half of it. Now, we are going to end up on 0,3-0,4 billion, according to the forecast. It's very overwhelming, " says Fogelmarck.

the Ceo anticipates that the operating result of eur 150 million (in 2019) is turned into a loss of 300 million in the current year. 142 permanent employees of the staff have been made redundant, and the investment is deferred to a future date.

" We had a reserve of two wet summers in a bank, but it's not enough. It's going to take three to five years to get it back.

the Skara Sommarland theme park is not open
the Skara Sommarland theme park, announced today that they will not be opening at all this year.

Skansen open air museum in Stockholm, sweden, are open, with only some of the attractions are shut down.

the Other theme parks such as Astrid Lindgren's world is open, but with the restriction of a maximum of 50 people per show. Also, this Place stays open, but it is not business as usual. In order to comply with applicable restrictions and guidelines, pony rides, Dalton musikshow, Kate's Palace set high school, and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo at the window. The indianshow that usually appears during the high season starts as well.

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