Allan Ansdell Jr., owner and president of Adventure City amusement park, carries a sign displaying COVID-19 safety measures while getting ready to reopen the park in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2021. The family-run amusement park that had been shut since March last year because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened on April 16. "It's mixed emotions," he said, recalling the day he let go of most of his 150 employees, including his wife. Only a handful remained at the park. "Parks are seasonal. Sometimes you have a rainy month. We always have enough in our reserves for three or four months of who knows what. But nobody has a reserve for a year," Ansdell Jr. said. It's been hard for all of us. "I'm glad that we are getting through it. I'm glad we are reaching the end."