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Some are cancer survivors with weakened immune systems. Others have chronic illnesses or have children with chronic illnesses. Some have vaccine allergies.
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In a break from other Southern California theme parks, SeaWorld decided this week to open its gates to out-of-state visitors who are vaccinated, saying that it’s now allowed under newly revised state COVID-19 guidelines.
Meanwhile, Legoland is restricting visitation to California residents, as are Universal Studios Hollywood and Disneyland, whose representatives said Wednesday that they are only allowing in-state visitors, based on their current reading of the guidelines.
Theme parks were thrown into a state of confusion this week when California public health officials quietly updated their statewide reopening blueprint, inserting an addendum noting that “fully vaccinated persons from out of state may visit or attend activities or events that are restricted to in-state visitors.” Guidance in the color-coded chart, though, still says that for theme parks in the least restrictive orange and yellow tiers, “in-state visitors only.”
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