Scream inside your heart Print this article Screaming, singing, shouting, and heavy breathing must be kept at a minimum when California’s amusement parks reopen in April. COVID, you know? The California Attractions and Parks Association unveiled its “Responsible Reopening plan” in mid-March. In it, Golden State authorities said they would seek to dampen “loud environments that will cause people to raise their voices.” One of the ways they plan to enforce this is by requiring “face covering usage and/or modifications to seat loading patterns on amusement park rides to mitigate the effects of shouting,” since vocal actions can spread droplets widely.