We saw a lot of changes when Florida’s theme parks reopened, including many at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida.

Many of these changes involved social distancing: not just in the parks, but also on the rides. Since reopening, theme park attractions have been seating guests in every other row.

However, Universal Studios Florida just recently announced a change to that policy. When a guest asked Universal about it via Twitter, Universal confirmed that it had gone back to seating guests in every row on certain attractions. The park states that it has discussed this new policy with local health officials.

We have been planning toward this for months as part of the next step of our reopening procedures, and we are applying everything we have learned so far. We’ve briefed local health officials about our plans, and they have let us know they are comfortable with us moving forward.

— Universal Orlando Resort (@UniversalORL) September 11, 2020

So far, this only seems to be for The Incredible Hulk Coaster and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. It’s likely in response to Universal’s recent high crowd levels, particularly over the Labor Day weekend. Disney World also had high crowd levels that weekend.

Hi Cristian! We are making a modification to our loading procedures for The Incredible Hulk Coaster and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. To accommodate Guest demand, we will load every row of the vehicle while still ensuring there is separation between Guests onboard.

— Universal Orlando Resort (@UniversalORL) September 11, 2020

Previously, separate parties were loaded on every other row to keep groups of guests separated when riding on attractions. That now no longer seems to be the case at Universal in every situation.

However, guests are still encouraged to maintain social distancing, required to wear face masks (except in certain uRest areas), and must undergo temperature checks.

It’s not clear if Disney World will follow and implement this kind of change at its parks anytime soon, but for now, Disney World is still maintaining distancing on attractions.

We’ll keep an eye on the news for any other changes that Universal or Disney might make in their parks, so stay tuned!

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