Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, visitors ride the Wave Swinger in the “Lost Kennywood” section of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, a group of visitors arriving at Kennywood Park make their way past the signs warning of COVID-19 restrictions and protocols at the amusement park in West Mifflin. Visitors have been slow to return to U.S. theme parks that saw their seasons interrupted by the coronavirus crisis, causing some parks to reduce their operating days, slash ticket prices and close early for the year.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, two youngsters wear required protective masks while sitting on the edge of a fountain with a carousel horse at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, four-year-olds Emberc-Claire Suskin, left and Josephine Kellner Klain wear their required protective masks as they ride the “Whippersnapper” in the Kiddieland section of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made with a slow shutter speed on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, a youngster rides on a carousel horse on the Merry-Go-Round at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pa.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, visitors to Kennywood Park riding the “Aero 360” are seen above the treetops as the ride lifts and spins them at the amusement park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, a closed sign marks the blocked entrance to the “Steelers Country” section, the home of the “Steel Curtain” roller coaster, at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, people wearing required protective masks arrive through the entrance tunnel at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, a couple people make their way through informational signs after passing a hand sanitization station at the entrance area of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, signs mark off parts of a bench to promote social distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a seating area at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, people line up to ride the historic “Thunderbolt” as roller coaster cars start a decent down one of the slopes at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
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In this photo made on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, riders of the “Phantoms Revenge” roller coaster are inverted as they go through a loop during the ride at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
