EXCITED
EXCITED TODAY IS OPENING DAY BUT NOT JUST FOR BASEBALL. SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S EQUALLY
THRILLING. TIME TO PUT YOUR
HANDS UP ON THE GIANT DIPPER
COASTER AND GET THOSE BELLY
LAUGHS ON THE BUMPER CARS AT
BELMONT PARK HERE TO HELP YOU
MAKE YOUR FUN FAMILY PLANS AND
SHARE WHAT'S OPEN IS DANIELLE
BAUER. GOOD MORNING TO DANIELLE
.GOOD MORNING. HI. NICE TO SEE
THE RIDE'S MOVING AROUND THERE
AGAIN. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU GUYS
FOR OPENING DAY? WE'RE SO
EXCITED. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
THIS MOMENT FOR OVER A YEAR AND
WE'RE WE'VE BEEN PREPARING
WE'VE BEEN HIRING. WE'VE BEEN
TRAINING FOR THE WHOLE NINE
YARDS AND WE'RE REALLY READY
FOR TODAY. REMIND WHEN YOU GUYS
SHUT DOWN LAST YEAR AND BOY,
ALL THE CHANGES YOU'VE HAD TO
UNDERTAKE. YEAH, IT WAS MARCH
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND WE'VE
HAD TO FURLOUGH TONS
OF EMPLOYEES TYPICALLY ON A
PEAK SEASON IN A NORMAL YEAR WE
HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
HERE. WE WENT DOWN TO ABOUT
THIRTY AT ONE POINT SO DRASTIC
DRASTIC CHANGE AND AMUSEMENT
PARKS BEING ONE OF THOSE LAST
BUSINESS SEGMENTS TO BE ABLE TO
REOPEN. IT'S BEEN A LONG
PROCESS AND A LONG TIME COMING
BUT WE'RE BACK HIRING. WE'RE
WELCOMING OUR GUESTS HERE SO
WE'RE WE'RE BEYOND EXCITED. I
SEE THE TULSA WORLD MOVING
AROUND THERE. THE ROLLER
COASTER ALSO GOING TO BE OPEN.
CORRECT. TELL US WHAT ELSE
PEOPLE CAN DO OUT THERE. YEAH,
THEY'RE PUTTING ALL OF THE
RIDES THEY DO THERE THEIR
MORNING TEST EVERY SO THAT'S
WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND ME WITH
THE WORLD WE ARE GOING BUT OUR
RIDES OPEN TODAY AND AS WELL AS
THAT IN ADDITION WE HAVE ALL
OF OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE ALL
OF OUR RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DINING. WE
HAVE OUR RETAIL SHOPS, OUR
OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS LIKE OUR GO
CART TRACK ARE ROUGH MANY, SKY
ROPES COURSE THAT LINE ALL
OF THOSE FUN THINGS TO DO AND
AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STEPS FROM
THE BEACH SO BUT THAT'S ALWAYS
A PLUS AND THAT'S WHY IT IS
SUCH AN ICONIC LOCATION. I MEAN
YOU'RE UP ON THAT ROLLER
COASTER. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE
OCEAN AND JUST IT'S JUST AN
AMAZING, AMAZING LITTLE THEME
PARK THERE. TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE HOURS. WHEN ARE YOU
GUYS GOING TO BE OPENING UP
TODAY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW SOMEONE
IS WATCHING THIS GOING THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. YEAH.
WE'RE OPENING AT NOON TODAY SO
WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING AT
NOON FOR THE MOST PART AS OUR
SEASON GETS A LITTLE BIT BUSIER
FOR US IN THE SPRING BREAK AND
SUMMER WE'LL HAVE MORE EXTENDED
HOURS. EVERYONE'S HAD TO ADJUST
A LITTLE BIT TO KEEP EVERYONE
SAFE WITH SOME OF THE
DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND
EVERYTHING. WE SEE THAT EVEN AT
PETCO PARK AS WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THEIR OPENING
DAY. SO FOR OPENING DAY AT
BELMONT, WHAT DO YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT
THERE? YEAH, WELL, I MEAN IT'S
GOING TO BE ALL THE STANDARD
GUIDELINES THAT YOU SEE A LOT
OF OTHER PLACES AND WHAT WE
HAVE IN OUR ADVANTAGE THAT WE
HAVE HAD OUR OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE
OUR WELL OUR MINI MALL, OUR GO
KART OPEN DURING HIS TIME. SO
THE GUEST EXPERIENCE IS IS NOT
CHANGING VERY MUCH. IT'S GOING
TO BE A LOT LIKE YOU KNOW, IT'S
BEEN HERE OVER PAST FEW WEEKS,
FEW MONTHS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY
SOCIALLY SINCE MY THEN AND
BEFORE NINE YARDS ALL OF THE
COUNTY AND STATE GUIDELINES.
BUT THE GREAT THING IS THAT
WE'VE HAD PRACTICE OPERATING
THAT WAY AND IT'S REALLY NOT A
HUGE CHANGE FOR US. WE'VE HAD A
LOT OF NEW PEOPLE MOVING HERE
TO SAN DIEGO OVER THE PAST YEAR
BECAUSE OF REMOTE WORKING AND
PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE
MOVED HERE. SO THEY MAY NOT
REALLY BE FAMILIAR WITH BELMONT
PARK. SO THERE'S SOME NEW
IBOLYA SOME NEW PEOPLE THAT
WILL BE SHOWING UP THERE. WATCH
REMIND EVERYONE WHY THIS IS
SUCH AN ICONIC THEME PARK AND
WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT IT.
ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE WELL, OUR
STAPLE OUR ICON BEHIND ME IS
THE GIANT INDOOR ROLLER
COASTER. IT'S ONE OF THE LAST
WOODEN ROLLER COASTERS OF ITS
KIND STANDING JUST SIMILAR TO
THE SANTA CRUZ ROLLER AS WELL
AS A SISTER, ONE THAT WAS BUILT
BY THE SAME MAN BACK IN
NINETEEN TWENTY FIVE. SO IT'S
TURNING NINETY SIX YEARS OLD
THIS YEAR. IT LOOKS GREAT FOR
ITS AGE AND IT'S DEFINITELY A
LOT OF HISTORY HERE. OUR PLUNGE
POOL IS A HISTORIC POOL BUILT
IN NINETEEN TWENTY FIVE AS WELL
.YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL
THAT SINCE IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY
REMODELED OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS BUT THE I MEAN WE'RE HERE
ON THE BOARDWALK WE HAVE TONS
OF WE HAVE TWENTY RIDES AND
ATTRACTIONS FOOD AND BEVERAGE
GAMES. IT'S JUST A REALLY FUN
PLACE WITH TONS OF STUFF PACKED
INTO THIS FOOTPRINT AND WE'RE
SHOWING THE VIDEO BUT YOU CAN'T
NOTHING IS BETTER THAN ACTUALLY
GOING THERE EXPERIENCING IT FOR
YOURSELF. YOU JUST GOT TO GO
CHECK IT OUT. BELMONT PARK DOT
COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.
DANIELLE, THANKS FOR WALKING US
THROUGH THAT THIS MORNING.
CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE WEATHERING
THIS STORM AND IT'S GREAT TO
SEE YOU GUYS BACK OPEN.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANKS
FOR JOINING US. SO THERE YOU
GO. OPENING DAY NOT JUST FOR
THE POTTERIES BELMONT PARK AND
OTHER THEME PARKS AND THEY'RE
SO EXCITED BECAUSE I MEAN HOW
MANY ROLLER COASTERS CAN YOU