ORLANDO, Fla. – With masks on their faces and temperature checks at entrances, Harry Potter fans and roller coaster lovers streamed back into Universal Orlando Resort this week in one of the first major steps toward reviving Florida’s theme park industry, which was left temporarily moribund by closures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
Universal Orlando became the first of Orlando's major theme park resorts to reopen by allowing annual pass-holders to return to its three parks Wednesday and Thursday.
It will open to the general public Friday for the first time since mid-March. “We missed the parks desperately!" said Donna Walters, who wore a pink scarf over her mouth and nose Wednesday after walking past a security checkpoint where