The Fuji-Q Highland Theme Park and several others have banned attendees from screaming on their rollercoasters as a preventative measure against coronavirus.
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The Wall Street Journal reports the amusement parks’ executives have asked attendees not to scream while riding rollercoasters. Fuji-Q’s CEO Daisuke Iwata and his boss Koichiro Horiuchi filmed themselves riding the Fujiyama rollercoaster while wearing masks and remained silent throughout the ride despite enduring the 230-foot drop. At the end of the video, it says “Please scream inside your heart.”
The video was released after the theme park received complaints about their “no screaming policy”:
“We received complaints that the theme park association’s request to not make loud noises was impossible and too strict. That’s why we decided to release the video,”
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Other theme parks such as Tokyo Disneyland have asked their attendees not to scream although it is very difficult not to when riding a rollercoaster at certain speeds. The theme parks also recommend riders to wear their masks based on guidelines from health officials. The new policy has led to a new social media challenge called the “Serious Face Challenge” where riders take photos of themselves on rollercoasters with their masks on.