DAY FOR A TRIP TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK BUT THESE PEOPLE DIDN’T SEEM TO MIND ONE BIT. TODAY IS OPENING DAY FOR KENNYWOOD. THIS IS THE 123RD YEAR FOR THE PARK. THE YEAR BEGAN WITH A CENTENNIAL RIDE ON THE JACK RABBIT, WHICH IS 101-YEARS-OLD. THE CELEBRATION WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST YEAR BUT THE PANDEMIC FORCED FANS TO WAIT. >> THE JACK RABBIT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ROLLER COASTER I RODE AS A CHILD AND MY SON LUCAS, IT WAS THE FIRST ROLLER COASTER HE GOT ON. HE’S 10 NOW. HE WAS WHEN HE RODE IT SIX ORIGINALLY. RYAN: THE JACK RABBIT IS THE FIFTH OLDEST OPERATING COASTER IN THE WORLD. KENNYWOOD GUESTS WILL SEE CHANGES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS. LIMITED CAPACITY AND A NEW CHAPERONE POLICY. ANYONE AGE 17 AND UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT BEGINNING AT 4:00 EACH
Kennywood Park: No masks required for fully vaccinated people
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Updated: 12:23 PM EDT May 14, 2021
Kennywood Park says masks are no longer required for people who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.Pennsylvania automatically adopted the new, relaxed federal guidance."In accordance with the latest guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, guests who have been fully vaccinated are not required to wear a facial covering when visiting Kennywood," park spokesman Nick Paradise said Friday. "Guests who are not fully vaccinated must wear a facial covering and practice social distancing."The Associated Press contributed to this report.
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Kennywood Park says masks are no longer required for people who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
Pennsylvania automatically adopted the new, relaxed federal guidance.
"In accordance with the latest guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, guests who have been fully vaccinated are not required to wear a facial covering when visiting Kennywood," park spokesman Nick Paradise said Friday. "Guests who are not fully vaccinated must wear a facial covering and practice social distancing."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
