A significant amusement park in Pattaya, Legend Siam, will briefly close from March 3 since of the absence of travelers on the back of the spread of the coronavirus.
The closure will leave 200 personnel out of work. The management guaranteed to employ them back in the exact same tasks and wages when it ultimately resumes.
” We have actually been contemplating this (closure) for a long time, given that Covid-19 began impacting business,” Thach Rittimat, an advisor to the president, stated on Friday.
” The closure was chosen after we came to conclusion the scenario would not enhance quickly,” he included.
Legend Siam stretches over 164 rai of land and opened in 2018. Travelers from China are its primary consumers, together with Thais and Europeans. It generally draws in 3,000 and 5,000 visitors a day, approximately 20,000 in the high season.
The business statement stated client numbers have actually dropped approximately 95% given that the epidemic took its toll on tourist. The worldwide financial downturn prior to the break out had actually likewise harmed business, it stated.
” Even Disneyland amusement park have actually closed,” Narinthorn Na Bangchang, the senior director for marketing, stated.
Tokyo Disneyland revealed on Friday it will be closed from Saturday through to March 15. Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney’s Shanghai amusement park have actually been closed for more than a month.
Legend Siam had not set a timeline for resuming its doors. “We will resume as soon as the scenario enhances,” she stated.
The park’s Pattaya Yak Run, prepared for March 22, will likewise be held off, tentatively up until November, Ms Narinthorn stated.
