Omaha zoo to reopen with restrictions

AND AFTER WEEKS OFBEING SHUT DOWNDUE TO THEPANDEMIC ...OMAHA'S HENRYDOORLY ZOOREOPENS NEXT WEEK."THE ZOO HAS A 267MILLION DOLLARIMPACT ON OURLOCAL ECONOMY ...THEY STILL HAVEBEEN TAKING CARE OFTHOSE 30,000 PLUSANIMALS ...SO IT'S NICE TO SEETHAT THEY'REOPENING AGAIN IN ASLOW, SAFE MANNER."IT'S REOPENING INPHASES.PHASE ONE DOESN'TALLOW PUBLICACCESS TO INDOORBUILDINGS, EXHIBITS,RESTAURANTS ORTHE GIFT SHOP.INSTEAD ...VISITS WILL CONSISTOF A ONE-WAYWALKING SAFARI ...EVERYONE ISSTRONGLYENCOURAGED TOWEAR A MASK.MARKED SPOTS ONTHE GROUND TO HELPPEOPLE MAINTAIN THE6-FOOT SOCIALDISTANCE.ANOTHER BIGCHANGE ...GUESTS MUST NOWMAKE RESERVATIONSONLINE BEFOREVISITING ...THEY CAN BE MADEUP TO 2 DAYS BEFOREA VISIT.SLOTS ARE OPENEVERY HALF HOURBETWEEN 9 AND 5 P.M.DEB WARD, WITH VISITOMAHA SAYS SHEANTICIPATES TONS OFVISITORS."THE ZOO HAS REALLYHELPED PUT OMAHAON THE TOURISM MAPIT'S ONE OF THEWORLD'S BESTZOOS--CONSISTENTLYRANKED--IN THE TOPFIVE IN THE WORLD, IMEAN IT'S THE HOMEOF THE WORLDSLARGEST INDOORDESERT AND NORTHAMERICA'S LARGESTINDOOR RAIN FOREST...SO IT'S REALLY A VERYUNIQUE EXPERIENCEIN THE MIDWEST."OTHER CHANGESINCLUDE ...NO TRAM SERVICE ...AND SUE'S CAROUSELWILL BE THE ONLYRIDE AVAILABLE.CONCESSIONS ANDRETAIL ITEMS AREONLY AVAILABLE ATOUTSIDE VENUES ....BUT YOU'LL WANT TOHAVE CASH, BECAUSEATM'S WON'T BEAVAILABLE.AND ...NO BEHIND-THESCENES TOURS WILLBE ALLOWED INPERSON."IT'S BEEN A HARDTIME BUT WE ALWAYSKNEW THAT WE'DCOME OUT IT ...AND I THINK WE'RESTARTING SLOWLYAND SAFELY TO STARTTO COME OUT OF IT."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW.