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| 'Don't scream and be serious' Japan theme park tells rollercoaster riders | 'Don't scream and be serious' Japan theme park tells rollercoaster riders |
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| Many people might find it tricky keeping quiet through an entire roller coaster ride, but one Japanese theme park wants you to do that - and more. | |
| Fuji-Q Highland near Tokyo re-opened last month after its virus shutdown. | Fuji-Q Highland near Tokyo re-opened last month after its virus shutdown. |
| It asked riders to avoid screaming when they go on its rollercoasters, to minimise spreading droplets, and instead "scream inside your heart". | It asked riders to avoid screaming when they go on its rollercoasters, to minimise spreading droplets, and instead "scream inside your heart". |
| And to encourage people to play along, it's getting riders to put on their most "serious face" for the ride photo. | And to encourage people to play along, it's getting riders to put on their most "serious face" for the ride photo. |
| They can share their photo online in the #KeepASeriousFace challenge, and those who do best will be given free day passes. | They can share their photo online in the #KeepASeriousFace challenge, and those who do best will be given free day passes. |
| Here are some of the attempts: | Here are some of the attempts: |
| This guy definitely has our vote. | This guy definitely has our vote. |
| The theme park will be running the challenge until 17 July, so if you're in Japan and can hold a serious face under any circumstances - now's your chance. | The theme park will be running the challenge until 17 July, so if you're in Japan and can hold a serious face under any circumstances - now's your chance. |
| The no screaming rule - in addition to the mandatory use of masks - is meant to stop potential virus-carrying droplets from flying out of your mouth at 80mph. | |
| Clearly, it'll be impossible to enforce this ruling - and according to executives who spoke to the Wall Street Journal, violations will not actually be punished. | Clearly, it'll be impossible to enforce this ruling - and according to executives who spoke to the Wall Street Journal, violations will not actually be punished. |
| But it's all part of measures being taken by theme parks to give customers the confidence to return after the shutdowns, and assure them their safety is being taken seriously. | |
| In response to suggestions that it was impossible not to scream on a rollercoaster, the park previously released a video of two executives riding in silence, to show it can be done. | In response to suggestions that it was impossible not to scream on a rollercoaster, the park previously released a video of two executives riding in silence, to show it can be done. |
| In the surreal video, which has since gone viral, both executives are seen formally clad and in masks - one of them is even wearing a full suit and tie. He slowly adjusts his hair after the roller coaster plunges down and looks almost bored by the entire exercise. | In the surreal video, which has since gone viral, both executives are seen formally clad and in masks - one of them is even wearing a full suit and tie. He slowly adjusts his hair after the roller coaster plunges down and looks almost bored by the entire exercise. |
| The other clenches the safety bars tightly. You can see their bodies shaking as the ride goes on its twists and turns - but they remain absolutely stoic and silent throughout the four-minute video. | The other clenches the safety bars tightly. You can see their bodies shaking as the ride goes on its twists and turns - but they remain absolutely stoic and silent throughout the four-minute video. |
| At the end of the video a message appears: "Please scream inside your heart". | At the end of the video a message appears: "Please scream inside your heart". |
| Japan for months had a relatively low infection rate, though virus cases in the capital Tokyo have surged in recent days. | Japan for months had a relatively low infection rate, though virus cases in the capital Tokyo have surged in recent days. |
| The country has reported more than 20,000 virus cases and a death toll of 982, according to Johns Hopkins University. | The country has reported more than 20,000 virus cases and a death toll of 982, according to Johns Hopkins University. |