To encourage the epitome in safety measures, guests at a Middle East FEC chain can rent an entire venue for their party for the equivalent of €1,140 per hour, with €500 of play credits included.
The 50-venue Landmark Leisure chain across the Middle East, led by its flagship Fun City brand of FECs, is said by the company to now be the most Covid-19 preventative in the business.
Having built what it calls "a play community" relationship with its guests, the big company has focused on the growth and development of children, but has now extended that to the most studied of health protocols since the FEC business in its home, the United Arab Emirates, began to reopen along with other member countries of the GCC region.
“With no manual for uncertain times, Fun City used the time to embrace kid’s current actions and adapt to it,” said the company. “As kids need special care, taking universal precautionary measures wasn’t enough. Fun City’s focus was on how best to safeguard the wellbeing and build the confidence of parents by putting the most innovative and enhanced safety measures in place. Their relentless commitment and dedication to this, has made Fun City what it is today - a safe city.”
Social distancing and wearing masks, health screening through temperature checks before entry, stickers on the floor to maintain distance and extra training for the staff have become the norm, said the company.
The staff of venues also wear masks and gloves and implement other new safety measures. Paper tickets have been removed to be replaced by e-tickets loaded directly on to the Power Card and redeemed at the redemption counter for fun toys.
Each facility is fumigated and extra sanitation is taking place at regular intervals every day. Hand sanitisers have been installed, staggered boarding on rides introduced and only members of the same family can ride together.
The Power Card online system is encouraged to avoid long lines and can be topped up at home. There are separate entry and exit points to rides and cashless payments encouraged.
The ability to rent the entire venue by the hour, stated the company, is the ultimate in confidence-boosting encouragement. It gives the purchaser the equivalent of €2000 in credit and unlimited rides and games.
