Major reopenings in Ohio: Cincinnati Zoo opens Wednesday

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden reopens to members on Wednesday.

REOPENINGS WHEN IT COMES TOENTERTAINMENT IN OHIO.MUSEUMS, AQUARIUMS, ROLLERRINKS, MOVIE THEATRES, RECCENTERS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OFCOURSE THE CINCINNATI ZOO.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER ALLYKRAEMER IS LIVE AT THE ZOOWITH WHAT CHANGES YOU CANEXPECT AT YOUR NEXT VISIT.THE REOPENING IS GRADUAL HEREAT THE ZOO, STARTING WITH JUSTMEMBERS FOR THE NEXT WEEK.THEY'RE EASING BACK INTOTHINGS TO SEE HOW THEIR SAFETYPROCEDURES WORK AND WHATADJUSTMENTS MAY NEED TO BEMADE.THE ZOO WILL LOOK DIFFERENT -THE INDOOR HABITATS ARECLOSED, AS ARE RESTAURANTS ANDGIFT SHOPS.

RIGHT NOW - THEREARE LIMITS ON HOW MANY PEOPLECAN VISIT THE ZOO EACH DAY.YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TIMEDRESERVATION SO THERE AREN'TLARGE CROWDS ARRIVING AT THESAME TIME.

YES, ALL MEMBERSAND NON-MEMBER NEED ARESERVATION AND THATRESERVATION HAS TO BE MADEONLINE, NOT IN-PERSON.

ARRIVALTIMES RANGE AT 30 MINUTEINTERVALS FROM 9 TO 4.RESERVATION WINDOWS OPENEDLAST WEEK WHEN GOVERNOR DEWINEANNOUNCED THE REOPENING DATE.ACCORDING TO A MEMBERS ONLYFACEBOOK GROUP - RESERVATIONSARE SOLD OUT FOR AT LEAST THEFIRST TWO WEEKS.

SOME PEOPLEARE BOOKING ALL THE WAY INTOJULY."It's going to be limited bythe number that we can safelyhave here in The Zoo.

Thatnumber will change as we seehow things are going.

It cango up or down depending on thenumber.

We look at it asthere's simply more zoo foryou."THE ZOO IS TRYING TO ELIMINATEALL TOUCH POINTS - SO NO TRAINRIDES, NO PLAYGROUNDS, NOPAPER MAPS.

BUT AGAIN THIS ISA TRIAL - SO IT'S LIKELYTHEY'LL BE ABLE TO EXPANDCAPACITY ONCE THEY SEE HOW THEPROCESS WORKS.

REPORTING LIVE,AK, WCPO 9 NEWS.