'It is that make or break time' | Triad fall festivities adjust to align with NCDHHS guidelines

Owner of Kersey Valley Attractions Tony Wohlgemuth said their most popular attraction, Spooky Woods, is still on, with some adjustments. 

Wohlgemuth said typically, the attraction has objects hanging down that people can touch, but the owner removed them to avoid spreading germs. 

The train at Kersey Valley is also not running this year. 

However, attractions like the new 'Sunflower Extravaganza' and Maize Adventure are still opening

"The sunflower extravaganza, that’s the newest attraction. It’s inherently social distancing because it’s a reservation in advance and it’s very limited and it’s very small groups," he said. 

"Or it might be a professional photographer bringing in a client. So, we have acres and acres to spread out, you probably won’t even see anybody else," Wohlgemuth said. 

For the Maize Adventure, which opens September 19, a ticketing system will be used, to help with social distancing. 

"The normal crowd would come at once and now you have to pick a time slot and we can control the number of tickets sold per time slot," he said. 

Wohlgemuth said they're putting the finishing touches on the maize now. 

Wohlgemuth said he's been working very hard to nail down this plan to keep his guests at Kersey Valley safe. 

"A lot of time has gone into it. This is not thrown together none of our attractions this is our livelihood and we take it very seriously," he said.

Millstone Creek Orchard has also been making adjustments because of the pandemic. 

"I changed everything this year because of COVID and I’m really thankful we were proactive on certain things," owner of Millstone Creek Orchard Beverly Mooney said. 

Mooney said crowds at the orchard are a concern when fall rolls around.