I still find it a mystery why some parks are doing social distancing on rides to be honest.
Don't get me wrong, I get the logic. By them leaving a row between groups on certain rides, it shows that they're doing what they can to keep groups separated. And along with social distancing markers, it again puts on a face that they're doing something.
But when social distancing isn't being enforced in most instances in queue lines and pathways, it negates that. Why is it that you can have someone stand less than a meter behind you whilst you're in a queue for a coaster for 45 minutes, but then they have to sit two rows behind you for a 50 second ride where you're travelling at 40mph+ for a good chunk of it? It's a huge disconnect really, especially when I have doubts that social distancing on coasters is in any way effective.
Going to a theme park, I think most people accept there's a (small) level of risk associated with it. Even with reduced capacities, there's going to be thousands of people on a busy day. And regardless of how quiet it is, you almost always still spend more time in pathways and queue lines than physically on rides. So the focus should be on making those pathways and queue lines as 'Covid secure' as possible, and then accepting that - with masks on - the risk of catching Covid on a ride is effectively the same whether a person is sat next to you, or however many rows in front of / behind you.
I've mentioned this a couple of times on here, but I'll mention it again, When I went to Asterix last July, they had it spot on (more or less) in my opinion.
Social distancing encouraged in queue lines, but accepted that it would be hard to regulate.
Masks essential in queue lines, with regular checks from security staff to ensure people were wearing them.
Masks essential on most rides, with no social distancing on coasters (so you could be sat next to strangers, just like normal)
It threw me a bit at first, I won't lie. But in terms of Covid secureness, it was the 'safest' and most comfortable I felt at a park since this whole thing begun.
I've rambled a bit...But yeah, I think, with the UK parks at least, there's a lot of "Look, we've done a lot of things to make the park Covid secure", but in reality, those aren't the right things to have done. All mouth and no trousers I guess.