Someone tell Mickey to get back to work.
Last March, Disneyland (and all other major theme parks in California) made the unprecedented move to temporarily close down amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, the park has finally set a reopening date over one year after it first closed. Disneyland confirmed to Fox News that it will be reopening on April 30th. (iStock)
Disneyland hsa confirmed that its parks will be reopening on April 30. While some of the shopping and dining areas of Disneyland reopened over the summer, the major theme parks have largely been shut down since last March. The day all of us have long been waiting for is almost here, Ken Potrock, president of the Disneyland Resort said in a statement. We’re excited to have more than 10,000 cast members returning to work as we get ready to welcome our guests back to this happy place.
Laid-off employee Desi D Amani discusses theme parks in California soon opening at a limited capacity. Roughly 28,000 workers have been furloughed at Disneyland due to a coronavirus shutdown.
Here’s hoping that visitors to California’s theme parks are only mildly thrilled by California’s thrill rides.
The California Amusement Park Association (CAPA), an industry trade group representing Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios Hollywood, among others, is currently advising its members parks to adjust the seat-loading patterns on their rides to mitigate the effect of shouting when the parks are allowed to reopen beginning April 1.
The recommendation is just one of many issued by CAPA in response to the California Department of Health’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which was last updated March 16.