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Positive trends in OC s coronavirus metrics drive the plans to reopen Disneyland Resort, now training staff on new health & safety measures. (Disneyland Resort Photo)
ANAHEIM, CA Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek announced to shareholders that the company plans to reopen Disneyland Resort by the end of April.
As many as 10,000 park workers, referred to by the resort as cast members, are being recalled after having been furloughed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will have the chance to return and being trained on new health and safety standards around the park, he says.
Disneyland will reopen in late April, Disneyâs chief executive says.
By the time Disneyland reopens, it will be the last of the companyâs six theme park resorts to come back online.Credit.Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times
Disneyland, which has been closed for a year, will reopen in late April.
Bob Chapek, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, announced the time frame on Tuesday at the companyâs annual shareholder meeting but did not give a specific date.
California officials announced on Friday that theme parks in the state could reopen on a limited basis as soon as April 1. Eligibility, however, will depend on coronavirus transmission statistics in individual counties.