Disneyland presses for reopening, proposes COVID-19 safety measures
4 years, 3 months ago

Disneyland presses for reopening, proposes COVID-19 safety measures

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. officials added their voices to a chorus of politicians, business owners and tourism industry leaders Tuesday to press California‘s governor to let Disneyland and Disney California Adventure reopen, vowing to adopt specific health precautions to help protect guests from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are offering technology solutions that make it easier for our guests to minimize contact and maintain physical distancing,” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, said in a video presentation that included comments from several Disney park officials. Gavin Newsom to adopt guidelines to reopen Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Knott’s Berry Farm, saying the parks’ closures six months ago has devastated a local economy that relies heavily on tourism. Also, Florida’s Walt Disney World, with four separate theme parks, encompasses nearly 25,000 acres, making physical distancing easier.

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Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers
5 months ago

Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks, including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants. “We have shown Disney that we are the true magic makers of the park and today proves that when workers stand together for what they deserve, we win,” the coalition said …

Disneyland gets final approval for ‘biggest thing’ since its opening
54 years, 11 months ago

Disneyland gets final approval for ‘biggest thing’ since its opening

CNN  

CNN — Disney cleared a major hurdle to start developing a colossal expansion of its Disneyland theme parks on Tuesday night when the Anaheim city council unanimously gave final approval to rezone much of the property. But with newly approved “multi-use” zoning, Disney can now expand its theme parks in Anaheim without acquiring any new land, by building attractions where …

Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades. The proposal doesn’t expand the parks’ physical footprint but will help Disney create new, immersive experiences for visitors by building a land such as the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from …

Disney seeks major expansion of California theme park to add more immersive attractions
9 months, 1 week ago

Disney seeks major expansion of California theme park to add more immersive attractions

Associated Press  

Walking through the frosty, snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen,” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” might be possible one day for visitors to Disney’s California theme parks. We need to get the guidance on what we can build there so we can understand how.” After a lengthy meeting late Monday, the city of Anaheim’s planning commission voted to …

Disneyland plan for long-term major development in Anaheim clears crucial hurdle
9 months, 1 week ago

Disneyland plan for long-term major development in Anaheim clears crucial hurdle

LA Times  

Dubbed DisneylandForward, the plan is not specific about what exactly Disney plans to build, but it asked Anaheim to relax zoning rules and give the company flexibility to construct new rides, hotels and stores alongside one another. “It’s a tremendous responsibility for all of us and a privilege to be a steward of this vision for this very, very special …

Disney posts higher second-quarter earnings and revenue thanks to strong theme parks business
1 year, 7 months ago

Disney posts higher second-quarter earnings and revenue thanks to strong theme parks business

The Independent  

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How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?
2 years, 7 months ago

How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?

LA Times  

Regardless of how you feel about the crowds, the strollers and the high prices, Disneyland, like it or not, represents the American dream. You must also pick a starting park — Disneyland or California Adventure — and you can’t park-hop until 1 p.m. Disneyland officials say this helps manage crowd flow and back-end operations and staffing, but let’s hope the …

Disneyland starts selling tickets to travelers from outside California
3 years, 6 months ago

Disneyland starts selling tickets to travelers from outside California

LA Times  

When Disneyland and Disney California Adventure reopened April 30, the Anaheim theme parks allowed only California residents to visit. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have begun selling tickets to travelers from out of state for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut their doors more than a year ago, the Anaheim theme parks announced Wednesday. State guidelines that take …

Disneyland California opens its gates for visitors after 13 months
3 years, 7 months ago

Disneyland California opens its gates for visitors after 13 months

India Today  

Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequinned Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents. California’s world-famous theme park, which reopened after an unprecedented 13-month closure, is admitting only state residents and operating under …

Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ a tearful parkgoer says
3 years, 7 months ago

Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ a tearful parkgoer says

LA Times  

Disneyland and Disney California Adventure opened their gates to guests Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure, welcoming parkgoers to stroll down Main Street USA, pay a visit to the Haunted Mansion and scream down Splash Mountain as the COVID-19 pandemic loosens its grip on the state. Some are shut for pandemic safety reasons, including Disneyland’s Monorail, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage …

Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ a tearful parkgoer says
3 years, 7 months ago

Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ a tearful parkgoer says

LA Times  

Disneyland and Disney California Adventure opened their gates to guests Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure, welcoming parkgoers to stroll down Main Street USA, pay a visit to the Haunted Mansion and scream down Splash Mountain as the COVID-19 pandemic loosens its grip on the state. Some are shut for pandemic safety reasons, including Disneyland’s Monorail, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage …

Disneyland and California’s other theme parks are reopening. Here’s what you need to know
3 years, 8 months ago

Disneyland and California’s other theme parks are reopening. Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park are slated to reopen April 30 after being closed for more than a year. The theme park experience at Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knott’s Berry Farm won’t be exactly the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a look at how things went in the earliest days: Six Flags …

Which attractions will be open on Disneyland’s opening day, and which will still be closed?
3 years, 8 months ago

Which attractions will be open on Disneyland’s opening day, and which will still be closed?

LA Times  

It’s a Small World is among the attractions that Disneyland plans to offer the first day back after the theme park’s yearlong pandemic closure. • Meet the legendary ride maker that invented the modern theme park — Jan. 4, 2016 Main Street vehicles • How Main Street, U.S.A. is rooted in Walt Disney’s Missouri childhood — July 10, 2015 Mark …

New plan at Disneyland calls for squeezing in more rides, restaurants and shops
3 years, 8 months ago

New plan at Disneyland calls for squeezing in more rides, restaurants and shops

LA Times  

Despite a deadly pandemic closing its theme parks for a year, Walt Disney Co. has begun charting a course for the future by announcing plans Thursday to upgrade and renovate its Anaheim resort with new attractions, shops and restaurants within its existing 490-acre footprint. The plan, dubbed Disneyland Forward, is short on details, but Disney officials made clear they want …

Disneyland and other California theme parks, reopening in just weeks, scramble to get ready
3 years, 9 months ago

Disneyland and other California theme parks, reopening in just weeks, scramble to get ready

LA Times  

Scenic artists Billy Teichert, Jason Young and Carlos Rivas prepare to paint a fence next to a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The COVID-19 pandemic has shut California’s largest theme parks for more than a year, creating an unprecedented challenge for the operators of Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and other parks who are now scrambling to prepare to reopen under …

Disneyland sets reopening date
3 years, 9 months ago

Disneyland sets reopening date

CNN  

New York CNN Business — It’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. “It’s the final sign that things are getting back to normal for the Disney company,” Robert Niles, editor of ThemeParkInsider.com, told CNN Business of the reopening. “Having Walt Disney’s original park closed, even with …

Disneyland Paris Postpones Re-opening Again as Covid-19 Crisis Continues
3 years, 9 months ago

Disneyland Paris Postpones Re-opening Again as Covid-19 Crisis Continues

News 18  

Disneyland Paris, Europe’s biggest tourist attraction, said Friday it will not be able to reopen as planned on April 2 because of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Initially, Disneyland Paris had hoped to re-admit visitors in February, before setting April 2 as its new target date, depending on health conditions improving. A union source at Disneyland said earlier this year that …

Disney California Adventure park to reopen for food and shopping event
3 years, 10 months ago

Disney California Adventure park to reopen for food and shopping event

LA Times  

Visitors walk along Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure in November. About a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of theme parks statewide, Disney California Adventure park plans to reopen starting March 18 at limited capacity, welcoming visitors who buy tickets to stroll through the park and purchase food, drinks and merchandise. Months ago, Disney reopened its …

Disney California Adventure Park to hold food festival, rehire some workers
3 years, 10 months ago

Disney California Adventure Park to hold food festival, rehire some workers

LA Times  

It’s still not clear when Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim will reopen, but the House of Mouse hopes to appease its most ardent fans by holding a food and beverage festival on the grounds of its California Adventure Park in March. To help launch the festival, Disney announced it would recall about 1,000 employees who were laid off or furloughed …

Traveling to Disney Parks during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
3 years, 11 months ago

Traveling to Disney Parks during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Coronavirus cases remain high across the globe. CNN — If you’re planning to travel to one of the Disney Parks & Resorts around the world, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics All Disney parks around the world are now open to visitors, though Covid-19 restrictions …

Walt Disney to Layoff About 32,000 Workers in First Half of 2021 Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years ago

Walt Disney to Layoff About 32,000 Workers in First Half of 2021 Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would layoff 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced in September as the company struggles with limited customers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, Disney said it was furloughing additional workers from its theme park in Southern California due to uncertainty over when the …

Disney furloughs MORE workers at its California theme parks
4 years, 1 month ago

Disney furloughs MORE workers at its California theme parks

Daily Mail  

The Walt Disney Company plans to furlough additional workers from its Disneyland theme park in Southern California, saying it still does not know when the state will allow it to reopen because of the coronavirus pandemic. California health authorities in October dashed hopes of the reopening of large theme parks anytime soon, saying that cannot happen until a county's COVID-19 …

Disneyland is more than a job for some workers. A wave of layoffs will hit Sunday
4 years, 1 month ago

Disneyland is more than a job for some workers. A wave of layoffs will hit Sunday

LA Times  

Tina Thomas, a furloughed Disneyland Resort restaurant worker, volunteers at a food bank as she waits to learn what will happen to her job. “It’s so stressful to live this way.” When California’s theme parks closed in March, employees of Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and other parks were left in limbo, displaced from jobs through no fault of their own, …

New rules keep Disneyland and many other California theme parks closed for now
4 years, 2 months ago

New rules keep Disneyland and many other California theme parks closed for now

LA Times  

Knott’s Berry Farm is closed in Orange County. Facing increased pressure from business owners and politicians in places with theme parks, California released protocols for operating the parks, giving destinations such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and Knott’s Berry Farm a path to reopening that is tied to how well each park’s home county throttles the spread of the coronavirus. “I …

Before letting California theme parks reopen, Newsom is looking out of state
4 years, 2 months ago

Before letting California theme parks reopen, Newsom is looking out of state

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, aiming for an eventual safe reopening of California theme parks, said Monday that he was sending a team of people to parks open in other states to learn what precautions they are taking to avoid the spread of COVID-19. California Health and Human Services Agency spokeswoman Kate Folmar said her agency sent health officials last week to assess …

California theme parks must stay closed for now, Newsom says
4 years, 2 months ago

California theme parks must stay closed for now, Newsom says

LA Times  

Visitors at Disneyland on March 13, the last day before the theme park closed because of the pandemic. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that California theme parks have to remain closed for now — a stance that has put him at odds with park owners such as Walt Disney Co. and some legislators. “We don’t anticipate in the immediate term any …

Disney to cut 28,000 jobs in one of biggest layoffs of covid era
4 years, 2 months ago

Disney to cut 28,000 jobs in one of biggest layoffs of covid era

Live Mint  

Walt Disney Co. is slashing 28,000 workers in its slumping U.S. resort business, marking of one of the deepest workforce reductions of the Covid-19 era. The belt-tightening move affects the company’s theme parks, cruise ships and retail businesses, Disney said on Tuesday. Disney’s move also spotlights its troubles with California, which has been slower than other areas to lift restrictions …

Disney to lay off 28,000 workers at domestic theme parks and other units
4 years, 2 months ago

Disney to lay off 28,000 workers at domestic theme parks and other units

LA Times  

Disneyland and Walt Disney World have been severely hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Burbank-based company said Tuesday that it would lay off 28,000 domestic employees at its parks, experiences and products division, which includes Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Walt Disney World has been operating with strict capacity …

Disney is laying off 28,000 employees in the US as pandemic hammers its theme parks
4 years, 2 months ago

Disney is laying off 28,000 employees in the US as pandemic hammers its theme parks

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney is laying off 28,000 people in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic hammers its parks and resorts business. Disney’s theme parks shut down globally this spring as the pandemic hit, dealing a huge blow to the company’s bottom line. Josh D’Amaro, the chairman of Disney Parks, said the staffing cuts were necessary because …

Disney World’s last two theme parks reopen to visitors
4 years, 5 months ago

Disney World’s last two theme parks reopen to visitors

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Days after reopening two theme parks amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Florida, Walt Disney World on Wednesday welcomed back visitors to two more theme parks that had been shuttered since March because of the new coronavirus. The Florida theme park resort reopened Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, completing a rolling opening of Disney World’s theme …

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