Disneyland set to reopen to limited guests next month after year closed
3 years, 9 months ago

Disneyland set to reopen to limited guests next month after year closed

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disneyland will reopen to a limited number of guests next month more than a year after the California theme park closed its gates due to Covid. Disney’s two theme parks in California will reopen on 30 April and be initially capped to around 15 per cent of capacity, Disney chief executive Bob Chapek said on CNBC. Atlanta spa shootings: What we know about suspect Robert Aaron Long Georgia shooting suspect had sexual rather than racist motivations, police say Serial stowaway reveals how she snuck onto more than 30 flights without a ticket Cardi B brings Melania Trump into war of words with Candace Owens: ‘I was inspired by your First Lady’ “We’ve been operating at Walt Disney World for about nine months, and there certainly is no shortage of demand. “Consumers trust Disney to do the right thing, and we’ve certainly proven that we can open responsibly, whether it’s temperature checks, masks, social distancing, or improved hygiene around the parks.” California is now reporting under 2,900 new Covid cases per day, a nearly 32 per cent decline compared with a week ago.

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Universal’s new Florida theme park: When does it open and what will be there?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Universal’s new Florida theme park: When does it open and what will be there?

LA Times  

The Universal Orlando Resort in Florida is gaining a fourth theme park next year that will feature areas dedicated to Nintendo, Harry Potter and other intellectual property, a move that is expected to significantly ramp up the company’s competition with Walt Disney Co. in the state. Multiday ticket and vacation packages, including entry to Epic Universe, go on sale Tuesday; …

Disney under fire for keeping Orlando park open despite Hurricane Milton warnings
3 months, 1 week ago

Disney under fire for keeping Orlando park open despite Hurricane Milton warnings

Daily Mail  

Walt Disney World in Florida has remained open to the public as of Monday, prompting some online to criticize the theme park giant since Hurricane Milton is on a collision course with Orlando. Guests at the Magic Kingdom break out ponchos at Cinderella Castle as bands of weather from Hurricane Helene move through Walt Disney World on Thursday, September 26, …

Disneyland gets final approval for ‘biggest thing’ since its opening
55 years 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a park expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council. “We are thrilled that the City of Anaheim has agreed to work together on this legacy project,” Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock …

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

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Walking through the frosty, snow-covered …

Attractions at Disneyland, California Adventure to temporarily close for refurbishment
1 year, 6 months ago

Attractions at Disneyland, California Adventure to temporarily close for refurbishment

LA Times  

The Disneyland monorail, which ferries passengers to and from the park, is one of three attractions slated to temporarily close next month. Two popular rides at Disney California Adventure, as well as the Disneyland monorail, will temporarily close in July for refurbishment. Soarin’ Around the World, which takes riders on a global virtual hang glide tour, will be closed Wednesday …

Disney parks at the forefront after Iger’s return
1 year, 8 months ago

Disney parks at the forefront after Iger’s return

Associated Press  

It’s been six months since Bob Iger canceled his retirement and stepped back into the top role at Disney to right a number of perceived wrongs under his handpicked successor, with one hovering right near the top: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand. Among his first acts as returning chief executive, Iger …

Disney is planning an Avatar experience at Disneyland
1 year, 11 months ago

Disney is planning an Avatar experience at Disneyland

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In another effort to keep …

Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing
2 years, 2 months ago

Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were temporarily blocked from leaving as part of virus testing that extended to more than 400,000 people, the city government announced Tuesday. Hong Kong’s main stock market index surged 5.2% on Tuesday after a comment circulated on Chinese social media that said the ruling Communist Party might set up a “reopening committee” to look …

Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing
2 years, 2 months ago

Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing, the city government announced, while social media posts said some amusements kept operating for guests who were blocked from leaving. The park closed Monday for testing of staff and visitors, Walt Disney Co. and the city government announced. The city government appealed to anyone …

How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?
2 years, 8 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 …

Visiting Disneyland over the holidays? Use the new Genie app (and follow these tips)
3 years, 1 month ago

Visiting Disneyland over the holidays? Use the new Genie app (and follow these tips)

LA Times  

Every holiday season since Disneyland opened in 1955, the park is adorned with hundreds of twinkly lights, ornaments and wreaths, a glittering display that brings heavy crowds over the month of December. Those crowds, as much a holiday tradition at Disneyland and neighboring California Adventure park as the seasonal decorations, are likely to be smaller this year because of new …

Hugs with Mickey? Not so fast. Disney attractions are coming back — slowly
3 years, 2 months ago

Hugs with Mickey? Not so fast. Disney attractions are coming back — slowly

LA Times  

Disney is gearing up to restart the Main Street Electrical Parade, a fan favorite at Disneyland, after an indefinite hiatus. Disneyland and California Adventure Park have relaunched attractions at the parks in phases since reopening in April after a 13-month pandemic shutdown. What’s back Parades Regular nightly parades have yet to return to Disneyland’s Main Street USA, but during the …

Now more than ever, a day at Disneyland feels like a journey to another world
3 years, 6 months ago

Now more than ever, a day at Disneyland feels like a journey to another world

LA Times  

Ally Carrasco, 5, dressed as Anna from “Frozen,” at the scenic entrance to Cars Land, one of several places to linger in a post-pandemic Disneyland. My feelings turned to dread when a friend who had made a recent visit revealed that there were many lines, that procuring food was still tricky even when ordering on the app and that getting …

Disneyland Paris reopens after 8 months as France returns to a form of normal life again
3 years, 6 months ago

Disneyland Paris reopens after 8 months as France returns to a form of normal life again

India Today  

France’s tourism sector is taking a further step toward normality with the reopening of Disneyland Paris, two weeks after the country reopened its borders to vaccinated visitors from across the world. Pauline Baudouin, a Disney fan from Angouleme in western France, said: “We were missing the magic, because it was already a complicated period and we needed to recharge our …

Disneyland reveals which COVID-era changes will stay, which will go
3 years, 6 months ago

Disneyland reveals which COVID-era changes will stay, which will go

LA Times  

People walk through Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in May. “I want to be really smart in the way we do this.” With the government-imposed attendance caps and physical distance requirements gone, the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks are expected to relaunch several rides, musical acts and nighttime extravaganzas over the next few weeks and other attractions later this …

Disneyland starts selling tickets to travelers from outside California
3 years, 7 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 …

Which California attractions are reopening this week?
3 years, 7 months ago

Which California attractions are reopening this week?

LA Times  

Here’s a look at when more than 65 California visitor destinations are reopening, including DTLA’s Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego’s Old Globe and Yosemite’s Wawona Hotel in the next week. De Young Museum, San Francisco Death Valley National Park Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park opened April 30. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino is …

Disneyland reopens and reemerges as a beacon of optimism
3 years, 8 months ago

Disneyland reopens and reemerges as a beacon of optimism

LA Times  

At 8:06 a.m. Friday a cheer erupted at the Harbor Boulevard entrance to the Disneyland Resort. For now, Disneyland cannot operate at greater than a 25% capacity, but that could soon change as California’s high vaccination rates are believed to have played a vital role in our state having one of the lowest COVID-19 case rates in the U.S. For …

Disneyland California opens its gates for visitors after 13 months
3 years, 8 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 …

Photos: Disneyland visitors get out their mouse ears and flock back to the park
3 years, 8 months ago

Photos: Disneyland visitors get out their mouse ears and flock back to the park

LA Times  

Break out those mouse ears — the House that Mickey Built is open. A meeting of princesses Annable Zavala and her mother Yani visit princesses from a distance inside Disneyland as the park reopened for the first time in more than a year. Masked greeting The first park visitors are greeted inside Disneyland as the theme park reopened for the …

Disneyland reopens: ‘This is a homecoming for us,’ a tearful parkgoer says
3 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Which California attractions are reopening now?
3 years, 8 months ago

Which California attractions are reopening now?

LA Times  

Here’s a look at when more than 65 California visitor destinations are reopening, including the Norton Simon Museum, the Getty Center and the Broad museum in coming days. De Young Museum, San Francisco Death Valley National Park Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park opened April 30. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino is partially open, including …

Disneyland and California’s other theme parks are reopening. Here’s what you need to know
3 years, 9 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 …

Avengers area to open in Disneyland, will feature Spider-Man and a shawarma cart
3 years, 9 months ago

Avengers area to open in Disneyland, will feature Spider-Man and a shawarma cart

Hindustan Times  

A new Avengers-themed area featuring a Spider-Man ride, roaming superheroes and a shawarma food cart will open at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland Resort in California on June 4, the head of the company's parks division said on Thursday. Disneyland's Avengers area to open in June with Spider-Man and shawarma The debut will come weeks after the resort in Anaheim, about …

Shanghai Disney Resort marks 10th anniversary of groundbreaking
3 years, 9 months ago

Shanghai Disney Resort marks 10th anniversary of groundbreaking

China Daily  

The Shanghai Disney Resort launches its 5th birthday celebration and the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the site on April 8. The Shanghai Disney Resort launched its 5th birthday celebration and the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the site on April 8. As the most ambitious overseas project for The Walt Disney Company, Shanghai Disney Resort's groundbreaking marked …

Shanghai Disney Resort marks 10th anniversary of groundbreaking
3 years, 9 months ago

Shanghai Disney Resort marks 10th anniversary of groundbreaking

China Daily  

The Shanghai Disney Resort launches its 5th birthday celebration and the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the site on April 8. The Shanghai Disney Resort launched its 5th birthday celebration and the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the site on April 8. As the most ambitious overseas project for The Walt Disney Company, Shanghai Disney Resort's groundbreaking marked …

Which attractions will be open on Disneyland’s opening day, and which will still be closed?
3 years, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 11 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
4 years 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 …

Disney’s partial California Adventure reopening: Why our safe spaces in 2020 feel forever changed
4 years, 1 month ago

Disney’s partial California Adventure reopening: Why our safe spaces in 2020 feel forever changed

LA Times  

April Levar and daughter Ruth shop in the Downtown Disney District on Nov. 19, the day Disney California Adventure reopened for limited shopping and dining. Holiday decorations and social distancing signs share space in Anaheim’s Downtown Disney District on Nov. 19, the day Disney California Adventure opened without rides but limited dining and shopping. I do not regret going, but …

Walt Disney to Layoff About 32,000 Workers in First Half of 2021 Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 1 month 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, 2 months 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 …

California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget
4 years, 2 months ago

California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. California announced Tuesday that smaller theme parks could reopen …

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, 3 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, 3 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 lay off 28,000 workers at domestic theme parks and other units
4 years, 3 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 …

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 …

It matters that Disneyland is closed for its 65th birthday
4 years, 5 months ago

It matters that Disneyland is closed for its 65th birthday

LA Times  

When Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort shuttered in March, it was such a rare occurrence that it put an exclamation point on our troubled times. I worry that the park — a place described as a symbol of “reassurance” by one of its early architects — wouldn’t be able to provide the full emotional healing so many of us crave. Disneyland last …

Masks and Mickey: Disneyland Paris reopens after four-month closure
4 years, 6 months ago

Masks and Mickey: Disneyland Paris reopens after four-month closure

India Today  

Disneyland Paris welcomed back visitors on Wednesday after a four-month closure due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, with face masks and social distancing the order of the day. A steady stream of visitors trickled in during the morning, with one group wearing Mickey Mouse ears and dancing with glee as they entered Europe's most visited theme park. Walt Disney World …

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