The Sleeping Magnificence Citadel on the Disney California Journey Park on January 12, 2016.Eric McCandless | ABC | Getty PhotosDisney is delaying
The Sleeping Magnificence Citadel on the Disney California Journey Park on January 12, 2016.
Eric McCandless | ABC | Getty Photos
Disney is delaying the opening of its California-based theme parks.
On Wednesday, the corporate mentioned its proposed phased opening of its two parks in Anaheim for July 17 can be postponed as state officers is not going to be issuing theme park reopening tips till after July 4.
“Given the time required for us to carry 1000’s of forged members again to work and restart our enterprise, we’ve no selection however to delay the reopening of our theme parks and resort lodges till we obtain approval from authorities officers,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
As soon as the corporate will get a greater sense of when tips can be launched and what these tips can be, Disney mentioned it will likely be capable of introduced a brand new reopening date. Disney will nonetheless be opening its buying middle, Downtown Disney District, on July 9.
The delay of the California parks comes as Disney employees from Florida have petitioned the corporate and native authorities officers to rethink the reopening of Disney World subsequent month.
Because the variety of coronavirus instances surges in Florida, greater than 8,500 individuals have signed the web petition. It’s unclear if all signees are literally Walt Disney workers or if the petition is union-backed. There isn’t any point out within the petition itself of any affiliation with an worker union.
Disney has already reopened parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong and has plans to reopen its Paris and Japan-based areas.