While the Disneyland Resort awaits reopening guidelines from the state of California, a rally is being planned to put pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom.
The “Open Disneyland” rally will be held on Saturday, October 17th at 8:00 AM local time. Disney fans, executives, Cast Members and California state legislators are expected to gather at the resort’s main entrance on Harbor Boulevard in the hopes of getting the state and Newsom to release the reopening guidelines. The event has been organized by a group looking to recall the governor. The group is funded by the California Patriot Coalition, a conservative-leaning organization. A Facebook page for the event describes its purpose as follows:
To stand in unity with the magic makers and all of those who believe in the magic for the reopening of Disneyland.
We will be standing for all the 28,000 castmembers who were laid off and with more to come if the gates stay closed.
Standing for the community and businesses that have been affected.
Standing for all the guests from around the world who need joy and inspiration that comes from the magic makers.
Both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have remained closed over the COVID-19 pandemic since March. While the state is currently working on finalizing the guidelines, visiting places including the resort and Universal Studios Hollywood along with sending strike teams to Walt Disney World, they have stated that there’s no formal timeline to release the guidelines, with California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly saying that they “will come out when we’re ready.” In an interview on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has called the previously-drafted guidelines, which would’ve restricted the parks to 25% capacity and kept visitors to residents who live with 120 miles of the resort, “stringent,” “arbitrary,” and a “mandate that we stay closed.”
As part of the interview, Chapek also said, “we’d like to put our cast members back to work — as many of them as possible — as soon as possible if the government will let us.” Disney has reached return to work agreements with 11 Cast Member unions to help get the parks reopened as soon as possible once the finalized guidelines are announced.
Keep reading WDWNT and Disneyland News Today as we learn more about the reopening process.
Why would you share this as news? It’s not from the actual parks. Advertising a large gathering for such a selfish and trivial cause is just propagating all of this to go longer. DL does not need to be opened, and this whiner convention won’t change the data, except increase the number of cases.
It is news. A independent rally is news. We don’t only share news from the company, that isn’t the whole story.
It’s not an independent rally. it is a pre-existing organization trying to oust our legally elected governor. Look at the web address!
It’s news. Get over it.
Watch more cnn.
Hey Mike, If it’s working in Florida, why won’t it here?
If you don’t won’t to go don’t go there, but stop adding to the problems of places and cities that need to reopen to help people create jobs and income.
Mike, could you be a more disconnected fool? Literally ALL other Disney parks around the globe are OPEN. There is not a single report of an outbreak at any of them. 80,000 people are out of work due to the closing. Put down your liberal Kool Aid and open your eyes. Whining? Wonder if you would be Whining if you had been out of work for 7 months you moron!!
im sharing, because it’s a huge rally and to recall Newsom!
Bad idea! Everyone gather, someone gets sick, transmit the virus to others, state leaders are proven right! Open Disneyland yes, but this is not the right way to make it happen!
Stop letting fear run your life. Let’s move on with life. Open everything. Back to normal.
Getting sick is a risk of living. Always has been. If you are afraid, stay home. Those of us who aren’t afraid will continue to live.
But protesting cops is all good huh??
Thank you for sharing. We need to put pressure on the Governor to open up Disneyland. All other Disney parks are open and not having any major outbreaks.
Wow. That’s one way to get the ball rolling!
Hopefully everyone maintains distance and safety.
If people want to hide under their beds with masks on for the next few years, good for them. You can only take care of yourself. One person’s fear shouldn’t dictate everyone else’s lives. Enough is enough. We’ll never get through this if they never let us get through this.
Have fun while I laugh at you from a distance people that go to this.
This is not ok. You are promoting a conservative rally against Governor Newsom. I am getting tired of how WDWNT is representing this to the public. It’s biased and really inappropriate for a blog.
If a rally is to be held by any organization in relation to Disney theme parks, it is news. I didn’t see you complain about us publishing the Elizabeth Warren letter. Everyone is so entrenched in their views that they get mad at anything that might contradict them.
We will continue to post related stories, whether construed as liberal or conservative. We take no political sides.
Everyone needs a distraction from all of this madness we have been going through. Open up the parks, we can follow regulations. It’s our choice, not the government to tell us what we can do. I will be attending with my face mask and Sith suit lol
Shame on the California Patriot Coalition for using the layoffs of 28K as an excuse to push their sick little agenda. Especially when they will not wear masks or practice social distancing. Do we need to ask how little they care?
#1 – It is indeed news because it’s related to Disney Parks. It’s not fake like CNN.
#2 – If you want to live your life in fear, then, fine go ahead. However, don’t put that fear on others and insist things remain shut down, closed and cancelled. Society has a life to live and businesses need to run.
That’s immature. People are going to rally against safety protocols so they can ride some rides? Come on.