As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to more California residents, the state is tossing out the tiered reopening plan and moving forward with a new one. Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the state may “fully reopen its economy” on June 15 provided two criteria are met: If vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 … Read more
As case rates in California continue to drop, the guidelines for California’s reopening are being changed, Deadline reports. The updated guidelines could lead to an earlier opening for Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, which have been closed for almost a full year. Through the updated guidelines, reopening tiers will be tied to vaccinations as … Read more
In a press conference today, Governor Newsom announced that much of California, including Orange County, has moved back into the purple “widespread” tier of COVID-19. This is the highest tier of the emergency rating system, and could further delay Disneyland reopening. The purple tier means that there are more than seven positive cases per 100,000 … Read more
Disneyland President Ken Potrock has released a stern statement regarding “arbitrary” theme park reopening guidelines just issued today by the State of California. You can read the full statement below. As we’ve seen in the past, Disney Parks does not shy away when it comes to “clapping back” at government officials. So far, we saw … Read more
During today’s COVID-19 briefing, California Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaly, finally gave an update on long-awaited theme park reopening guidances. Dr. Ghaly spoke on the visits made to currently-open theme parks, like Walt Disney World, remarking on higher-risk and lower-risk settings that were analyzed by their team: The theme park industry has been … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from October 12 to October 18, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Check out photo reports from … Read more
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 … Read more
Though Disneyland Resort in California has been preparing to reopen, there is still no opening date. Disneyland President Ken Potrock recently commented on how the parks were “in limbo” waiting for guidelines from Newsom. Now Newsom is being called upon to reopen Disneyland in a new commercial by the Reopen O.C. Now coalition of Anaheim, … Read more