food IS a theme park
We’ve been keeping an eye on all the news related to Disneyland Resort.
Disneyland Gate
Although Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Park will be reopening soon, it appears the theme parks themselves are not expected to fully reopen for quite some time.
Although the Disneyland Resort theme parks cannot reopen under California’s current theme park guidelines, Disneyland recently announced that it would be opening Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure Park for some limited shopping and dining starting this month!
Red Car Trolley
Just yesterday we saw the Red Car Trolley in the park being worked on, and we were getting so excited just thinking about when we’ll be able to step past the gates at Disney California Adventure once again. And NOW we know exactly WHEN Buena Vista Street will be opening!
Although the Disneyland Resort Backlot Premiere Shop has opened and Buena Vista Street is set to reopen soon for shopping and dining, Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park currently remain closed under California’s theme park reopening guidelines.
Red Car Trolley
Today, we received an update as to whether there has been any change in the tier status of Orange County, where Disneyland Resort is located, which would move the parks closer to an eventual reopening.
Just a few weeks ago, the official California theme park reopening guidelines were released. It has since been speculated that Disneyland may not be able to open until the summer of 2021 due to the requirements contained in the guidelines.
Disneyland Gate
Specifically, larger theme parks are not able to open until the county they are located in reaches the lowest (or yellow) tier in California’s reopening structure. But, smaller theme parks are allowed to reopen once the county they are located in reaches the third (or orange) risk level tier. And now, one small theme park has set its reopening date.
Yesterday, California’s theme park reopening guidelines were announced, revealing that the Disneyland Resort theme parks, and all other “larger” theme parks in California, cannot reopen until the county in which they are located reaches the “minimal” tier under the State’s reopening plans.
Disneyland Social Distancing Signs
Disneyland’s President has already noted that the guidelines will keep the park closed “for the foreseeable future,” and others have called the guidelines a “keep theme parks closed indefinitely plan.” But, it seems some California theme parks won’t simply be settling for these guidelines. Instead, some are now considering pursuing legal action.
Disneyland Resort has been closed for several months now, and without finalized theme park reopening guidelines from the state of California, no reopening date for the parks has been set yet.
The Disneyland Hotel
In fact, just earlier today we shared that Disneyland was canceling all hotel reservations through the end of October.
We’ve seen various updates regarding Disneyland Resort recently, but no official release of theme park reopening guidelines from California.
Disney California Adventure Park
Despite the lack of formal guidance from the state, Disney appears to be preparing for an eventual reopening with the installation of more health and safety signs, and, now, agreements with certain unions.
The Disneyland Resort theme parks have been closed for several months now.
Disney California Adventure Park
Although the California government’s theme park reopening guidelines were set to be issued last week, they were later postponed following pushback from several sources.
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park still don’t have an official reopening date set.
Disneyland Gate
For quite some time, several individuals and groups including Disney officials, California legislators, a trade association leader who represents Disneyland and others, and more have called on Governor Newsom to issue the theme park reopening guidelines that these locations need to properly reopen.
While Disneyland Resort faces an extended closure, we often pop into Downtown Disney to see if we can spot any new merch and dining updates.
Disneyland Gate
While visiting, we’ll stop by Disneyland’s entrance gates to see if there are any signs of life on the other side. We’ve spotted new physical distancing markers and even a potential new walkway. On our recent visit, we stopped by the gates of Disneyland to see what else is new!
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