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Why Can’t California Theme Parks Reopen Despite Reopenings Elsewhere? California Governor Gives His Thoughts

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All of the Disney theme parks around the world are open, except for those at Disneyland Resort.

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Recently, California’s theme park reopening guidelines were released, but the guidelines only allow large theme parks, like Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park, to reopen if the county they are located in reaches the lowest (yellow) of California’s tiers. We’ve been keeping an eye out for any more news from California’s Governor Newsom related to COVID-19 and theme park reopenings. Today, we got an update on more COVID-19 news as it relates to California, an update on the tier status for the county in which Disneyland is located, and more.

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NEWS: California Officials Will Visit Disneyland This Week to Review Reopening Plans

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From installing health and safety signs to entering into “return to work” agreements with various unions, Disneyland Resort appears to be actively preparing for when it can reopen.

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But, official theme park reopening guidelines have not been issued by California officials yet.

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NEWS: California Governor’s Team Visits Disney World to See Things For Themselves

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Although we’ve gotten some initial details on the reopening guidelines reportedly proposed for theme park reopenings in California, the official guidelines have not yet been released by Governor Newsom.

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Many urged Newsom not to finalize the guidelines without input from the theme parks themselves. Now, it appears Newsom is taking some existing regulations in theme parks outside of California into consideration while working on finalized versions of the guidelines.

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NEWS: California Governor Says “There’s No Hurry” to Release Theme Park Reopening Guidelines

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The big news about Disneyland recently has been the back-and-forth between park executives and the California government over the terms of reopening.

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Despite the fact that Disney has used several channels to call for the Governer’s office to release theme park reopening guidelines, the government has yet to do so. Yesterday, we learned that there’s no promise of a specific date for guidelines in the future, and now Governor Newsom has echoed those sentiments.

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NEWS: Theme Park Guidelines Postponed Following Pushback in California

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The Disneyland Resort and the state of California have been at a bit of an impasse over the past few weeks as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are the only Disney theme parks in the world that remain closed due to the global health crisis.

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The reopening plan for the resort relies on the release of guidelines from the California Government and Disney has been pushing for this guidance. Now, it looks like it may be a little longer before the guidelines are released.

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NEWS: Reopening Guidelines For Disneyland and Other California Theme Parks Are Set To Be Issued This Week

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Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park still don’t have an official reopening date set.

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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.

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California State Legislators Insist “The Time Is Now” to Move Forward With Reopening Disneyland and Other Theme Parks

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Although we’ve seen some changes in and around the Disneyland Resort theme parks that show Disney is getting ready for when Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure can reopen to the public, no official reopening date has been set yet.

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A trade association representing Disneyland and others and a new commercial created by a separate group have called on Governor Newsom to open up the theme parks. Now, some of California’s state legislators are joining in too.

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Video! New Ad Calls on Governor Newsom to Reopen Disneyland and Other California Theme Parks

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We’ve got our Retro Disneyland Ears, Disneyland tumbler, and we’re ready to go to the happiest place on earth. There’s just one problem…it’s closed.

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Disneyland closed about 6 months ago. Downtown Disney has reopened but Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park remain closed. While an initial reopening date for the parks was set, it was thereafter delayed, and a new reopening date has yet to be announced. But, Disney officials and others are working hard to push California’s governor to reopen the theme parks.

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News: Downtown Disney in Disneyland Reportedly Opening July 9th With Outdoor Dining Only

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The reopening of Disneyland has been rocky.

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The reopening date for the parks and resorts was announced, only to be delayed. Now, it’s been reported that Downtown Disney may be opening as planned (with a few changes!) on July 9th despite the suspension of indoor operations for several sectors in California counties.

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NEWS: Restaurants and Movie Theaters Closing Back Down in California — We’ve Got the Details!

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Governments around the country are still grappling with the best way to handle the current global health crisis.

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Just days after the delay of the reopening of Disneyland, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that 19 California counties, including Orange County (Disneyland’s location), will be impacted by an action that ceases all indoor operations for certain sectors.

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