Disney California Adventure Park will reopen next month for limited experience

Disney California Adventure Park will reopen next month for limited experience

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Ken Potrock, president of Disneyland Resort, announced the plan Monday in a letter to workers sent in honor of the 20th anniversary of California Adventure.

Disney (DIS) has not yet been allowed by the state to reopen all the tourist attractions of the park; the event will therefore not be like typical visits to a theme park. Instead, the park offers guests food and beverages, merchandise and ‘carefully crafted entertainment experiences,’ Potrock said in the letter, which was reviewed by CNN Business.
With this initiative – as well as the recent reload of outdoor dining at Downtown Disney after California’s stay-at-home order was lifted last month – about 1,000 Disney members will be able to return to work. Tens of thousands of employees of the company have been fired or fired since last year due to the prolonged closure.

“With limited capacity and improved health and safety measures, guests will once again be able to step into a magical Disney environment – an environment that will provide memorable and fun experiences that our guests crave,” Potrock said.

The ticket events are expected to take place several days a week starting in March.

Disney increases planned layoff to 32,000 employees
The limited reopening marks the possible start of a recovery for Disney’s theme park operations in California after the pandemic hampered the company’s end.
In November, Disney informed the Securities and Exchange Commission of its plans to lay off 32,000 employees by the end of March.
Disney closed all 12 theme parks around the world last year when the Covid-19 pandemic spread. While some of its resorts, such as Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, have reopened, the parks in California remain closed due to state health and safety protocols. The Anaheim, California, is Disney’s oldest location, with Disneyland opening in 1955 (California Adventure Park opened in 2001).
Disneyland’s unions have forced California Govin Newsom to reopen the parks, which will only be available at a limited capacity once Orange County reaches a lower level of Covid-19 cases. A group of members of the California state House of Representatives also proposed a bill aimed at speeding up the reopening of Disneyland and other major theme parks in the state.

Potrock calls the California Adventure Park Limited Reopening a ‘very special occasion … that speaks to our top priorities: getting more Cast members to work and connecting with our guests in different and relevant ways.’

Disney stock closed at $ 190 per share, about 5% higher on Monday.

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