Disney Land, Florida Walt Disney World’s vital influence on Florida’s extensive tourism industry will be put to the test this weekend as the huge Orlando resort re-opens its theme parks for the first time since mid-March. Amid a raft of new procedures, adaptations and health and safety regulations, the House […]
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With about three weeks to go before Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park reopen, the Anaheim resort announced ticket sales will begin Monday for those who are holding unused tickets and sales for all other California residents will launch April 15. The two Disneyland Resort theme parks, which have been […]
Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park will both reopen April 30 to California residents. Tickets will go on sale starting April 15. Jae C. Hong The Associated Press file After more than a year, people can purchase tickets to Disneyland again starting next week — but they’ll need to […]
Disneyland in California has been closed since March 2020. Corinne Reichert/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Disneyland is set to reopen at the end of April after California issued new guidance on theme parks in March. It comes after Disneyland closed […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tickets for Disneyland and California Adventure will go on sale April 15, ahead of the parks’ April 30 reopening, Disney announced Tuesday. Reservations will be required and only California residents in groups no larger than three households will be permitted to visit the parks. The parks’ online […]
With about three weeks to go before Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park reopen, the Anaheim resort announced that ticket sales will begin Monday for those who are holding unused tickets and sales for all other California residents will launch April 15. The two Disneyland Resort theme parks, which have […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — With the announced reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure less than a month away, officials on Tuesday released details about the theme parks’ new reservation system and ticketing. When the Anaheim parks reopen with limited capacity on April 30, guests will be required to make reservations […]
LOS ANGELES — Despite a deadly pandemic closing its theme parks for a year, Walt Disney Co. has begun charting a course for the future by announcing plans Thursday to upgrade and renovate its Anaheim resort with new attractions, shops and restaurants within its existing 490-acre footprint. The plan, dubbed […]
Scenic artists Billy Teichert, Jason Young and Carlos Rivas prepare to paint a fence next to a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The park, closed for more than a year, plans to open in late April. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) The assassination of President Kennedy led Disneyland to […]
CLOSE Happy St. Patrick’s Day! According to history.com, the holiday is named for a British — not Irish — missionary who died on this day circa 460 A.D. And while this has little or nothing to do with the Golden State, California officials are urging those who celebrate to do so wisely. “Remember to […]
DISNEYLAND is set to reopen with limited capacity and only to California residents after shuttering more than a year ago from Covid. Theme parks Disneyland and Disney California Adventure – which are located in Anaheim, California – are planning to officially reopen to the public on April 30, 2021. 7 […]
Christopher Palmeri and Emily Chang, Bloomberg Published 2:07 p.m. ET March 17, 2021 Walt Disney Co. plans to reopen its two California theme parks on April 30 after they were dark for more than a year, a key step in the entertainment giant’s recovery from the pandemic. Disneyland and Disney […]
Federal health officials have directed states to make all adults eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccination by May 1, White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response Andy Slavitt said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the directive days after President Joe Biden set the May 1 […]
CLOSE Disneyland in Southern California is poised to open this spring after a yearlong closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Disneyland Resort announced an April 30 reopening date for Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. Earlier this month, California officials said amusement parks can open beginning April 1 if they meet […]
Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced Wednesday that both of California’s two Disney theme parks will reopen at the end of April. Chapek appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” and told host Julia Boorstin that Disneyland Resort and Disney’s California Adventure park are set to reopen on April 30. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will […]
A ride that has long been criticized as racist and problematic is finally getting a much-needed update. Today, Disney announced that Jungle Cruise, a boat ride that depicts rivers around the world and what many have called colonialist caricatures of “natives” around them, will be getting an update to remove […]
Back in 2017 — practically ancient history by today’s standards — Disney announced big plans for 2021, the 50th anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida. “For a milestone that big, it’s never too early to start planning … especially when you’re planning something huge!” the announcement […]
A customer sits outside at a restaurant in the Downtown Disney district in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 19. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Fred Brown can technically keep his Disneyland-area hotel open under California’s current Covid-19 restrictions. But he’d need to make sure guests are […]
ANAHEIM, CA — With coronavirus on the rise across the southland, large scale theme parks continue to scale back hopes of reopening any time soon. A recent report from Disneyland Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy disclosed Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure will remain closed until the end of this […]
Tina Thomas, a furloughed Disneyland Resort restaurant worker, volunteers at a food bank as she waits to learn what will happen to her job. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Since she was furloughed from her job as a server and sommelier at a Disneyland Resort restaurant, Tina Thomas has […]
Since she was furloughed from her job as a server and sommelier at a Disneyland Resort restaurant, Tina Thomas has struggled to cover her rent with her unemployment checks and is four months behind on her car payments. On top of that, she is wrestling with dark feelings of loss […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The new Radisson Blu Anaheim has reserved the 12th floor of the hotel for adults. The 12th floor will feature a rooftop pool and jacuzzi, a full-service restaurant with an exhibition kitchen, indoor and outdoor bars, fire pits, and a seating area where guests can see Disneyland […]