Disneyland in the U.S has been closed for a year now because of COVID-19, however, the park is reopening for business with limited capacity.
The company announced on Wednesday that the Anaheim, California-based theme park — which includes both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure — will reopen to the public on April 30.
Disney (NYSE: DIS) added that to comply with California’s public-health requirements. The park will have limited capacity, and visitors should reserve their spot ahead of arrival. As of this writing, Disney only allowed Californians to to make reservations. The company will invite back the Members of the local community first.
Earlier this month, California disclosed that COVID-19 guidelines were revised. Rules allowed stadiums and amusement parks to reopen on April 1st. However, parks and stadiums shouldn’t be located in the state’s highest infection rates zones. Additionally, rules implied that stadiums and amusement parks should comply with the 15% to 35% capacity rule and mandatory mask-wearing.
Disneyland to hire 10,000 furloughed employees
However, Disney Park said they won’t open until late April. Disney CEO Bob Chapek previously said during a conference call that it would take time for Disney to bring its California-based parks back to business due to long period shutdowns. Chapek argued that reopening parks means that the company should hire at least 10,000 furloughed employees.
