food IS a theme park
Every now and then, you may come across a piece of “rogue merchandise” from Disney World that winds up in Disneyland, or vice versa!
Disney Dress Shop
On our most recent visit Downtown Disney, however, we did NOT expect to see this unique piece of EPCOT merchandise!
Yesterday, it was announced that Disneyland would become Orange County’s first mass vaccination site.
Disneyland
Disneyland will serve as one of five large-scale vaccination sites within the county. Not many specific details were shared during yesterday’s announcement, and we now have a few more updates!
‘Tis the season for giving!
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
While there are so many ways to support each other and give back this year, it looks like Disneyland is getting in on the action! Although the Disneyland theme parks are closed for the foreseeable future due to the pandemic, Disney took part in a donation event for families in Anaheim today!
Earlier this month, a stay-at-home order was issued for Southern California, including Orange County and Anaheim.
Carthay Circle at California Adventure
The order went into effect when ICU capacity in the region dipped below 15%, which triggered the order via a mandate by the state of California.
This past week, a stay-at-home order was mandated for Southern California following ICU capacities dropping below 15%.
California State Order Sign
For Downtown Disney, this mandate has resulted in retail shops only being allowed to operate at 20% capacity and all food and beverages purchased must be consumed off-property. Today, Orange County and Anaheim set a record for most single-day cases recorded.
A couple of weeks ago, Orange County in California re-entered the most restrictive reopening tier, the Purple Tier, due to a rise in positive case rates. Since then, the county has had to close indoor dining operations, as well as reduce capacity at indoor retail locations to 25%.
Disney California Adventure Park
Now, 11 counties across Southern California, including Orange County where Disneyland is located, will enter a new stay-at-home order.
Although most of Disneyland Resort remains closed, there are some parts of the resort that have reopened.
Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney reopened this past summer, and Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure recently reopened with limited shopping and dining.
In March of 2020, the Disney parks around the world shut down due to the global pandemic.
Disneyland Gate
Not only were theme parks affected, but shops, restaurants, and schools closed down as well. Even though some Disney theme parks have reopened, others, like Disneyland, remain closed. Recently Los Angeles County announced a safer-at-home order, and today we found out the nearby City of Los Angeles is implementing the same order.
Disneyland has remained closed since March and after significant back and forth between Disney, other local theme parks, and the California Government, California Governor Newsom’s office has released theme park reopening guidelines.
Disneyland Gate
Most notably, the guidelines restrict large theme parks like Disneyland from reopening until Orange County reaches Tier 4, which could take months. Now, the Anaheim Mayor (who has spoken out before) has responded to the guidelines.
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly once again held his weekly news video conference which provided an update on the current tier status of the state’s counties.
Disneyland Park — Health and Safety Reminders
We learned during the update that Orange County, where Disneyland resides, is still in the red reopening tier, also known as “Substantial,” and will NOT advance to the Orange reopening tier at this time. Despite the lack of progress in Orange County, reporters continue to inquire on updates regarding theme park reopening guidelines, which are required in order for places like the Disneyland Resort to reopen.
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