food IS a theme park
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that could have implications for Disneyland menus.
Disneyland
On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order cracking down on “ultra-processed foods” and food dyes. Let’s take a closer look at the contents of the executive order and its potential impact on Disney menus in the future.
We got some BIG news about Disneyland Resort earlier.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle 2019
Due to new state guidelines, theme parks in California can reopen as early as April 1st, 2021. In response, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock stated that Disneyland would announce a reopening date soon. But if you were lost in excitement over visiting Disneyland again, you may have missed something important.
Disneyland remains closed due to the global pandemic.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
Downtown Disney and Buena Vista Street are currently open, and Disney California Adventure is planning to reopen for a limited-time ticketed event in March. However, due to California state mandates, Disneyland Resort as a whole remains closed. But we’ve been following the progress of a bill that may allow the parks to reopen sooner than planned.
Disneyland has been closed for almost a full year.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
While Disney World was able to open last summer, strict theme park reopening guidelines in California have kept Disneyland closed. Now, lawmakers in California are looking to change that.
As COVID-19 cases surge in California, hospital availability has become a concern once again.
Governor Gavin Newsom ©California
This morning, we reported that the City of Los Angeles has filed an identical safer-at-home order to Los Angeles County in an effort to lessen the load on hospitals. Now, California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a conditional regional stay-at-home order for the state.
The State of California has issued its theme park reopening guidelines, pushing a potential reopening for Disneyland into the fourth tier of reopening. Orange County currently remains in the second tier.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
With the release of the new guidelines, an outpouring of response has come from the community in and around Anaheim. The Anaheim Mayor took to Twitter immediately after the announcement to issue a statement, and now Disneyland’s President has done the same.
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.
Today, Disney hosted an invitation-only virtual press conference to “update on how we’re making magic while we continue to promote health and safety.” We were invited to attend the conference.
Disneyland Gate
Disney executives took today’s conference as an opportunity to give an update on the parks that have reopened and to call on California’s governor for guidance when it comes to the reopening of Disneyland. They assert that the longer Disneyland remains closed, the greater the repercussions are for the surrounding communities.
Disneyland Resort has remained closed for over six months now.
Disneyland Gate
California’s government has yet to release guidelines for theme park reopenings, spurring calls for action from the Anaheim Mayor and Disneyland President. Now, California Governor Gavin Newsom has commented on the coming plan for theme parks.
As the Disneyland closure reaches the six-month mark, theme park officials are seeking the next step.
Disney California Adventure Park
Earlier this week, we heard comments from Governor Newsom about the “open-ended” discussions surrounding the reopening of the theme parks. No further details were shared and the lack of information spurred calls from the Anaheim Mayor for the guidelines. Now, Disney executives have echoed the sentiments.
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