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News! California’s Orange County Stays in the Red Tier as Theme Park Guidelines Remain Unknown

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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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NEWS: Governor Newsom Says a Team Will Visit “Larger Theme Parks” This Week

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Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom held a news conference to provide an update on the state’s outlook in the midst of the global pandemic. During his updates, he commented briefly on the active work being done to create theme park reopening guidelines. This has been a sticking point for places like the Disneyland Resort, which has yet to announce a reopening date after seven months of closures.

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Last week, the Governor spoke about how he was in no “hurry” to provide theme park reopening guidelines, hinting that there needed to be a stronger emphasis on a “health-first framework.” While there did not seem to be any added urgency today, Governor Newsom stressed that there is active work being done to further collaborate with the theme park industry.

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NEWS: Disneyland Adopts New Health and Safety Guidelines as Recommended by County Officials

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Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of back and forth happening between Disneyland Resort and the state of California. 

Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland

Disney executives continue to make their case for Disneyland to reopen soon, but California Governor Gavin Newson has stated he is in “no hurry” to release theme park guidelines. That statement came after Disney Chairman Bob Iger stepped down from the California Economy Recovery Task Force.

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News! Disneyland Has “Pretty Solid” Reopening Plans, According to Orange County Health Officer

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Today, Orange County in California hosted a news conference to provide an update on the county’s reopening initiatives in the wake of the global pandemic. The news conference follows what has been several rocky days between the state of California and the Disneyland Resort, after Governor Gavin Newsom noted that he is in “no hurry” to release theme park guidelines. Disney promptly issued a response to the governor’s remarks later that evening.

©California Governor Gavin Newsom

During a question and answer session with reporters, Dr. Clayton Chau, County Health Officer, was asked about the reopening of theme parks and if there was any concern that the parks could become a “super-spreader site.” His response highlights the work that he and Dr. Mark Zahn, Dr. Mark Zahn, Medical Director of the Division of Epidemiology at the County Health Care Agency have done with Disneyland over the past several weeks and months.

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NEWS: Disneyland Canceling Reservations Through October 24th

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Despite calls from Disney executives for the California Governor to release theme park reopening guidelines, Disneyland is still unable to reopen.

The Disneyland Hotel

It has been over six months since the Disneyland Resort closed and tens of thousands of folks have seen their vacations postponed or canceled. Disneyland has slowly been canceling vacations scheduled for October, and now another round of cancellations has popped up even later in the month.
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NEWS: California Governor Says “There’s No Hurry” to Release Theme Park Reopening Guidelines

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The big news about Disneyland recently has been the back-and-forth between park executives and the California government over the terms of reopening.

©California Governor Gavin Newsom

Despite the fact that Disney has used several channels to call for the Governer’s office to release theme park reopening guidelines, the government has yet to do so. Yesterday, we learned that there’s no promise of a specific date for guidelines in the future, and now Governor Newsom has echoed those sentiments.

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NEWS: California Has “No Promise of a Specific Date” for the Release of Theme Park Guidelines

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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly held a video news conference today to update the public on the current pandemic numbers in California, as well as introduce a new health equity metric that will be used in the state’s county tier system.

Disney California Adventure Park

We learned today that Orange County will NOT be moving forward to the next tier, orange or “moderate,” today. According to Orange County health officials, theme parks like Disneyland should be able to reopen in the orange tier, but without the theme park guidelines, they cannot move forward with any reopening plans.

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NEWS: Theme Park Guidelines Postponed Following Pushback in California

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The Disneyland Resort and the state of California have been at a bit of an impasse over the past few weeks as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are the only Disney theme parks in the world that remain closed due to the global health crisis.

Disneyland Gate

The reopening plan for the resort relies on the release of guidelines from the California Government and Disney has been pushing for this guidance. Now, it looks like it may be a little longer before the guidelines are released.

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PHOTOS: Construction Scaffolding Removed from Disneyland’s Emporium

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While Disneyland Resort faces an extended closure, we often pop into Downtown Disney to see if we can spot any new merch and dining updates.

Disneyland Gate

While visiting, we’ll stop by Disneyland’s entrance gates to see if there are any signs of life on the other side. We’ve spotted new physical distancing markers and even a potential new walkway. On our recent visit, we stopped by the gates of Disneyland to see what else is new!

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NEWS: Disneyland Reopening Guidelines are “Very Close” as Orange County Remains in Current Tier

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Disneyland is currently in the seventh month of its historic closure, and many are wondering when the state of California will release the theme park industry guidelines needed in order to reopen.

Disneyland Main Entrance

Today, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly held a video conference call providing an update on the state’s reopening blueprint and where each county stands in their own reopening process, and commented on the whereabouts of the state’s reopening guidelines for the theme park industry.

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