Disneyland Delays Planned Reopening Until “Approval From Government Officials”

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe day after California Governor Gavin Newsom shut down a number of business sectors in the state, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed record new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in a day with 4,244 new cases and 2,103 people currently hospitalized.Of the 2,103 people currently hospitalized, 27% of these people are confirmed cases in the ICU and 19% are confirmed cases on ventilators.

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom, citing rising coronavirus numbers, ordered indoor operations for restaurants, movie theaters, wineries, zoos, fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, tattoo shops, nail and hair salons and indoor malls to close in Southern California. Bars must close all operations.

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe governors of Florida and Texas have decided that recently reopened bars are the cause of record levels of new coronavirus cases in their states. On Friday, they closed down the bars there, shuttering businesses just getting back to work.Seven states are reporting new highs for coronavirus hospitalizations, according to the Washington Post.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticActors’ Equity Association is calling on Walt Disney World in Florida to follow California’s Disneyland in postponing its reopening due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and to strengthen safety protocols with regular testing, the union said today.Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, currently is planning a phase reopening beginning July 11.“If Disneyland has postponed, it is unclear how Walt Disney World can responsibly move toward reopening when

closing its doors March 14 amid the coronavirus pandemic, Disneyland Resorts announced on Wednesday that it is delaying the previously announced reopening date.«The State of California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4,» the statement reads.

coronavirus. But the state has indicated it won’t issue guidelines until after July 4, the company said.

Disneyland‘s gates might be closed a little bit longer, according to new reports.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comDisneyland, originally planning to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 17, has delayed the reopening “pending government approvals,” Disney said in a statement on Wednesday.“The State of California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4,” it said.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorTokyo Disneyland has become the last of Disney’s theme parks to announce plans to reopen, but the expected return of visitors to all company sites by mid-July comes amid a rise in COVID-19 infections, especially in Florida.Officials at Tokyo Disneyland said Monday the park will reopen on July 1, joining the company’s venues in Shanghai and Hong Kong as the first to emerge from months-long pandemic-related shutdowns.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles County health officials announced Thursday that bars, wineries, tattoo parlors and nail salons will be allowed to reopen on Friday.But the county is still not allowing movie theaters to reopen, even though California health officials issued guidelines allowing theaters to open across the state more than a week ago.County officials offered no explanation for excluding theaters from the reopening order.The news comes as a disappointment to the Arena