Category: Disneyland

Disneyland Reopening Will Help Get Anaheim’s Finances Back on Track, Official Says

The planned reopening of Anaheim’s trademark amusement park marks the start of a financial comeback for the city, a spokesman says. “It’s not like flipping a switch and going back to normal, but we will take that because it’s the beginning of an economic recovery roadmap that we have,” Mike Lyster told The Epoch Times….


State Clears Theme Parks, Ballparks To Reopen, With Strict Capacity Rules

LOS ANGELES—Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks across the state, along with outdoor ballparks and stadiums, can reopen as early as April 1 subject to counties’ rates of COVID-19 spread and with strict capacity-control mandates and required mask-wearing, state officials announced March 5. The announcement marks a major policy shift relating to theme parks,…


Disneyland Unveils Special Park Event in March

ANAHEIM—Disneyland officials released details Feb. 24 of a mini opening of the theme park in Anaheim next month in a limited-capacity ticketed event called A Touch of Disney. The theme park, which has been shut down for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen partially on March 18 through April 5 for the…


Orange County’s Vaccination Efforts Rebound with Renewed Supply, New Hub  

Orange County’s inoculation efforts appeared to be back on track Feb. 23, with the arrival of additional vaccines, the opening of its third large-scale vaccination site, and confirmation its Disney site would reopen. The region’s third super point of distribution (POD) opened Feb. 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center and will distribute the Moderna vaccine. It’s the second hub for Anaheim, which…


Wait Continues for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment, Prompting Continued Closures

Orange County was still waiting to receive a delayed shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 22, forcing some inoculation hubs to remain closed for at least another day. “We did not get a shipment in over the weekend or today,” Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times Feb. 22. “We don’t know when [it will arrive,] we’re hoping any minute but probably…


Wait Continues for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment in Orange County, Prompting Closures

Orange County was still waiting to receive a delayed shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 22, forcing some inoculation hubs to remain closed for at least another day. “We did not get a shipment in over the weekend or today,” Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times Feb. 22. “We don’t know when [it will arrive,] we’re hoping any minute but probably…


Disneyland Vaccination Site to Become a Drive-Thru Inoculation Hub

Disneyland will transition into a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination hub with the reopening of a second super point of distribution (POD) in Anaheim, an Orange County supervisor says. “It is my understanding that the Disney super POD site would be going into a drive-thru only operation,” Supervisor Lisa Bartlett told The Epoch Times Feb. 18. “We…


Anaheim Joins Push to Accelerate Disneyland Reopening

Anaheim city council is backing a California assembly bill that would allow larger theme parks to open under a more restrictive COVID-19 tier. The state has developed a tier system to guide the reopening of the economy amid the pandemic. Although many schools and businesses are now at least partially open, major California theme parks such…


As Supply Struggles Hamper County’s COVID-19 Efforts, Just 3 Percent of Residents are Fully Vaccinated

Less than three percent of Orange County residents have been fully inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the most recently available regional health data. California Immunization Registry numbers, posted to Orange County Health Care Authority’s (HCA) COVID-19 dashboard, indicate 86,806 residents had been inoculated with both doses of the vaccine as of Feb. 1. The county’s total…


Fans Rejoice as Downtown Disneyland Restaurants Emerge From Lockdown

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Downtown Disney has begun reopening its restaurants for outdoor dining, much to the delight of theme park fanatics. “It feels great,” Marilyn Botzenhardt, a Disneyland annual pass holder in her 70s, told The Epoch Times Feb. 1. “Just to be able to walk in here, even though it’s just on Main Street, is great because we bought our annual passes last…