ANAHEIM — Disneyland, California’s world-famous theme park, reopened to excited visitors Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure in what tourism officials hope is a sign of the state’s rebound from the pandemic. The reopening came just four months after the nation's most populous state was struggling to combat a surge...
Disneyland To Reopen on April 30, Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says
[aggregation-styles] CNBC California’s two Disney theme parks will reopen on April 30, CEO Bob Chapek said on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” Wednesday. All theme parks in California have been closed due to Covid-related restrictions for the past year. While guidelines in other states, like Florida, allowed parks to reopen with limited...
California to Let Major League Baseball, Disneyland Reopen
SACRAMENTO — California officials will allow people to attend Major League Baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, go to Disneyland, and watch live performances in limited capacities starting April 1. The rules announced Friday coincide with baseball’s opening day. The San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland Athletics...
Northern California Dad Builds Matterhorn-Inspired Roller Coaster in His Backyard During COVID-19 Shelter in Place
[aggregation-styles] KGO-TV NAPA, Calif. -- While many people are finding different hobbies while forced to shelter in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. California has still not allowed amusement parks to reopen. That inspired one man to bring one of his favorite Disneyland roller coasters to his home. Sean LaRochelle...
California Mayors Push Gov. Newsom To Allow Disneyland, Other Big Theme Parks To Reopen
[aggregation-styles] USA Today The mayors of eight California cities are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allowing large theme parks such as Disneyland to reopen sooner than new state guidelines allow. Otherwise, the mayors warned, the guidelines could mean the parks have to stay closed for as long as a...
Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.
The roller coaster continues for Fresno County's COVID-19 numbers after the state's weekly Tuesday update to their 'Blueprint for a Safer Economy' dashboard. The county is not meeting one of the metrics for the current red tier, and needs to correct it before next Tuesday's update. This is the same...
California Wavers on Theme Park Opening Rules
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday delayed new operating rules for theme parks such as Disneyland that have been closed since the beginning of the pandemic as tourism industry officials warned the state was set to lose more than $78 billion in travel related spending this year. The Newsom...
Police: California Hotel Brawl Involves Nearly 100 People
ANAHEIM — A brawl at a hotel near Disneyland on Wednesday involved as many as 100 people and two people were hospitalized, police said. Broomsticks and bottles were used as weapons during the fight at the Cambria Hotel & Suites, witnesses and police said. Police were called to the hotel...
Disney Parks Will Close Starting Saturday in Response to Pandemic
Disneyland announced that it's shutting down its California theme parks on Saturday over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park will be closed through the end of the month though there have been no reported cases of the new virus, the company said in a...
Disneyland's New Avengers Campus Lets Fans Sling Like Spidey
ANAHEIM — Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a big way at Disneyland. A new Spider-Man attraction that allows riders to sling webs with their bare hands and live-action fights between Avengers members and Marvel supervillains are among the highlights of the new Avengers Campus...