Update: The theme parks at Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Paris will also be closing for the rest of March on Sunday, March 15. By the end of this weekend every Disney theme park in the world will be closed due to COVID-19.
Disney’s announcement came several hours after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would be cancelling gatherings of 250 or more people. Newsom initially said that Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood be exempt from the policy. Disney came under increasing scrutiny and criticism on social media throughout the day until it announced the closure of Disneyland Resort shortly before 4:30 p.m. ET.
To give an idea of how unusual this is: this will be only the fourth time in history that Disneyland has been closed. Since opening in July 1955, it’s closed the day after the Kennedy assassination, after the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake in 1994, and on September 11, 2001. It’s never been closed for such an extended period of time in its almost 65 years of operation.
Disneyland Resort will work with guests who wish to change or cancel their visits, and will provide refunds to those who have hotel bookings during this closure period. We anticipate heavy call volume over the next several days and appreciate guests’ patience as we work hard to respond to all inquiries.
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