Shanghai Disneyland is currently the country's highest-profile theme amusement park, due to the impact of this year's epidemic, the amusement park has been temporarily closed for one and a half months time, so when Shanghai Disney can resume opening to the public?
Shanghai Disneyland continues to be temporarily closed, the Disney Resort partially resumed operations
Shanghai Disneyland will be reopened to the public from May 11, 2020
2020 month 9, according to the Shanghai Disney Resort released official WeChat message, Disney Town, Star's Wish Park and some shopping and dining stores and some leisure experiences at Shanghai Disneyland Hotel will reopen from the same day. And Shanghai Disneyland remains closed, with a reopening date to be determined.
The announcement noted that during the partial resumption of the Shanghai Disney Resort, guest traffic will be limited and operating hours will be shortened to 11:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m. daily, subject to adjustments based on operating conditions.
Among other things, Disney Town will reopen in phases in some areas, and Disney's own Walt Disney World Store, as well as shopping and dining outlets such as Lego, Chi-Lo's, Hi-Tea and Happy Lemon, will resume operations. The reopening of other Disney Town experiences, including Mickey's Wonderful Bay, is to be determined.
For its part, the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel will control the number of rooms occupied. The reopening date for the Toy Story Hotel is to be determined.
Meanwhile, the Disney minivan and coach parking lots and the Disney Town parking lot will reopen simultaneously from 0900 to 1900 hours daily. During the reopening period, limited-time parking discounts will be offered at the Shanghai Disney Resort parking lots.
According to relevant regulations and the requirements of the Shanghai Disney Resort, every visitor to the Shanghai Disney Resort will be required to undergo a temperature test upon arrival; masks must be worn throughout the entire time in Disney Town, Star's Wish Park, the hotel's public **** areas and parking lots (except for dining); visitors will also be asked to show staff the "accompanying application code".
Meanwhile, Shanghai Disney Resort will limit the number of visitors admitted to the same area at the same time, and remind visitors to always keep an appropriate distance from other visitors in stores, queuing areas and restaurants, and to avoid being in close proximity to each other. Shanghai Disney Resort will also provide free, no-rinse hand sanitizers at all locations for guests and cast members to use.
Shanghai Disney Resort noted that cast members at the park are fully prepared and will implement strict cleaning and sanitation standards and comprehensive sanitation and disinfection initiatives on a daily basis, y cleaning and disinfecting every area visited by guests for proper hygiene and sanitation.
To date, three of the six Disney resorts around the world have been temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak.
On January 24, Shanghai Disney Resort announced that it would temporarily close Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown (including the Walt Disney Grand Theater), and Wishbone Park from January 25, 2020, due to the need to cooperate with the prevention and control of the new coronavirus outbreak.
On January 26, Hong Kong Disneyland announced the suspension of its opening.
On February 28, OrientalLandCo.,
Ltd.(OLC, 4661.T), the Japanese licensee of The Walt Disney Company, which owns and operates Disney resorts and Disney stores in Japan, released a news release announcing that Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Park would be closed from February 29 through March March 15 to temporarily close the parks.
Previously, on Feb. 6, TheWaltDisney
Company (DIS.N) released its fourth-quarter 2019 financial results. The earnings report showed that The Walt Disney Company owns 43 percent of Shanghai Disney Resort and 47 percent of Hong Kong Disney Resort.
Disney noted in its earnings report that park closures in Shanghai and Hong Kong will negatively impact Disney's (financial) results for the second quarter and full year due to the ongoing New Crown Pneumonia outbreak. The magnitude of the financial impact will depend in large part on the duration of the park closures and the speed at which normal operations can be resumed.