California theme park closures

Six Flags Eyes Fresno County For Next Big ‘Entertainment Venue’

July 19, 2021 12:11 pmJuly 22, 2021 2:54 pm

In the past several weeks, developers associated with the theme park company Six Flags have been scouting several locations in Fresno County, including Fresno and Clovis, for an “entertainment venue” and other associated businesses such as hotels and retail. For...

Disney Layoffs Increase to 32,000 Employees

November 27, 2020 2:05 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:02 am

On Thursday, Disney announced that the initial 28,000 theme park employee firings previously unveiled in September would increase by 4,000 due to early 2021 monetary projections in it’s theme park division. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing...

How the Major Attraction Lockdown Is Hurting Even More Californians and Businesses

November 11, 2020 6:00 pm

On Tuesday, all three Disneyland hotels announced that no more room reservations could be made through the end of the year. The announcement by Disney, while not unexpected, made Disney hotels only the latest business to be severely affected by...

Disney Announces Second Round of Furloughs

November 9, 2020 8:43 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:12 am

On Monday, a memo released by Disneyland President Ken Potrock announced a second round of layoffs following the state’s continued refusal to allow theme parks in California to reopen. Theme parks have been continuously denied approval to reopen under COVID-19...

Gov. Newsom Reiterates Stance On Not Allowing Theme Parks to Reopen

October 28, 2020 2:49 pmOctober 28, 2020 2:49 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom reaffirmed his commitment to keeping theme parks closed while their counties are in higher reopening tiers, citing COVID-19 risks and concerns over the rising number of virus “cases” nationwide in recent weeks. Theme parks have...

Disney Employees, Fans Rally for Reopening Outside of Disneyland

October 17, 2020 4:59 pmOctober 18, 2020 12:09 pm

On Saturday, a group of Disneyland cast members and fans rallied in front of Disneyland in Anaheim, calling for Governor Newsom to allow Disney to reopen the park. Disneyland has been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Improving...

WHO Official Urges World Leaders to Stop Using Lockdowns as Virus Control Method

October 11, 2020 10:40 amOctober 12, 2020 11:12 am

When Google, youtube, Reddit, Facebook or Twitter decide to bury information, you know you are on to something. The World Health Organization’s special envoy on COVID-19 urged world leaders this week to stop “using lockdowns as your primary control method.”...