Newsom theme park reopenings Archives

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...

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.”...

Disney, Theme Parks Criticize Gov. Newsom Over ‘No Hurry’ to Put Out Re-Opening Guidelines

October 8, 2020 8:14 pmOctober 9, 2020 6:28 am

On Thursday, the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA) theme park trade group, and Disney Parks, the theme park division of Disney, denounced Governor Gavin Newsom’s Wednesday announcement that theme park re-openings in the state would be indefinitely delayed. California...

Gov. Newsom Announces That Theme Park Re-openings Will Not Be Happening Soon

October 7, 2020 5:28 pmOctober 7, 2020 7:44 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that reopening guidelines for California theme parks would not come out anytime soon, directly contradicting what California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Mark Ghaly said Tuesday about reopening guidelines coming as soon as...