Disneyland Resort theme parks set to reopen at higher capacity than planned due to California vaccination milestone

In a recent announcement, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state is on track to meet its goal of vaccinating 2 million Californians living in underprivileged communities. Achieving this goal makes it easier for counties to move to less restrictive levels of California’s plan to reopen. The state’s reopening plan allows theme parks to reopen from April 1 with 15% capacity if they are in the “red tier”.

While Orange County, home to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, is on track to reach the red level from its current, more restrictive purple level, the vaccination benchmark ultimately makes it easier to reach the level. orange even lower. Chief Medical Officer of Health and Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, Dr Clayton Chau, said he expects “to have two weeks in the red level on Tuesday and Wednesday we will have a official entry into the red level.

If the county can go from red level to orange level, its capacity limit would drop from 15% to 25%, allowing almost 2/3 more guests to enter the parks. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure are currently scheduled to reopen in late April, according to The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek.

While parks may choose to initially reopen at a lower capacity than allowed by California’s reopening plans, actual capacity in effect may not be announced by The Walt Disney Company and may only be shared months after the fact. as was the case with Walt Disney. World.

Stay tuned to WDWNT and Disneyland News Today for continued coverage on the reopening of Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure.

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