After being closed for more than one year, Disneyland will officially be back on April 30. The parks will open with a limited capacity of around 15%. Disneyland Resort will be using a theme park reservation system in order to deal with the limited capacity.
Cast members and members of the local community will get to experience Disneyland Resort in the days leading up to the official reopening on April 30.
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish will open to guests for the first time. Haunted Mansion will return with new magic and enhancements. Avengers Campus which is at Disney’s California Adventure will not open on April 30. The superhero land will open at a later date.
A Touch of Disney, a limited ticketed experience that is sold out will still go on as planned from March 18 through April 19.
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa plans to reopen on April 29, with limited capacity. Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will plan to reopen May 2. Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and the Disneyland Hotel will reopen at a later date.
“We’ve seen the enthusiasm, the craving for people to return to our parks around the world,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said on CNBC. “We’ve been operating at Walt Disney World for about nine months, and there certainly is no shortage of demand.”
“I think as people become vaccinated, they become a little bit more confident in the fact that they can travel, and, you know, stay Covid-free,” Chapek continued. “Consumers trust Disney to do the right thing, and we’ve certainly proven that we can [open] responsibly, whether it’s temperature checks, masks, social distancing, [or] improved hygiene around the parks.”
“The day all of us have long been waiting for is almost here,” said Ken Potrock, president of the Disneyland Resort in a statement. “We’re excited to have more than 10,000 cast members returning to work as we get ready to welcome our guests back to this happy place.”
It’s a St. Patrick’s Day miracle. Disneyland returns on April 30.
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Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Boardwalk Times
