Latest in Shanghai Disneyland

After temporarily shuttering amid a surge in Covid cases last March, China's Shanghai Disneyland will reopen to the public this week, management at Shanghai Disney Resort said today. Ticket sales and annual pass reservations resume from tomorrow and the park will then return to operations on Thursday, June 30…

After more than a month of pandemic-related restrictions, Beijing began a return to normal on Monday. Today, the Universal Beijing Resort said it will resume operations on June 15 in a phased approach. In a memo titled “Restart the blockbuster fun,” the resort’s website noted that online ticket sales start up again on…

After moving to reduced capacity earlier this month amid a surge in Covid cases, China's Shanghai Disney Resort has opted to temporarily shutter beginning today. In a "Friendly Reminder" posted to its website, the resort said, "Due to the current pandemic situation, Shanghai Disney Resort, including Shanghai Disneyland…

Three days after local authorities locked the gates of Shanghai Disneyland, trapping 30,000 guests inside and refusing to let them leave before they submitted to Covid testing, China’s state-run Xinhua News agency posted a sunny video about the park’s reopening on Wednesday. Set to a tune that might be described as…

Two days after more than 30,000 visitors were locked inside Shanghai Disneyland for hours on Sunday by Chinese government officials and forced to test negative for Covid-19 before they were allowed to leave, the park announced today that “Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown will resume operations on Wednesday, November…

One woman who visited Shanghai Disneyland on Saturday either later tested positive for Covid or came into contact with someone who had it, according to reports. As a result, more than 30,000 visitors were locked in the park Sunday by Chinese government officials and forced to test negative before they were allowed to…

Disney Springs, the shopping and retail complex adjacent to Walt Disney World in Orlando, began a phased reopening Wednesday with 44 of its 190 locations including retail stores and restaurants ready for business. The park declined to share attendance numbers but fans took to Twitter with relief as locales flung open…

The Middle Kingdom is eager to get back to the Magic Kingdom. Tickets for the Shanghai Disneyland theme park's reopening on Monday have quickly sold out, demonstrating pent-up demand in China. The park had closed in January as the coronavirus outbreak was escalating, though the Shanghai Disney Resort resumed some…

UPDATED with more details: Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday during the company’s second-quarter earnings call that it plans to open its Shanghai Disneyland theme park on May 11. It was the first park to be shut down as the coronavirus began spreading from China to the rest of the world. Disney Senior SVP and CFO…

In late January, Shanghai Disney Resort temporarily closed Shanghai Disneyland, including Disneytown and Wishing Star Park, as efforts began to contain the coronavirus outbreak in China. While the main theme park remains closed, partial operations are resuming today with “a limited number of shopping, dining, and…

Disney anticipates a combined $175-million dollar hit from two theme parks in Asia due to the recent coronavirus outbreak if they remain closed for two months. That includes a $135-million squeeze on operating income at Shanghai Disneyland and $40 million from Hong Kong Disneyland. Both are temporarily shuttered due…

The Coronavirus is hitting markets hard Monday with gambling, travel and selected tech stocks taking the hardest punches but other pockets feeling the jitters too — like Walt Disney. The entertainment giant closed Shanghai Disneyland indefinitely last week, causing one financial analyst to ring a warning bell. "We…