Disney’s top theme parks executive is pleading with California officials to allow a reopening of Disneyland, which has been closed since March 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Josh D’Amaro, c…
Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, made the request in a Tuesday investor presentation, contending that state officials should allow its signature theme park to begin operations again. He added that the theme park sector has not received equivalent treatment to other sectors of the state’s economy.
“To our California government officials, particularly at the state level: I encourage you to treat theme parks like you would other sectors and help us reopen,” D’Amaro said. “We need guidelines that are fair and equitable so we can better understand our future and chart a path toward reopening.” “The longer we wait, the more devastating the impact will be to the Orange County and Anaheim communities and to the tens of thousands of people who rely on us for employment,” he added. “With the right guidelines and our years of operations experience, I am confident that we can restart and get people back to work.”indicated at his Sept.
On Sept. 15, the city of Anaheim called on Newsom to reopen Disneyland and its adjacent Disney California Adventure, noting that the six-month closure had led to a $100 million shortfall in city coffers. Tuesday’s Disney presentation also included an update on the Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Fla., which was reopened in July after being closed in mid-March. D’Amaro asserted that Disney’s handling of the Florida operations indicates that it should be able to reopen Disneyland safely.Newsom did not discuss theme parks in his Monday news conference, nor did California Health and Human Services Director Mark Ghaly on Tuesday.
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