California theme park closures Archives - Page 2 of 2

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...

Theme Parks To Open ‘As Soon As Possible’ According To CHHS Sec. Ghaly

October 6, 2020 5:48 pmOctober 7, 2020 8:46 am

During a news conference on Tuesday, California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly announced that a statewide theme park reopening plan would be coming “as soon as possible,” and that they are working with theme park representatives to come...

Disney Announces Massive Lay-Off Of 28,000 Employees

September 30, 2020 2:05 amSeptember 29, 2020 8:44 pm

On Tuesday, Disney announced that 28,000 employees would be laid off, including well over 10,000 in California alone. 28,000 laid-off by Disney The massive amount of lay-offs will come from the parks division, with Disneyland in Anaheim being primarily effected....

California’s Largest Theme Parks Call On Gov. Newsom To Fully Re-open

September 14, 2020 8:29 pm

On Monday, the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), the trade organization that represents 8 of the largest theme parks in California, including Disneyland and Universal Studios, asked Governor Gavin Newsom to allow them to re-open citing financial and employee...