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Walt Disney Co has officially postponed the debut of its movie Mulan indefinitely, dealing a new blow to theatre operators around the world that were counting on the live-action epic to help attract audiences during a pandemic.

Key points:

• The coronavirus pandemic has meant that many theatres in the US have not sold a single ticket since March
• Many cinemas had hoped the upcoming blockbusters would rescue their businesses
• Mulan has been delayed indefinitely, while Star Wars and Avatar 2 have been pushed back a year

Mulan was scheduled to reach theatres in March but its release has been postponed several times as many cinemas, particularly in the United States, remain closed.

The film had most recently been set to debut on August 21 and US theatre operators had hoped it would help spark a late-summer rebound for movie-going.

Disney also said it had delayed the next film instalments from two of its biggest franchises, Avatar and Star Wars, by one year as the novel coronavirus has disrupted production.

The Avatar sequel is now set to debut in theatres in December 2022, and the next Star Wars movie in December 2023.For the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic follow our live coverage.

“It’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during this global health crisis,” a Disney representative said.

“Today, that means pausing our release plans for Mulan as we assess how we can most effectively bring this film to audiences around the world.”

The Mulan delay follows Warner Bros’ decision to postpone the August release of Christopher Nolan thriller Tenet.

Both were seen as theatres’ best chance to salvage part of the lucrative summer season.

The AMC and Cineworld movie theatre chains pushed back the reopening date for their US theatres to at least mid-August from the end of July.

The Avatar delay also removes one of 2021’s biggest movies.

The follow-up to James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster — which is the second-highest-grossing film of all time — Avatar 2 had faced numerous delays even before the coronavirus outbreak. At one time it had been expected to reach theatres in 2014.

Disney has not released details on the next Star Wars film.

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Be our guest — with some exceptions.

That seems to be Disney World’s pandemic motto, as the beloved theme park struggles to keep visitors safe and socially-distanced while still providing a fun and memorable experience after partially reopening on July 11.

Some restaurants and attractions remain closed in the Walt Disney Co.’s DIS, -0.76% Orlando, Fla. resort, for example, and guests can’t hug and take selfies with the costumed characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse anymore. Guests must also get their temperatures checked before entering the park, and face masks are required at all times — except when a guest is actively eating or drinking.

Problem is, that dining exception has created a mask loophole: Some guests were seen strolling the reopened Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom with their masks off while they sipped drinks and noshed pretzels. So the park has updated its mask policy to specify that guests shouldn’t walk and eat or drink at the same time.

“You may remove your face covering while actively eating or drinking, but you should be stationary and maintain appropriate physical distancing,” the revised guidelines read.

What’s more, an EPCOT cast member told Walt Disney World News Today that “guests are now being asked to find a safe spot six feet from other guests before removing their masks to eat and drink.”

The stricter social distancing rules have been met with mixed reactions on Twitter TWTR, +4.06% and the Facebook-owned FB, -3.03% Instagram. Some critics complain that the safety and sanitary measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have sapped the joy from visiting the Happiest Place on Earth. Others argue that this is an example of personal rights being violated. “Dictating to customers that they cannot walk and eat or drink is absurd,” wrote one reader. “Are we now ‘Nazi Germany?’ Have all our freedoms been taken away?”

“No character meet ups. No fireworks. No parades. Can’t walk and eat and drink,” tweeted another, who then asked what is “the point” of even going?

Others applauded the move, such as a Tampa Bay Times reporter who has noticed guests using refreshments as an excuse to pull down their masks in neighboring Florida theme parks Busch Gardens and SeaWorld. “Disney is on to you folks who take their mask off to eat and drink,” she tweeted.

Some guests supporting the measure also said that the updated policy makes them feel safer, and also serves to better protect Disney park employees.

The new rule also resurfaced the debate over theme parks reopening at all, especially as coronavirus cases have continued to skyrocket in Florida. Disney World began welcoming back guests on July 11 — the same day that the state reported more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19. CNN business editor Alexis Benveniste said at the time that it “feels like the beginning of a horror movie”. Meanwhile, Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. postponed its July 17 reopening as coronavirus cases have spiked across its home state.

“Why are these parks open again?” asked one Twitter user after reading about the new eating and walking rule.

Some potential guests also noted that the stricter mask guidelines have given them another reason to delay returning to the theme park until the pandemic is under control, and life returns to something resembling normalcy.

Disney heiress Abigail Disney, who does not have an operating role in the company, has also questioned the decision to reopen the park that shares her name. “I’m confused about how they think they can possibly protect their guests and their employees,” she said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

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Well, the delays are coming. While many studios figured that the COVID pandemic may be winding down by now and fall shows might be safe to resume filming, that has not panned out, and we are starting to see some high-profile delays.

While Disney Plus will still put out an already-filmed season 2 of The Mandalorian this fall, they have delayed the two premiere Marvel shows that were supposed to arrival in 2020, Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision.

Falcon and the Winter Soldier was supposed to arrive this August, but with a few weeks of filming still left to go, Disney has announced that it’s been delayed to…some unspecified date. That may not for sure mean we won’t see it until 2021, as maybe it could squeeze in for late November or December, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it pushed out of the year entirely.Most Popular In: Games

Meanwhile, THR reports that WandaVision, the high concept Vision/Scarlet Witch series that many were surprised to see debut in 2020, has now been pushed to spring 2021. Though I have seen at least one conflicting report that says it might still make December. So we’ll see.

This of course comes as all of Disney’s other MCU movies have also been delayed with movie theaters shut down. It’s a little hard to keep track of with all the ongoing date changes, but the next five movies should be:

• Black Widow (Nov. 6, 2020)
• The Eternals (Feb 12, 2021)
• Shang-Chi (May 7, 2021)
• Spider-Man 3 (November 5, 2021)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (February 28, 2022)
• Dr. Strange 2 (March 25, 2022)

But the longer this goes (ie. the US setting COVID records left and right), the less likely it seems that the already-delayed Black Widow will indeed make it out in November. And if that gets delayed, that probably pushes everything else back.

The Disney Plus show news is especially not great, however, as adult fans have been looking for a reason to use the service besides the Mandalorian for months now, but now they might be waiting an entire year to just get…The Mandalorian season 2 (D+ did get Hamilton online recently, though somewhat different crowds there). And yet it’s no surprise that these shows are delayed given everything else going on. We are about to see TV delays happen en masse, even more than previously, because we have reached the point where everyone is figuring out that a few weeks of filming delays are now actually many months, and pretty much all of 2020 is shot from an entertainment perspective. That includes the box office, certainly, but also streaming services. We’ll see if Netflix ever actually runs out of series, however, with its unique production schedule that has a lot more stuff in the can than its rivals.

So, no Marvel for a while. Patience, as ever.

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Disney officials announced on Thursday that two of its attractions and one show would be closing for good.

The news comes after all four Disney World parks officially reopened after being closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stitch’s Great Escape! in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom took guests inside the holding cell of the Galactic Federation Prisoner Teleport Center. You’re left in charge to guard a level 3 prisoner. Turns out that prisoner is experiment 626. In true Stitich fashion, he breaks out and wreaks havoc on everyone inside. We can still smell the chili cheese dog.

The show was switched to seasonal and eventually refurbished into a character meet and greet area.

Primeval Whirl in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom was also given the boot. The wacky coaster took guests on a wild adventure past cartoon dinosaurs as they prepared for their impending extinction.

The ride was closed throughout the summer of 2019, but Disney officials did not say why.

Rivers of Light: We Are One will receive the same treatment and not return. Rivers of Light was Animal Kingdom’s take on nighttime entertainment. The shows would run nightly and incorporate water projections, stunning floats and lighting effects.

Or as Disney put it:

“You’ll be captivated by a re-imagined soundtrack as the original musical score now is woven together with familiar Disney themes, carrying us through moments of discovery, fun, friendship, fear and love.”

Rivers of Light: We Are One debuted in the summer of 2019.

Disney officials said they continue to evaluate the needs of the guests in order to help to run their business.

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As part of its work to save wildlife, the Disney Conservation Fund awarded funding to two University of Florida research centers to continue conservation efforts for imperiled butterflies and sea turtles. The programs will receive $350,000 each, bringing the total of Disney’s support for UF conservation programs to nearly $5.2 million since 1995.

“Saving some of the world’s most iconic species alongside dedicated scientists at the University of Florida exemplifies the type of collaboration the Disney Conservation Fund has focused on for 25 years,” said Kim Sams, director of strategic philanthropy at Disney Enterprise Social Responsibility. “Our relationship extends beyond grants to meaningful engagement in conservation solutions as our teams work together to make an impact for wildlife, people and the planet.”

The programs are led by two UF professors, Jaret Daniels, curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, and Karen Bjorndal, director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research in UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Daniels is spearheading the conservation of more than 40 critically imperiled species of butterflies in Florida and California, while Bjorndal leads research and recovery efforts for Florida’s wide-ranging endangered sea turtles.

Daniels leads the Florida Museum’s butterfly conservation program, which uses a variety of strategies to reduce butterfly extinctions, ranging from habitat restoration to monitoring shifts in population genetics. Since 2015, nearly 1,000 Schaus’ swallowtails and more than 10,500 Miami blues have been released to the wild through Disney-supported projects.

“Recovery doesn’t happen overnight,” Daniels said. “The most exciting part of this funding has been Disney’s strong commitment to increasing the depth of its impact on conservation through long-term funding – especially for insect species, which can be somewhat overlooked for larger, more charismatic animals.”

Bjorndal and the ACCSTR team focus on developing community strategies, leading research and linking research results to management efforts to protect sea turtles around the world. The team works to address major threats to sea turtles, including habitat destruction and degradation, vessel strikes, light pollution that prevents hatchlings from reaching the ocean and incidental capture in fisheries. To date, with Disney support, the team has removed more than 2,140,000 pounds of marine debris from sea turtle habitats and restored or cleared debris from 14 miles of sea turtle nesting habitat.

“Disney’s long-term support has allowed us to successfully implement a strategic approach to solving critical issues threatening Florida’s sea turtle populations,” Bjorndal said. “We work with organizations in Florida, the Bahamas and the Azores – throughout the range of Florida sea turtles.”

While conservation funding is often short-term and has limited scope, Daniels said the longevity and adaptability of Disney’s support have allowed his team to take on opportunistic and impactful projects that would not have been feasible otherwise.

The grants have also encouraged and enabled more detailed recovery and conservation planning than a typical one-to-three-year grant would, something especially important for animals like sea turtles, which can have lifespans of up to 100 years.

“We recognize and appreciate Disney’s understanding of the urgency of not only preserving but also bringing back populations of sea turtles,” Bjorndal said. “Those of us who have spent our lives trying to save these animals are grateful.”

Daniels also noted that successful conservation work requires collaboration, and the long-term nature of these programs has allowed both his and Bjorndal’s teams to build meaningful partnerships with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, local communities, and – in his case, even a local brewery – all of which are helping to grow the impact of their work.

“This work takes an army, and it’s been so rewarding,” he said.

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For information on Disney’s commitment to save wildlife, inspire action and protect the planet, visit www.disney.com/conservation or follow @DisneyConservation on social media.

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When Walt Disney World opened its doors to greet park guests to the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11, the decision was met with no small amount of criticism. Florida is in the midst of its largest coronavirus surge yet. The day after the theme parks reopened, the state reported 15,300 new cases, the highest single day infection rate in any U.S. state thus far.

Still, people flocked to the parks, nearly as many as Disney would allow with its newly reduced attendance capacity. Under the new safety protocols, guests must book reservations for a specific day to be admitted to a park. Magic Kingdom did not reach its reservation capacity for opening day—but Disney’s Hollywood Studios, slated to open on July 15 along with Epcot, is fully reserved for its first eight days.

Despite recently extending Florida’s state of emergency for another 60 days, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis downplayed the risks of Disney reopening given the rising rate of Covid-19 infections. “Disney, I have no doubt is going to be a safe environment,” he said in a press conference on July 6, citing Universal Studios Orlando’s management of safety protocols since its reopening on June 5. SeaWorld Orlando has been open since June 11, and Legoland Florida reopened on June 1.

However, none of those theme parks have come under the same level of scrutiny as Walt Disney World—but the others reopened before the current explosion of infections, and none of them have anywhere close to Disney’s attendance. AECOM’s 2019 Global Attractions Attendance Report estimated that worldwide, over 157 million people attended a Disney park in 2018. (By comparison, the Universal parks brought in 50 million in the same time period.)

Critics of Disney’s plan were vocally opposing the resort’s reopening before the July 13 announcement that Hong Kong Disneyland will be closing again. That park, but not its hotels, will shut down on July 15 in compliance with a government mandate to restrict social gatherings in light of 52 new reported cases of Covid-19. Now that the announcement has been made, a possible re-closure of Walt Disney World is top of mind for many.

“What we’re trying to do here is take a look at the existing data within Orange County to make the best decisions going forward,” said County Mayor Jerry Demings in a July 13 interview on MSNBC. “We are excited for the reopening, but it’s also concerning to me at the same time.”

Demings said that he has confidence Disney is also considering safety in deciding to stay open despite Florida’s high infection rate. “I always will make my decisions by putting people over profits at any given time, so safety is of the utmost concern to me and the health officers who are here, and I think that is the case for Disney,” he said. “Obviously you have corporate responsibility at play here, so we’re trying to make the best decisions for our populace.”

However, Demings continued, “It is not sustainable fo the long term to shut down our full commerce, so we have to learn to live with this virus.”

“We are watching the external environment really carefully,” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences told CNN on July 11. “But what we’ve done here is we’ve built an operations protocol. We’ve phased this opening. We put ourselves in complete control. But our confidence has always been high that independent of what’s happening on the outside of our gates, we’re in a position to open responsibly.” 

That statement came before Hong Kong Disneyland announced its second closure due to the pandemic. Demings said in a press conference on July 13, “If we see indications that we are exceeding our hospital capacity or we see any outbreaks associated with Disney, we won’t hesitate to ask them to reevaluate the reopening.”

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Walt Disney Co.’s just-opened theme parks in Florida are so deserted that visitors are waiting five minutes or less to get on many rides — an eerie experience for people accustomed to long lines.

Jay Scutt, who runs the Park Hoppin’ YouTube channel, visited the Animal Kingdom park on Sunday, the day after it opened to the public and found it lightly attended. “I walked on everything,” said Scutt, a frequent park goer. “I’ve never seen the park like this.”

No doubt, many would-be visitors are wary of going to Disney’s parks during a pandemic. But the thin crowds may largely be the result of limits imposed by a new reservation system, part of the company’s cautious approach to reopening attractions. Reservations were quickly snapped up for last weekend, but the park still looked empty to many attendees.

“It seems to be slow by design,” said Jeremiah Good, chief Central Florida correspondent for Laughing Place, a website that tracks theme-park attendance. The one exception was Splash Mountain, which is loosely based on the controversial 1946 film “Song of the South.” It’s scheduled to be remodeled with a new theme, which has made it a bit more of a draw.

“While reservations are booked, the only significant wait is for Splash Mountain and its associated merchandise location,” Good said.

Disney, based in Burbank, California, is reopening its parks in stages. Two of the Florida properties, Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, welcomed back visitors on Saturday. Two more, Epcot and Hollywood Studios, joined them on Wednesday, as did Disneyland Paris. The Disneyland park in California, where government officials this week clamped down again on restaurants and other establishments, remains dark.

It’s been a learning process for Disney. The company reopened its Shanghai theme park in May with capacity set at less than 30%. In an interview on Saturday, Disney parks chief Josh D’Amaro declined to say what capacity the company would permit in Florida. The executive said he was “pretty pleased” overall with resort bookings going into next year.

“We’ve increased capacity in Shanghai,” he said. “I think we’re seeing very cooperative guest behavior.”

Disney has moved more slowly than rivals in reopening. Florida parks run by Comcast Corp.’s Universal Studios and SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. restarted operations weeks ago. They also haven’t seen large crowds, though.

Florida attractions are under extra scrutiny this week as the state sees a surge in Covid-19 cases, including in the Orlando area, where theme parks are concentrated. Two Major League Soccer teams pulled out of a tournament being held at Walt Disney World after players tested positive. Disney said its safety protocols, including temperature checks at the gate, social distancing and frequent cleanings, will protect guests and staff.

In Hong Kong, meanwhile, Disney’s park closed again on Wednesday because of a resurgence there.

People who do venture inside the Florida parks are at least paying a bit less than normal. Tickets have been available for $125 a day, at the low end of the usual range in a busy summer. Disney introduced a tiered ticket pricing system several years ago, with prices this year running from $109 to $159 on the company’s website.

“We’re reopening in a very phased and controlled way,” D’Amaro said. “As we watch to see what demand looks like, we’ll adjust as necessary, but each park is going to look a little bit different.”

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A guest takes a selfie at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort on July 11, 2020.(Photo by Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images)

Socially-distant lines. Mandatory masks. Empty seats on rides. Silent screaming “from the heart.” This is the new normal at many theme parks around the world that have reopened during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida reopened on Saturday with reduced capacity and other safety measures in place to protect guests at the park, which has been closed since March. 

Disney’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Pamela Hymel, said in a statement on July 7, that “while Covid-19, and the risk of contracting it, is present in public places, there are many important ways that we can all help promote each other’s safety” at parks. Still, many experts deem the risk of getting infected at a theme park to be too high. (Florida has seen record rates of Covid-19, with nearly 300,000 total infections as of Wednesday.)

Here’s what Disney World looked like opening weekend.

Temperature screenings were conducted with a no-touch thermometer upon entering the Disney Springs area or and the Walt Disney World theme parks. (People with a temperature of 100.4 F or above, as well as anyone in their party, were not permitted inside.) 

Guests wait to get their temperatures checked before entering the theme park at Walt Disney World. Those with a temperature 100.4 and above are not allowed to enter.(Photo by Gregg Newton / Gregg Newton / AFP)

A Disney World staff member greeted guests holding a Mickey Mouse-themed decoration in front of his protective mask. Disney also sells face masks with popular characters, from Star Wars to Mickey Mouse. (Masks or cloth face coverings are required for all staff and performers and for visitors ages 2 and up.) 

A Disney cast member welcomes guests to Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort on July 11, 2020.(Photo by Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images)

Main Street, USA, a thoroughfare with shops where parades take place, is typically crowded. But instead of parades, Disney offered smaller “cavalcades” where visitors saw their favorite characters from a distance. 

A parade on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disney World on opening day, July 11. Guests ages two and up are required to wear masks at Disney World. (Photo by Kent Phillips/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images)Handout

Dinsey PhotoPass photographers used to take photos of guests on their personal devices but that is no longer allowed.

Guests take a selfie at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort.(Photo by Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images)

Rows of seats on rides like the Splash Mountain log flume (which will soon get a redesign to feature Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog,” the first Black Disney princess) were left empty to allow for more social distancing.

Riders wear masks on the Splash Mountain ride at Walt Disney World. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Orlando Sentinel

While Disneyland in Anaheim, California has been unable to reopen due to state theme park regulations, the Downtown Disney shopping district opened on July 9. A sign reminded guests to wear a mask, keep their distance and practice hand hygiene. 

Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, California, reopened on July 9 with health and safety protocols in place for cast members and guests.(Photo by Derek Lee/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)

Hand-washing stations and hand sanitizer dispensers were also installed around Downtown Disney in California so patrons can practice proper hand hygiene.

A hand-washing station at Downtown Disney District shopping area.(Photo by Derek Lee/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)

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Hong Kong Disneyland will close again on Wednesday to comply with a government-directed rollback of public activities in the region after an increase in coronavirus infections, the Walt Disney Company said on Monday. Disney called the closing of the theme park “temporary” and said its resort hotels at the Lantau Island complex would remain open.

With attendance of 6.5 million last year and an estimated 5,000 employees, Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest park in Disney’s portfolio. Shutting it down again means little for the company’s bottom line. In fact, the theme park and resort hotel property has lost money for the last five years. Losses totaled about $13.5 million last year. Pro-democracy demonstrations in the city have resulted in a sharp decline in tourism.

But it is re-closing at a highly awkward time for Disney. Over the weekend, Disney executives in Florida cited the smooth reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland and other Disney parks in Asia as evidence that the company’s largest resort, Walt Disney World, could reopen safely, even as coronavirus cases in Florida surge to alarming levels. On Monday, Florida officials reported 12,624 new infections, one of the largest daily jumps in the state since the pandemic began.

Hong Kong Disneyland, 53 percent of which is owned by the local government (with Disney controlling the balance), initially closed because of the virus on Jan. 26. It reopened on June 18 with limited capacity and other safety measures, including temperature checks for visitors and employees. The 14-year-old complex includes three hotels with more than 1,700 total rooms. Attendance has been very light since it reopened.

In re-closing Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney is complying with government restrictions announced on Monday by Carrie Lam, the territory’s chief executive, after local health authorities reported 52 new cases of coronavirus. (Since late January, Hong Kong has reported 1,522 cases.) The park’s closure was “required by the government and health authorities in line with prevention efforts taking place across Hong Kong,” Disney said.

Gyms, mahjong parlors and cinemas will also close on Wednesday. Hong Kong also prohibited all dining inside restaurants every evening from 6 p.m. Health officials said the territory’s new spate of cases was mainly connected to taxi drivers, restaurants and nursing homes.

Shanghai Disneyland reopened on May 11. A pair of Disney parks in Japan, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, reopened on July 1.

Disneyland Paris is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday.

Disney also plans to reopen two more Florida theme parks, Epcot and Hollywood Studios, on Wednesday, a decision that has been greeted by enthusiasm from many fans and extreme dismay by others, including some Disney workers. Disney World, which attracted more than 50 million visitors last year, has recalled roughly 20,000 furloughed union employees for its phased reopening, which includes an array of safety protocols.

County and state officials in Florida approved Disney World’s reopening plan. NBCUniversal reopened its three theme parks in central Florida more than a month ago.

“Covid is here, and we have a responsibility to figure out the best approach to safely operate in this new normal,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview last week. “Businesses across the country are open, whether it’s a local pizza shop in Orlando or an airline taking on new guests.”

But authorities in California have slowed down the entertainment company’s plan to reopen the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. After an increase in coronavirus cases in California and an outcry from some Disneyland workers about safety, Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear that he would not give theme parks in the state a green light to reopen in time for Disneyland to come back online this Friday, as Disney had hoped.

No new timeline has been given.

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The magical world of Disney has implemented quite a few changes as the Magic Kingdom Park reopened to visitors in Florida this weekend.

In addition to wearing mouse ears, all guests ages two and older will be required to wear face coverings in the park.It is just one of several measures the entertainment park has introduced during the reopening, including possible temperature checks and increased social distancing.

The reopening came the same weekend Florida reached a record high for single-day case count increase, with more than 15,000 new cases being reported by the state Friday. In Orange County, where Disney is located, 553 patients were hospitalized Sunday, according to the state’s health website county break down.

Guests will not receive their ride photos if they were not wearing a mask on the ride. The public relations director at Walt Disney World confirmed with CNN that the company has an existing policy of suppressing photos if someone is doing something unsafe on the ride. Not wearing a mask would be consistent with that policy.

Disney is also asking visitors to self monitor how they are feeling and leave if they feel ill.Prompted by claims on social media this weekend that a guest felt sick on Disney property, CNN asked Disney about its policy regarding guests who feel unwell while inside the parks.A Disney spokesperson said the company has robust protocols in place and will address each situation individually, considering advice provided by public health agencies and the company’s medical and safety experts.In addition to the health screenings prior to entry of the park, anyone who comes to the parks’ First Aid with Covid-19-like symptoms will be required leave the park. Disney will assist the guest in seeking additional medical care, the spokesperson said.

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