Disney announced Thursday evening the closure of its Disney World amusement parks in Florida and Disneyland Paris from Sunday until the end of March, “as a precautionary measure” against the coronavirus epidemic.
The hotels of the two sites will remain in operation “until further notice” but the world number one in entertainment has also decided to suspend all its cruises for the month of March, he announced in a press release.
At least three contaminated employees
Wednesday, CFDT-Eurodisney confirmed to BFM Paris that at least three employees had tested positive for coronavirus. At first, Disneyland Paris had decided to cancel all of its parades and outdoor shows until April 15.
The group had also decided earlier Thursday to close the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California, for the same reasons. The hotels on the California site will remain open until Monday, March 16, to give tourists time to organize their departure.
“Even if no case of Covid-19 has been reported at Disneyland Resort”, the 40 hectare amusement park, one of the best known and frequented in the world, has made this decision “in the interest of our visitors and employees “and in accordance with the recommendations of the Governor of California, said a spokesman on Thursday.
Partial reopening of the Shanghai park
In Asia, Disney closed its amusement parks due to the epidemic, but the Shanghai complex in China was able to partially reopen this week. In Japan, on the other hand, the closure of Disneyland and DisneySea in Tokyo was extended by two weeks, until early April.
Disney has also decided to postpone the release of its film “Mulan”, a remake of real shots of its famous 1998 cartoon. The feature film was presented on Monday in Los Angeles and was to be released on North American screens in two weeks.
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