BREAKING NEWS: Hong Kong Disney To Close Due to COVID-19 Starting on December 2nd
We’ve got some important news on this Monday morning. Disney has officially announced that Hong Kong Disney will be closing for the third time since the COVID-19 outbreak first started. The parks will not reopening beginning on December 2nd.
Check out the official statement below:
— Disney Parks News (@DisneyParksNews) November 30, 2020
As you can see from the statement Disney has said that they are required by the government to temporarily close. Disney advises that they will remain in contact with health authorities and the government about the situation and will announce a reopening date once it is deemed advisable.
This makes Hong Kong Disney the second Disney park required to close due to the continued spread of COVID-19. As we previously reported here at MickeyBlog, Disneyland Paris was also forced to shutter the park and anticipates that it will be able to reopen in February.
Hong Kong Disneyland originally reopened on June 18th but was forced to close under a month later on July 15th as COVID continued to spread. It then reopened again on September 25th despite a land dispute with the Hong Kong Government with the government rescinding an offer for Disney to be able to expand the theme park to a nearby plot of land.
News of the closure comes just weeks after Disney unveiled their Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disney. The castle has recently been reimagined to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the theme park.
Beginning on December 2nd. Hong Kong Disney will join Disneyland Paris as well as Disneyland (Anaheim, California) as Disney theme parks closed due to COVID-19. As of going to print, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort all remain open to guests with enhanced social distancing measures and sanitation procedures in effect.
This is a story that we’ll continue to follow closely here at MickeyBlog readers are encouraged to keep checking in with us for further news and updates.
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