Theme park news: Holidays at Disneyland / Disney donates to Newsom / Great America masks
Holiday parades and fireworks return to the Disneyland Resort on Nov. 12.
Disney to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for all salaried and non-union employees
Disney also said it has started conversations with employee unions on the vaccine mandate.
Disney doesn’t expect to reopen Disneyland in 2020 as company reports first annual loss in 40 years
Disneyland's two parks have been closed since mid-March thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disney World reopening hurt by Florida COVID-19 surge
COVID-19 has shifted Disney World's customer base more towards locals and annual passholders.
Disney World president Josh D’Amaro to run Disney’s theme parks division
Josh D'Amaro has been Walt Disney World's president since September 2019. Before that, he was president of the Disneyland Resort.
Disney World to furlough many theme park employees starting April 19
The temporary layoffs will apply to executive, salaried, and non-union hourly employees at Disney World as well as Disneyland.
Disney parks chief Bob Chapek replacing Bob Iger as Disney CEO
Chapek will be a controversial choice among diehard Disney fans due to his reputation for focusing on budgets over guest experience at Disney parks.
Disney CEO pushes back on negative reports of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
“Those two lands have been far more successful than have been reported,” Iger said, noting that 5 million guests have experienced the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction.
Disney CEO says theme park price hikes ‘really paying off’
Disney World guests may be upset over increased ticket prices, but in the eyes of Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger, the company’s pricing strategy is working.