Disney fans are eager to enter the theme park despite Florida's high infection rates. FMTNews WaltDisneyWorld
Guests attend the official reopening day of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida on Saturday.
Executives felt confident they had a responsible plan for reopening in phases during the pandemic, said Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney’s parks, experiences and products division. At the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, the two parks that reopened Saturday, guests and employees wore face masks, underwent temperature screenings and were told to social distance everywhere from streets to rides.Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the two other Walt Disney World parks, are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday.
Florida has emerged as an epicentre of Covid-19 infections. Over the past two weeks, the state reported 109,000 new coronavirus cases, more than any other US state. About 75% of the parks unit’s operating income comes from Orlando, Imperial Capital analyst David Miller estimates.
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