News Archive - October 2020

Disney cuts jobs from its largest and most popular live theme park shows

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Casts of Festival of The Lion King and Finding Nemo: The Musical are among those let go.

Laid-off Disneyland worker just misses her 40-year anniversary

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Theresa Bojorquez miss the mark by about two months, and started her retirement early.

California's reasons to keep theme parks closed, and some of the arguments against them

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The parks are not likely to open without some amount of compromise.

Endangered white rhino born at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

This birth marks the 11th white rhino calf born at Walt Disney World Resort.

Man climbs Belmont roller coaster, spends hours there

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The intention of the man was not known, but he was eventually taken into custody.

How Universal Orlando made haunted houses safer in a pandemic

Posted | Contributed by BrettV

While Halloween Horror Nights event was canceled, Universal Studios opened two of its famed HHN houses.

California issues theme park reopening guidelines, keeps Disneyland and Universal closed

Posted | Contributed by BrettV

The guidelines will not allow the larger parks to reopen until case counts per capita and positive test rates decrease.

Disneyland employees protest continued state closure of theme parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The governor continues to refuse allowing the opening of California theme parks.

Six Flags Magic Mountain ready for state visit to show pandemic readiness

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

State officials have already visited the Disney and Universal theme parks.

Six Flags to layoff 10% of its full time employees

Posted | Contributed by bigboy

The cut will affect about 240 people.

Pandemic affects lucrative Halloween season at theme parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Events have been scaled back due to capacity limitations and social distancing.

Health officials and unions say Walt Disney World safety protocol has prevented Covid-19 outbreaks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The parks have been open for about three months.

California governor in "no hurry" to open theme parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

A trade group is pressuring the state to allow the parks to reopen.

Walt Disney World layoffs include nearly 9,000 part-time workers

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The unions reached a deal with the company that preserves most full-time positions.

Universal will close Volcano Bay for winter

Posted | Contributed by BrettV

The company says this is a seasonal closure and will work with pass and ticket holders.

Cedar Fair posts preliminary third quarter results, will issue $300m in unsecured notes

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

The company gives a first look at the impact of Covid-19 in the second pandemic quarter.

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