Sxynix Posted March 6, 2021 Posted March 6, 2021 On Friday, California updated its reopening guidelines, allowing Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen as soon as next month, according to an announcement from the state Department of Public Health. Theme parks -- as well as sports events and live performances with attendees -- will be allowed to reopen outdoors, with reduced capacity and "consistent masking," on April 1, the announcement said. However, venues will have to limit attendance to in-state visitors. Sports events and live performances will even have to limit attendance to regional visitors, depending on the county’s coronavirus case rates, according to the announcement. "With case rates and hospitalizations significantly lower, the arrival of three highly effective vaccines and targeted efforts aimed at vaccinating the most vulnerable communities, California can begin gradually and safely bringing back more activities, especially those that occur outdoors and where consistent masking is possible," Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency said in a statement. "Even with these changes, California retains some of the most robust public health protocols in the country." A Disneyland entrance is pictured in March 2020 after the park's first coronavirus closure. The park could reopen on April 1 if Orange County enters California's "Red tier." (AP Orange County and Los Angeles County -- where Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood are located -- are in the "Purple tier," which is the highest level, but are getting close to moving into the "Red tier," the station reported Thursday. If their counties are in the "Red tier" by April 1, theme parks will be allowed to open at 15% capacity. They can open at 25% capacity if they’re in the "Orange tier," or 35% capacity in the "Yellow tier," the announcement said. Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock released a statement Friday after the state announced the updated guidelines.
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