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Under coronavirus pandemic guidelines, "The
Happiest Place on Earth" was opened only to California residents
and capacity was limited to 25% to allow for social distancing.
"It was just really nice to be back around all the energy, and
the cast members were so welcoming," said Lauren England, one of
the first day visitors.
Guests, age 2 and older, were required to wear face masks and
there were none of the usual hugs with costumed characters like
Mickey Mouse and Snow White.
There will be no parades, and the nightly fireworks displays
have been put on hold to prevent crowds from gathering closely
together.
Jocelyn Bonilla, who was among more than 28,000 U.S. Disney
theme park workers to be furloughed during the long closure, was
delighted to be back.
"I am one of the ones that got let go, so it feels good to be
back," she said. "Seeing everyone back, seeing everything back
to normal, it's amazing."
Tickets to Disneyland are sold out through mid-June, according
to the park's online reservation system, but there is more
availability in the adjacent California Adventure.
Disneyland, located 35 miles south of Los Angeles in Anaheim,
opened in 1955.
Walt Disney Co closed its theme parks around the world in March
2020 to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company's most-visited resort, Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Florida, reopened in July 2020.
Disneyland Paris is currently closed. Disney parks in Shanghai,
Tokyo and Hong Kong are open.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross; editing by Diane
Craft and David Gregorio)
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