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There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a very disappointing year for theme park fans, as many attractions around the world were (or continue to be) closed due to COVID-19. Still, with the hopes of a brighter 2021, Blooloop—the world’s leading online resource for professionals working in the field of visitor attractions—has ranked this year’s top 25 theme park attractions.
Earlier today, Disney Parks, Experiences & Products held a webcast detailing the ongoing health and safety measures being taken across properties to ensure the wellbeing of guests.
Today, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea became the last of the Disney Parks worldwide to announce their official re-opening date. While they were the last to announce, they will not be the last to re-open. Both parks are re-opening on July 1.
As some U.S. theme parks have begun announcing plans for reopening their gates, park-goers have been told in no uncertain terms that there will be no parades, no fireworks, and no up-close-and-personal character meet and greets, but no screaming? Believe it or not, “quiet thrill rides” may be part of the reopening protocols at Japanese theme parks.
Tokyo Disney Resort has shared an update on the state of their parks during the outbreak of novel coronavirus and extended their temporary closure — which was supposed to end this weekend.
Tokyo Disney Resort has uploaded a special performance of their nighttime spectacular “Fantasmic!” to YouTube, saying farewell to the show, as it was originally scheduled to close today.
Tokyo Disney Resort announced today they are closing until at least March 15, joining Disney’s other parks in Asia, which have also closed temporarily as the coronavirus continues to spread.
This spring, a new “Type C” monorail will enter into service at Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan.
Fans of Duffy and Friends will be excited to see that his puppy chef friend Cookie is getting an exciting update: a name change! The character is now known as CookieAnn.
Guests can soar to new heights at Tokyo DisneySea, as Soaring: Fantastic Flight officially opened to guests today!
