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Here Are the Rides that Will Be Running When Disneyland and California Adventure Reopen in April
Mar 17 2021
More than a year after closing, Disneyland and California Adventure will reopen their doors on April 30 with limited capacity and fewer rides.
"We've seen the enthusiasm, the craving for people to return to our parks around the world," CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC on Wednesday. "We've been operating at Walt Disney World for about nine months, and there certainly is no shortage of demand."
The company is asking guests to make a reservation through Disneyland Resort's new system, although Disney did not say when it would go live.
<p>But for guests lucky enough to nab a slot: no screaming on rides, please. </p><p>The opening comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/03/05/disneyland-universal-reopen-california-covid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">announced earlier this month that theme parks</a> could reopen under limited capacity starting April 1. And with <a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/03/17/no-screaming-on-california-theme-park-rides-guidelines-say/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">screaming restricted on thrill rides</a> like Disney's Space Mountain - so as not to spread the coronavirus. Under the plan, parks in the red tier can have 15% capacity and 25% in the orange tier. Orange County is currently in the red tier. </p><p>Live performances and sporting events will also pick back up come April 1, with restrictions varying in each county. </p><p>For months, officials and Disney have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen the Anaheim park. The closure of Disneyland and California Adventure hit the company's bottom line hard, forcing the entertainment giant to <a href="https://dot.la/disney-laysoff-28-000-at-u-s-theme-parks-2647861392.html?q=disneyland" target="_self">layoff thousands of workers</a> as Disney <a data-linked-post="2650849621" href="https://dot.la/disney-plus-2650849621.html" target="_blank">sunk its resources into streaming services</a>. </p><p>"I think as people become vaccinated, they become a little bit more confident in the fact that they can travel, and, you know, stay COVID-free," he added. "Consumers trust Disney to do the right thing, and we've certainly proven that we can [open] responsibly, whether it's temperature checks, masks, social distancing [or] improved hygiene around the parks."</p><p>Disney said that experiences that draw large group gatherings — think parades and firework displays — will return at a later date. </p><p>To enter the park, guests aged 3 and up will show a park reservation and valid admission for the same park. For now, only California residents can visit the parks to adhere with current state guidelines. </p><p>Several of the surrounding Disney hotels will also open including the Grand Californian on April 29 and the Vacation Club Villas on May 2.</p><p>Here are the rides slated to open at Disneyland: </p><ul class="ee-ul"><li>Pirates of the Caribbean</li><li>It's A Small World</li><li>Indian Jones Adventure</li><li>Space Mountain </li><li>Big Thunder Mountain Railroad</li><li>King Arthur Carrousel </li><li>"New magic" at Haunted Mansion </li><li>Peter Pan's Flight</li><li>Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance</li><li>Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run</li></ul><p>And at California Adventure: </p><ul class="ee-ul"></ul><ul class="ee-ul"></ul><ul class="ee-ul"><li>Toy Story Midway Mania</li><li>The Little Mermaid — Ariel's Undersea Adventure </li><li>The Incredicoaster</li><li>Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind</li><li>Radiator Springs Racers</li><li>Snow White's Enchanted Wish</li></ul>
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Even Disney CEO Bob Chapek is surprised by the success of Disney Plus.
"What we didn't realize was the non-family appeal that a service like Disney Plus would have," Chapek said Monday, speaking at a Morgan Stanley tech conference. "Over 50% of our global [subscribers] don't have kids, and that is the big difference."
<p>In April 2019, Disney forecast it would have 60 to 90 million subscribers by 2024 for the service that launched in November of that year; today it already has over 95 million. The Star Wars and Marvel superheroes universes have complemented Disney's more traditional animated features that are aimed squarely at school-age children. </p><p>The company has ratcheted up its 2024 forecast to 150 million Disney Plus subscribers, and to 260 million including its international offering, Star.</p><p>Disney Plus' over-performance inspired a "commensurate" rise of investment in content, Chapek said. In December <a href="https://dot.la/disney-plus-2649444543.htmlhttps://dot.la/disney-plus-2649444543.html" target="_self"><u>Disney showcased a head-spinning array of new shows and movies</u></a> set to roll out in the coming months and years. </p><p>"We stepped on the throttle pretty heavily," Chapek said. </p><p><a href="https://dot.la/disney-plus-2649444543.html" target="_self"><u>Disney also undertook a major restructuring</u></a> to center the organization around streaming.</p><p>As streaming ascended, Disney's parks plummeted, shuttered by the pandemic. Once those reopen, Chapek, who previously led the parks division, said he sees huge value in the customer insight that they will bring in conjunction with streaming. </p><p>"We've never really had the two perfectly aligned where our parks are cranking and our DTC business is anything but embryonic. Well, that moment's about to come," he said. "And so we feel really enthusiastic about what's going to happen when we take one plus one and make it three."</p>
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Disney's streaming platforms continue to outperform analysts' expectations.
The company reported it had nearly 95 million Disney Plus subscribers as of the start of January, about 5 million more than analysts expected going into Disney's quarterly earnings call Thursday.
<p>Disney also reported higher-than-expected revenues that it attributed to its direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming efforts, and Goldman Sachs analyst Brett Feldman noted that the company's raft of streaming services – which include ESPN Plus, Hulu and Star, the international offering Disney's launching later this month – is poised to achieve profitability faster than predicted. The company previously forecast it would lose billions per year on Disney Plus until 2024. Chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said the company is sticking to the 2024 forecast but noted optimistically that "we are very pleased the results that we just announced." </p><p>Disney's share price, which was up slightly in after-hours trading Thursday, has remained buoyant despite the fact that the pandemic has obliterated much of the company's traditional business lines. Its parks and travel experiences have largely been shuttered and few theaters are open to show its movies. </p><p>Disney Plus' performance has been key to keeping the company's stock afloat. When it launched in late 2019, Disney predicted subscribers would grow to between 60 and 90 million by 2024. Disney Plus has quickly surpassed those numbers, reaching the 95 million mark by early January. </p><p>The company has since revised its streaming aspirations, shooting for 350 million subscribers by 2024 across its streaming platforms. </p><p>To hit those goals, <a data-linked-post="2649444543" href="https://dot.la/disney-plus-2649444543.html" target="_blank">Disney announced big content plans in December</a>, including 10 Star Wars series and 10 Marvel series, 15 new series from its Live Action, Animation and Pixar divisions, and 15 feature films from those divisions. In total, it plans to add over 100 new titles to Disney Plus each year. </p><p>Disney will also continue experimenting with debuting feature films on the streamer, <a data-linked-post="2647452955" href="https://dot.la/mulan-2020-2647452955.html" target="_blank">as it has done with "Mulan"</a> and "Soul." "Raya and the Last Dragon," will run simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus in March, the company announced. </p><p>For now, the company is sticking to its plans to release "Black Widow," an anticipated Marvel blockbuster, in theaters. Yet executives will be "watching very carefully" how consumers feel about returning to theaters and "whether that strategy needs to be revisited," chief executive Bob Chapek said. </p><p>Chapek also noted Disney's investment into direct-to-consumer should ultimately benefit the company's other businesses. </p><p>"We believe that the strategic actions we're taking to transform our company will enable us to enhance the consumer and guest experience, grow and expand our businesses and increase shareholder value," Chapek said Thursday. </p>
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