Bob Iger & Willow Bay Donating $5 Million to Los Angeles Small Businesses

Walt Disney Company executive chairman Bob Iger and his wife Willow Bay are donating $5 million to help Los Angeles small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made the announcement on Thursday. https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1349887845662486530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1349887845662486530%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxbusiness.com%2Fbusiness-leaders%2Fdisneys-bob-iger-donates-5-million-to-los-angeles-small-businesses-strugglign-in-pandemic Iger and Bay, the dean of USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, previously donated $500,000 to the... Continue Reading →

January 15, 2021 0

Disney Blasts California Reopening Guidelines in Letter to Annual Passholders

Disneyland officials are clearly unhappy with the COVID-19 reopening guidelines released by California earlier this week. Disneyland just sent a scathing email to Annual Passholders, showing their displeasure with the guidelines coming from state. There is still no reopening date for Disneyland and the state’s guidelines make it seem as if they won’t be able... Continue Reading →

October 22, 2020 0

California Health Dept. Releases Theme Park Reopening Guidelines

The California Department of Health is releasing long-awaited guidance for theme parks to work towards reopening following the coronavirus pandemic. Many parks, including Disneyland, have been closed since mid-March. The department has developed guidance based on the areas of certain amusement parks, which are divided up by daily case counts and risk factors. Disneyland Resort... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2020 4

Bob Iger Steps Down From California Economic Recovery Task Force

Walt Disney Company chairman Bob Iger has stepped down from California’s economic recovery task force. According to the Sacramento Bee, a Disney Spokesman confirmed the news Thursday evening. The spokesperson would not say why or precisely when Iger left the task force, but the news comes as theme parks pressure state to allow the industry... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2020 1

Gov. Newsom: State is Actively Working on Plan to Reopen Theme Parks

Tensions are building in the California theme park community. While brands like Disney & Universal operate in Florida, there is still no reopening date for their California parks to reopen. During a Wednesday press conference, Governor Gavin Newsom said an announcement on theme parks will be made soon. https://twitter.com/cagovernor/status/1306308358979239937?s=21 Governor Newsom says the state is... Continue Reading →

September 16, 2020 0

BREAKING: Disneyland Will Not Reopen July 17th; No New Date Announced

In an unprecedented turn of events, Disneyland will not be reopening its parks on July 17th like previously announced. The company released a statement saying in part: "California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4." However, Downtown Disney District will still reopen on July 9th.... Continue Reading →

June 24, 2020 1

California Gov. Newsom Issues Mandatory Mask Order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a mandate requiring people to wear masks in most public settings. The California Department of Public Health released updated guidance Thursday that requires Californians to wear a face covering in most indoor settings, as well as outdoors when social distancing isn't possible. Any workers who engage with the public will be... Continue Reading →

June 18, 2020 0

BREAKING: Disneyland Phased Reopening Set to Begin July 9th; Parks Set for July 17th

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is planning to reopen its gates July 17th; which is also the 65th anniversary. The coronavirus prompted a mid-March closure at the Happiest Place on Earth. Many of the safety, sanitary and health measures announced for Walt Disney World in Florida will be mimicked on the west coast. This includes... Continue Reading →

June 10, 2020 8

Public Health Director: LA County Stay-at-Home Order Will ‘Almost Certainly’ Extend Through July

California is one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic— and impacts could stretch into the summer. Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer says the area could see the stay-at-home order through the summer. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ferrer believes restrictions will stretch into July during a Board of... Continue Reading →

May 12, 2020 0

Pres. Trump: Federal Social Distancing Guidelines Will be Fading Out

The Trump Administration’s guidelines for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic are set to expire April 29th— and it very well could be the last we see of them. Oh Wednesday, administration officials signaled that the strong federal social distancing guidelines would be relaxed as states begin to reopen their economies. "Frankly, every state in... Continue Reading →

April 29, 2020 0

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