After three and a half months of closure following the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Shanghai Disneyland has reopened its doors to visitors.
However, not everything at the theme park looks the same as it did before.
Normally, the park has a capacity of 80,000 people and 12,000 cast members — Disney parlance for employees. But for reopening day on May 11, the cast members far outnumbered the guests, who were at less than the recommended 30% capacity.
« We have a very dedicated team of custodial cleaners that we’ve increased the number of those throughout the park that are constantly wiping down all the surfaces, » explains Andrew Bolstein, SVP of Operations for Shanghai Disney Resort.
« We’ll be able to strike that right balance between the safety and health and confident side, and then the magic that we’re able to deliver every day. »
However, that did little to dampen the excitement of the Disney superfans who gathered to enjoy the park on its reopening day.
They must also show a green QR Shanghai health code, which is the government’s color-coded way of contact tracing to determine potential exposures.
