Hong Kong Disneyland closed for the day so that employees could be tested for Covid-19.
Hong Kong Disneyland shut down for the day Wednesday after a visitor at the park Sunday tested positive for Covid-19, just weeks after Shanghai Disneyland temporarily shuttered over a single case, in a sharp contrast to the U.S., where Disney’s theme parks have lifted social distancing measures and remained open through local Covid-19 surges. The strict measures at Hong Kong and Shanghai Disneyland—which, like Hong Kong, is also majority owned by the government—are in sharp contrast to Walt Disney World and Disneyland in the U.S. Disney has relaxed most of its social distancing measures at those parks in recent months, though some measures like indoor mask mandates are still in place. Disney has also mandated vaccines for its U.S. employees. After Walt Disney World and Disneyland reopened to guests in July 2020 and April 2021, respectively, the parks have remained open even when local cases in Florida and California have surged, such as during the delta variant surge in Florida over the summer.
