Published: 13:00, June 15, 2020 | Updated: 00:32, June 6, 2023
HK Disneyland to reopen on June 18 with virus precautions
By ​Reuters

A woman, left, wearing a mask walks past a sign announcing the park's closure at Hong Kong Disneyland in Hong Kong on Jan 26, 2020, after it announced it was shutting its doors until further notice over the coronavirus outbreak. (AYAKA MCGILL / AFP)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park said on Monday it will reopen on June 18 to a reduced number of visitors and with enhanced health measures after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close in late January.

The city has reported only a handful of new cases recently, with its total so far standing at 1,110 infections and four deaths.

The majority of the park's shopping and dining locations will restart operations with "controlled capacity," while social distancing measures will be implemented in queues, restaurants and other facilities. Hotel services will also resume gradually.

The majority of the park's shopping and dining locations will restart operations with "controlled capacity," while social distancing measures will be implemented in queues, restaurants and other facilities. Hotel services will also resume gradually.

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Disinfection will be carried out more frequently and hand sanitizers will be made available for visitors, who will be required to go through temperature screening, wear a face mask and sign a health declaration. A health declaration will be required as part of the reservation process. 

Hong Kong's Disneyland resort is owned by a joint venture, Hongkong International Theme Parks Ltd, of which the local government owns 53 percent and Walt Disney Co holds the rest.

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Ocean Park, the city's other theme park, reopened on Saturday after lawmakers approved a HK$5.4 billion (US$696.76 million) bailout plan last month to keep it running for another year.

Shanghai's Disneyland re-opened in May.    

Shanghai Disneyland’s post-shutdown debut last month was limited to less than one-third of maximum capacity, with visitors required to wear masks and stand apart. While Comcast Corp.’s Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure reopened in Florida last week, mobile-phone signals emanating from the parks suggest crowds were about a fifth of those at the same time last year, according to SafeGraph data.

Disney plans to start letting guests in to its original venue in Anaheim, California on July 17, after closing mid-March to thwart the coronavirus pandemic.

While many restrictions related to the coronavirus have been gradually lifted, Hong Kong's borders remain almost fully closed and group gatherings are limited to eight people.