In Good News, Disneyland Reopens In Shanghai After 3 Months Of Shutdown Due To COVID

A woman wearing a face mask takes a selfie while visiting the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai on Monday. Disneyland Shanghai reopened on May 11 to the public after being closed since January due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Famous Disney characters and staff welcome visitors at the Disneyland theme park as it reopened after the coronavirus closure. China, where the pandemic began in December, was the first country to reopen factories and other businesses with some restrictions after declaring the disease under control in March even as infections rise and controls are tightened in some other countries.

Visitors take a selfie in front of Donald Duck at the Disneyland theme park. Shanghai Disneyland and Disney's park in Hong Kong closed on Jan. 25 as China isolated cities with 60 million people to try to contain the outbreak. Tokyo Disneyland closed the following month and parks in the United States and Europe in March.

Park staff wearing face masks maintain social distancing give a welcoming wave to visitors at the Disneyland theme park. China put cinemas, bars, karaoke parlors, and other businesses closed but? allowed shops and offices to reopen.

People visit the Disneyland amusement park after months of shutdown in Shanghai. But it wouldn't be business as usual with the?company planning to allow only a limited people initially, and visitors will need to book tickets and make reservations in advance.

People wearing face masks maintain social distancing as they enter the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai.?Social distancing will be maintained in lines for amenities, in restaurants, on rides and other facilities and sanitization and disinfection will be boosted

A man wearing a face masks visits the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai,

Musicians perform during the reopening of the Disneyland amusement park.

Theme park staff hold a placard to raise the awareness for social distancing, at the Disneyland theme park.

Famous Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck are seen at Shanghai Disney Resort as the Shanghai Disneyland theme park reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease.