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Disney Parks Chief Happy With Booking Trends as Magic Kingdom Reopens

Jul.12 — Disney opened its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks on Saturday, after a four-month shutdown and as a record number of new virus cases were reported in Florida. Josh D’Amaro, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks business, said he’s very happy with booking trends, both now and into next year. D’Amaro…

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Jul.12 — Disney opened its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks on Saturday, after a four-month shutdown and as a record number of new virus cases were reported in Florida. Josh D’Amaro, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks business, said he’s very happy with booking trends, both now and into next year. D’Amaro spoke to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang from the Magic Kingdom.

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  1. OnePlus7Pro IsBoss

    July 12, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    Pandemic and Florida as well as that crappy Governor just doesn’t go along. I would never go to any theme park none of them are safe.

  2. Monkey Savant

    July 12, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Pedo park reopens…smh.

  3. Joseph Miller

    July 12, 2020 at 11:48 pm

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  4. Oscar Zavala

    July 13, 2020 at 12:01 am

    In other words, we want your money and could care less about people and their health!

    • Subscriber Account

      July 13, 2020 at 6:53 am

      Disney isn’t forcing you to go there parks????. People have to choice or not to go. It’s not like there forces to go.

    • Iggy Mc

      July 13, 2020 at 10:12 am

      Well, if someone is worried about his/her health… Shouldn’t go to social gatherings.
      It’s a personal choice.

    • Belmiro

      July 13, 2020 at 7:28 pm

      they where one of the last parks to open, universal park has open weeks ago.

  5. Kaemon Faryon

    July 13, 2020 at 12:17 am

    People can’t just wait to go to visit mickey mouse eh?

  6. Shawn

    July 13, 2020 at 12:38 am

    Insane.

  7. GID7OB

    July 13, 2020 at 12:50 am

    Covidiots

  8. Metacognition88

    July 13, 2020 at 1:22 am

    As a Disney shareholder keep packing those suckers in there.

  9. D Davis

    July 13, 2020 at 1:38 am

    My bestfriend and her husband were in Florida the week on June 11th, they both caught the virus while there, he was buried yesterday. These people are gambling with your lives. Florida should never have reopened there beaches

    • Rebekah Thomas

      July 13, 2020 at 6:02 am

      So sorry for your loss, how old was he?

  10. Dan Cook

    July 13, 2020 at 3:53 am

    Go to Disneyland get the virus sue Trump and pence and Florida and abc then Disneyland and the government

  11. nikolay nikolay

    July 13, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    Is Emily in the forest again? US has very poor internet. Guess not enough technology.

  12. Petar

    July 13, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Nice, the goddess of tech talk is on air again… Great job, Emily!

  13. Bonnie Chiaccio

    July 13, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Hong Kong is reclosing now with a small number of cases.

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