{"id":73605,"date":"2021-01-14T23:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T23:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=73605"},"modified":"2021-01-14T23:15:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T23:15:55","slug":"disneyland-annual-pass-program-to-end-amid-california-theme-parks-10-month-closure-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/travel\/disneyland-annual-pass-program-to-end-amid-california-theme-parks-10-month-closure-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland annual pass program to end amid California theme park’s 10-month closure due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
Disneyland announced it would end its Annual Passports program on Thursday, at the same time offering refunds to 2020 pass holders after COVID-19 kept visitors locked out of the theme park\u00a0for the majority of the year.<\/p>\n
“Due to the continued uncertainty of the pandemic and limitations around the reopening of our California theme parks, we will be issuing appropriate refunds for eligible Disneyland Resort Annual Passports and sunsetting the current program,”\u00a0Ken Potrock, president of Disneyland Resort, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Potrock thanked annual pass holders for their understanding of the situation and added that Disneyland is developing “new membership offerings.”<\/p>\n
Disney’s Magical Express ending: <\/strong>Disney World shutting down free Magical Express bus service from airport to hotels in 2022<\/span><\/p>\n Planning an international trip?: <\/strong>Get ready to show a negative coronavirus test to board your flight home<\/span><\/p>\n As they work on creating the new offerings, Disneyland will “utilize\u00a0consumer insights to deliver choice, flexibility and value for our biggest\u00a0fans,” Potrock added.<\/p>\n California’s large theme parks have not been able to reopen since shuttering in March. Under state guidelines and amid surging COVID-19 cases, they aren’t expected to open anytime soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Monday,\u00a0Orange County officials announced that\u00a0the Anaheim\u00a0resort, which has been closed for 10 months amid the high rate of coronavirus in the state,\u00a0will serve as the first\u00a0of five “Super PODs (point of dispensing)” \u2013 or mass vaccination\u00a0sites. The park’s\u00a0size will allow public health workers to administer thousands of vaccine shots a day.<\/p>\n