Disney Aims to Reopen Disneyland and California Adventure Parks at 'Limited Capacity by Late April'

Disneyland.Photo: Marc Rasmus/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Disney is aiming to reopen Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park some time in April after a year-long closure due to theCOVID-19pandemic, according to company CEO Bob Chapek. The news comes just days after California health officials announced that theme parks such as Disneyland may beeligible to reopen at a reduced capacity starting on April 1. In order for Disney’s parks to reopen, Orange County — where they’re located — will have to meet specific COVID-19 metrics related to positive case counts under the state’sBlueprint for a Safer Economyguidelines.

Disney Alum Alyson Stoner Says She Has Trust Issues from Child Stardom: 'Everyone Has an Agenda'

“When a child is voicing tiredness or crying out for help and they’re met with silence or more methods of them being able to push an inch further, eventually they’ll learn to neglect their needs and just go on autopilot,” Stoner tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. “It’s hard to describe being a provider at 6 years old,” she says. “There’s a very strenuous, often co-dependent dynamic with family and team members, and I veer away from criminalizing any one person or event because there are too many layers and grey areas.

Disney and Starbucks Release New Retro Mug Collection: Here's Where and How to Get Them

They say dreams come true at Disney — and if yours involve cute collectibles and mocha lattes, you’re in luck!Disney has teamed up with Starbucks to release six retro-style mugs that nostalgic members of the House of Mouse are sure to love. Each design features cute pastel motifs that call to mind Disney designs from decades back. They are themed to the U.S. parks — Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios in Orlando, and Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, CA — and are decorated with recognizable sights, landmarks, and rides from each.

Disney Animation Artists Teach How to Draw 'Encanto' 's Mirabel and More in Disney+'s 'Sketchbook'

We don’t talk about Bruno— but we can sketch his niece Mirabel. And no, you don’t even need any Madrigal Family magic to do so.In the PEOPLE exclusive trailer forDisney+’s upcoming seriesSketchbook, premiering April 27, Disney Animation artists draw some of the most beloved Disney characters and talk about their relationship with the work.“My dream was to become an artist, but I was colorblind,” Disney animator and character designer Jin Kim says in the trailer.

Disney Animator Burny Mattinson, Company's Longest-Tenured Employee, Dead at 87

Photo: Jordan Murph/D23 Expo via Getty Images Walt Disney Companyanimator Burny Mattinson, who had been with the company since 1953, has died. He was 87. The companyannounced Mattinson’s death on Tuesday, noting the long-tenured employee — he “was the longest-serving cast member” in the company’s history — died Monday at Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park, Calif., “following a short illness.” “Burny’s artistry, generosity, and love of Disney Animation and the generations of storytellers that have come through our doors, for seven decades, has made us better—better artists, better technologists, and better collaborators,” Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer Jennifer Lee said in a statement Tuesday.