Disneyland to End Annual Passes After Nearly Year-Long Closure Due to COVID

Disneyland. After nearly a year of remaining closed because of thenovel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic,Disneylandannounced Thursday that it is ending its annual pass program. “We want to thank our Annual Passholders for their understanding during this closure period,” Disneyland president Ken Potrock said in astatement. “Due to the 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,” Potrock said.

Disneyland to Give Out Bathroom Passes for Guests Waiting in Long Lines at New Star Wars Land

Photo: Disney Parks If you’re planning on braving the long lines anticipated for the opening of Disneyland’sStar Warsride, the theme park has a few solutions to make the experience more enjoyable instead of just saying, “May the force be with you.” When Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run opens at the newStar Wars:Galaxy’s Edge land May 31, guests who struggle to hold their bladder in line can ask for a bathroom pass, which will allow them to use the restroom and not lose their spot, alleviating the need for Jedi-worthy self control.

Disneyland to Serve as Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site: 'A Monumental Task,' Says County Supervisor

Disneyland Resort sign.Photo: David McNew/Getty The Happiest Place on Earth is taking a huge step toward ensuring the ongoing safety of its community members asCOVID-19vaccine distributions continue to roll out across the country. Orange County, California, officials announced on Monday thatDisneyland Resort, whose parks havebeen closed to guestssince the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. last March, will become the first mass point-of-dispensing (POD) site of vaccinations for the virus, with the ability to administer thousands of vaccines per day starting later this week.

Disneyland Unveils All Kinds of Crazy New Mickey-Shaped Foods for the Chinese New Year

Photo: DisneyThe Year of the Pig is almost upon us, andDisneyland Resortis giving guests some new excuses to pig out in anticipation.TheLunar New Year(also called the Chinese New Year) takes place on Feb. 5 this year, and the Anaheim, Calif., theme park recently unveiled an extensive selection of new food items that will be available now through Feb. 17. All of the menu additions can be found at various restaurants and food carts in Disney California Adventure Park, which is adjacent to the original 1955 Disneyland Park.

Disneyland Unveils New Jungle Cruise Ride After Removing Racially Insensitive Depictions

Photo: Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is ready to sail out the past and into today. The long-running ride is slated to reopen at Disneyland on July 16 afterundergoing a makeover, and the California theme park gave fans a first look at the new changes to the attraction on Friday. Jungle Cruise follows the captain of a ship, called a skipper, who gives tours along rivers in Asia, Africa, and South America that sometimes go awry.