Walt Disney Co has announced that it is closing its parks in California due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will both close starting on Saturday morning and remain shuttered at least through the end of the month, the company said on Thursday. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are next door to each other in the Los Angeles suburb of Anaheim. Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will both close starting on Saturday morningIt will only be the sixth time in history that Disneyland Park has made an unscheduled closure. Previous unscheduled Disneyland closures Disneyland has previously had only five unscheduled closures: In 1963, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Source: Daily Mail March 12, 2020 20:41 UTC