Orange County, Calif., and Orange County, Fla., both enjoy year-round warm weather, swaying palm trees—and Walt Disney Co. theme parks that before Covid-19 generated billions of dollars in economic activity. But as California and Florida have adopted different approaches to reopening their economies during the pandemic, Disney has been straddling alternative paths with diverging outcomes. The dichotomy shows the way rules and regulations that vary by jurisdiction are affecting the reopening plans of national and global businesses.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 09, 2020 09:33 UTC