It’s official: Disneyland is reopening.
The iconic theme park will open its gates to visitors once again with a phased reopening starting July 17.
The move comes despite cases of COVID-19 being on the rise in California.
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Disney already announced plans to reopen Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in Orlando starting July 11.
California has 137,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, but actual case numbers are estimated to be much higher.
The state is averaging 2,795 new cases and 61 deaths per day,according to theLos Angeles Times.
But the state’s death rate from the virus has recently been declining slightly since mid-May.
California is moving into stage 3 as part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s four-step reopening process.
Two weeks ago, thestate confirmed theme parks could reopenin stage 3.
