Josh D’Amaro’s Thoughtful Message On Reopening Of Disney Parks Worldwide

Josh D’Amaro who was recently named Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products issued a thoughtful message on the reopening of Disney Parks Worldwide, reassuring guests that the MAGIC is indeed returning. You can read his full letter below:

With the announcement of the proposed reopening dates for the Disneyland Resort, we are one more exciting step closer to reopening all of our Disney parks and experiences around the world.  Throughout the past few weeks, we have reopened Shanghai Disneyland, Disney Springs and several Disney stores, and set dates for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts, with more announcements coming soon.

We are purposefully taking baby steps during this very intentional phased approach.  As one of the first major theme parks to close our operations and the last to reopen, we have been deliberate about keeping the health and safety of our cast, guests and local communities top of mind. And as we look forward to bringing our cast members back to work, and welcoming you back as cherished guests – we know it will take all of us working together responsibly to recapture the magic.

We’re fortunate to be guided by a talented team of professionals who’ve helped us implement a variety of new health and safety measures reflecting the guidance of local health and government authorities. These are designed with both the cast and guests in mind for the unique environments of each of our parks, resorts and stores.

While certain aspects of your visit may change, I assure you the quality of our storytelling, magic of our experiences and the caliber of our cast members has not. We recognize the trust that you have in the Disney brand, and we will continue to earn your trust every day.

My confidence comes in part from all of the hard work our teams have been doing behind the scenes in the past few months… as well as by the early successes we have seen at Shanghai Disneyland, the first of our theme parks to reopen. Guest satisfaction has been extremely high, and we will continue to make sure that as we bring back experiences, our attention to promoting your safety, maintaining your trust and providing unique ways for you to come together with family and friends to create new memories remains high as well.

Walt Disney once said that it takes people to make the dream a reality, and as we prepare ourselves to reopen his original park, I want you to know how eternally grateful I am for all of you who have made Disney parks, stores, hotels, cruise lines, guided tours and vacation properties part of your lives, as well as for the cast members, crew members, Imagineers, and employees who have brought them to life for the past 65 years.

I know this has been a difficult year due to the impacts of COVID-19, but I can’t help but feel a great sense of hope and optimism. And like many of you, I look forward to hearing the laughter and seeing the joy of families making memories together… and I can’t wait to see you when the magic returns to all of our parks and resorts.

Be well,
Josh

I don’t know about you, but all these announcements of the reopening of Disney Parks, makes me hopeful that one day we will be back to normal, and I look forward to hearing the laughter and joy coming not only from my children, but also from families making memories together and the happiest places on earth.

What are some of your favorite memories you’ve made at the Disney Parks? Tell us in the comments. I will start:

We went to Disney World as a celebration of the Adoption of my 2 oldest son’s from Foster Care. We were on our way back to our Disney World resort, which was All Star Movies and our son Dakota, was 18 months and had started to finally learn to talk. The bus was quiet, except for our son Dakota that kept saying over and over again “Dumbo”, “Dumbo”, “Dumbo”. The more we tried to get him to quiet down, the louder he got, “Dumbo” “Dumbo!” Because the Bus was so quiet, I thought people were going to start to get upset. Nope, one by one we had people start to laugh and pretty soon people were calling out, ” oh, let him say it, that’s so cute.” Some were even saying “Dumbo” with Dakota.

I have so many wonderful memories and I look forward to many more. Thank you for following us, we do really appreciate everyone of you.

See Ya Real Soon – Shauna

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