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This article has been updated with the most recent information regarding park closures and reopening dates.
It’s not just Disney and Universal. Theme parks and amusement parks all across the country are beginning to close their gates out of concerns for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. There are so many parks people know and love and they’re all closing on their own time, it’s tough to keep track of them all.
So, we at Inside the Magic wanted to make it easy for our readers to stay up-to-date with these stories. So here’s our master list of all the major resorts, theme parks and amusement parks in the United States that are closing due to the coronavirus.
Disneyland Resort
Theme Parks Closing: Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park
Closing Date: March 14, 2020, for Theme Parks; March 17, 2020, for Downtown Disney District
Resort Hotels Closing Date: March 16, 2020
Proposed Reopening Date: Closed Until Further Notice
Official Statement:
Walt Disney World Resort
Theme Parks Closing: The Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
Closing Date: March 16, 2020; (March 17, 2020, for Disney Springs)
Resort Hotels Closing Date: March 20, 2020 (Updated)
Proposed Reopening Dated: Closed Until Further Notice
Official Statment:
Universal Studios Hollywood
Theme Parks Closing: Universal Studios Hollywood
Closing Date: March 14, 2020
Resort Hotels Closing Date: N/A
Proposed Reopening Date: June 1, 2020
Official Statement:
Universal Studios Orlando Resort
Theme Parks Closing: Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay
Closing Date: March 16, 2020
Resort Hotels Closing Date: March 20, 2020 (Updated)
Proposed Opening Date: June 1, 2020
Official Statement:
Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, FL
Theme Parks Closing: Busch Gardens, Adventure Island® Tampa
Closing Date: March 16, 2020
Resort Hotels Closing Date: N/A
Proposed Reopening Date: April 1, 2020
Official Statement:
Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA
Theme Parks Closing: Busch Gardens, Water Country USA®
Closing Date: March 16, 2020
Resort Hotels Closing Date: N/A
Proposed Reopening Date: April 1, 2020
Official Statement:
Legoland, Florida
Theme Parks Closing: Legoland theme park and water park
Resort Hotels Closing: None
Closing Date: March 15, 2020
Proposed Reopening Date: April 14, 2020
Official Statement:
Legoland California
Theme Parks Closing: Legoland theme park, water park, SEA LIFE® Aquarium.
Resort Hotels Closing: None
Closing Date: March 14, 2020
Proposed Reopening Date: April 15, 2020
Official Statement:
SeaWorld
Theme Parks Closing: SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando, Discovery Cove, SeaWorld San Diego, Aquatica San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Aquatica San Antonio, Discovery Point
Resort Hotels Closing: None
Closing Date: March 16, 2020
Proposed Reopening Date: April 1, 2020
Official Statement:
Knott’s Berry Farm
Theme Parks Closing: Knott’s Berry Farm
Resort Hotels Closing: None
Closing Date: March 14, 2020
Proposed Reopening Date: Mid-May, 2020.
Official Statement:
Six Flags
Amuement Parks Closing: Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California); Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California); Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Phoenix, Arizona); Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, Georgia); Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas); Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, Texas); Frontier City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, Missouri); Six Flags America (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark (Lake George, New York).
Closing Date: March 13, 2020.
Proposed Reopening Date: April 1, 2020
Official Statement:
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