Will Disney parks have a grand reopening for guests to celebrate?

[MickeyWaffles]

Nope.
I don’t they should and I definitely don’t think they need to. Would be a waste of money and resources after months of being closed. The 50th can be it’s own celebration and naturally festive. A grand reopening after a pandemic would be totally tone deaf and viewed as insensitive.

 

[Boopuff]

I'd love a nice, cute goodie bag "Glad to see ya!" waiting in the hotel room LOL

 

[TeresaWen]

I plan on doing my own celebration. Having a glass of Champagne and walking around and thanking every cast member I see!

 

[BrianL]

I saw video of Wuhan, China doing a little celebrating with lots of lights on the buildings and such - similar to a New Year's Eve type thing. It was to celebrate the end of their lock down. I don't necessarily think it's insensitive, though it would depend on how it's handled. I think we can have respect for those who suffered and died and still be happy that we have come through the tragedy and look forward to better tomorrows.

 

[NYDisneyKid]

Have you seen The Imagineering Story? When the park opened for the first time in weeks/months after the earth quake it was a huge celebration and guests were in tears they were so happy to be back in. This is no more or no less a tragedy than what happened there and I don't think it would be insensitive. It would need to be after there was a threat of spreading though, which I just don't see them reopening until the threat it temporary gone completely anyway.

Florida had an earthquake?

 

[Moliphino]

Florida had an earthquake?

Tokyo.

 

[ChimneyJim]

This is hardly the type of event that gets a "victory lap" when it's over. There will be no celebration.

 

[Lewisc]

Disney could celebrate the countdown to 50 (call it whatever your like) October of this year.

 

[Lilylogan]

Anna & Elsa will sing "tell the guards to open up the gaaaaates!"

 

[seashoreCM]

Maybe not have lots of balloons and extra music and extra lighting at night, but there is a difference between having all of the facilities and attractions and restaurants open on opening day and welcoming guests with open arms versus opening just a few of the lands in Magic Kingdom at first and opening the other parks in phases waiting for crowds to build before opening more.