Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns


Two visitors with masks and Minnie Mouse ear headbands leave Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, near Tokyo, on Friday (Feb 28). Tokyo Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to March 15 due to concerns about the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak spreading in Japan, its operator said on Friday, leaving all of Walt Disney Co's theme parks in Asia temporarily shut. - AP

TOKYO: Tokyo Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to March 15 due to concerns about the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak spreading in Japan, its operator said on Friday, leaving all of Walt Disney Co's theme parks in Asia temporarily shut.

Both Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will be closed after a government recommendation that big gatherings and events be curtailed for two weeks, park operator Oriental Land Co Ltd said.

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