18, 2021An earlier version of this story said that during busy times, visitors to Disney California Adventure used a virtual queueing system to enter the Avengers Campus.
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic and reopened April 30 of this year under a slew of COVID-19 restrictions.
The closure came less than a year after Disneyland opened its $1-billion Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the largest expansion in the park’s history.
D’Amaro said the resort has about 15,000 employees back at work, and he expects to hire hundreds more over the next few months.
The new land that was scheduled to open last summer — Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure — opened June 4, drawing huge attendance in the first few weeks.
Although many attractions are still offline, the parks has welcomed pre-pandemic-size crowds in the days since the state restrictions lifted.
One way to manage the returning crowds, he said will be to continue requiring that ticket holders also book a reservation for the day they want to use their tickets.
For some weeks, the park used the ride’s queuing system to help regulate access to the campus as a whole — a measure to prevent crowding — but now park visitors can stroll into the campus at will.
Hugo Martín covers the travel industries, including airlines and theme parks, for the Los Angeles Times Business section.
An earlier version of this story said that during busy times, visitors to Disney California Adventure used a virtual queueing system to enter the Avengers Campus.