Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns (updated)

ORIENTAL LAND

28/02/2020 03:59

(Adds Asia closures, company statement)
    TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo Disneyland will be closed
starting from Saturday through to March 15 due to concerns about
coronavirus infections spreading in Japan, its operator said on
Friday, leaving all of Walt Disney Co's  DIS.N  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
 4661.T  said.
    The move also comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called
for all schools to close to stop the coronavirus spreading.
    "We plan to reopen on March 16, but we will make an
announcement after keeping close contact with relevant
institutions," Oriental Land said on its website.
    It said it would inform ticket holders of policies on
refunds. 
    Disney's Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks remain closed
for more than a month, and the company earlier this month warned
of a negative impact on its second quarter results.
    It said on an earnings call on Feb. 5 that closure of the 
Shanghai park could impact operating profit by about $135
million if closed for 2 months.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N29T17W  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2A40YC

 (Reporting by Ritsuko Ando and Brenda Goh; Editing by Christian
Schmollinger and Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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