Shanghai Disney Resort has temporarily closed as part of China’s zero-tolerance strategy over the COVID-19 virus, the Chinese attraction announced on Oct. 31.
There were 10 reported cases of the virus on Oct. 29, according to the BBC, which said many guests have not been allowed to leave the resort until they can show a negative test.
Anyone who has visited the resort from Thursday on, to the point of temporary closure, must provide three negative tests over three consecutive days.
The news source added resort rides are continuing to be operated and offered.
The resort is currently decked out in Halloween decorations.
In a statement on its website, attraction executives said, “in order to follow the requirement of pandemic prevention and control, Shanghai Disney Resort, including Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown and Wishing Star Park, will be closed starting Mon., Oct. 31, with immediate effect. We will notify guests as soon as we have a confirmed date to resume operations.”
The attraction contains two hotels, the 420-room Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and the 800-room Toy Story Hotel.
Guests entering the resort and its hotels are, the resort also states on its website, “regardless of age … required to present their green Shanghai Health QR code, a negative Nucleic Acid Test taken within 72 hours (from result time) and to complete the scanning of the Venue Code upon entering the hotels at Shanghai Disney Resort each and every time.”
No date has been given as to the reopening of the attraction.
According to the Wall Street Journal, in November 2021, 30,000 guests were shut within the resort and also could only leave on the submission of a negative COVID-19 result.
Trading Economics has stated the country’s gross domestic product in its latest September 2022 numbers has fallen in year-on-year terms by 2.7%, with much of that decline attributed to the country’s zero-COVID-19 tolerance regulations.