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        <title><![CDATA[Disneyland Paris closes amid second COVID-19 lockdown in France]]></title>
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						<p>Disneyland Paris is temporarily closing again as France enters a second nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.</p>
<p>The closure, which took hold at the end of the day Thursday, is another blow for Disney, which has been <strong>trying to reopen its flagship Disneyland</strong> theme park in California.</p>
<p>Disneyland Paris, which had reopened July 15 following a mid-March shutdown along with the rest of Disney&#8217;s parks, said in a statement that the closure is &#8220;in line with the latest direction from the French authorities,&#8221; and that it hopes to reopen for the holiday season.</p>
<p>The theme park said it will be taking reservations from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3 &#8220;and hope(s) to be open based on prevailing conditions and government guidance at that time,&#8221; adding that it will be closed after that, from Jan. 4 through Feb. 12.</p>
<p>France&#8217;s President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the country would go in lockdown that will last until at least Dec. 1.&nbsp; Non-essential businesses, restaurants and bars will be closed starting Monday as the country battles a surge in coronavirus infections that hospitals warn could cause capacity issues.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the virus in the US has continued to surge and there are question marks around&nbsp;whether Disneyland in California will reopen anytime soon and if the Orlando, Fla.-based Disney World in Orlando, which <strong>reopened in July</strong>, will be forced to shut down.</p>
<p>Although there are a handful of Disney theme parks currently open across the globe, all 12 of its parks in North America, Asia and Europe were <strong>closed between March and May.</strong></p>
<p>As a result, in the first half of the year, Disney suffered a <strong>$6.2 billion dip in revenue</strong> from the same period last year.</p>
<p>Last month, the company said it plans <strong>to lay off 28,000 workers</strong> at its California and Florida theme parks.</p>
			
					
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