Disney's parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen as the company awaits guidance from the state of California.

Disney had hoped to reopen Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim on July 17 after a four-month closure due to the pandemic.

The company said the goal is to reopen Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on July 17. A nearby Disney-themed shopping area would reopen on July 9.

Disney is limiting visitor numbers, requiring masks and checking for the virus's telltale fever.

On Saturday, over 100 people came together for a Disney drive-by to cheer up nine-year-old Cloey Prince and her two siblings after online post on Facebook.

The Disney-run hotels in Anaheim, Calif. will remain open through Monday to give guests time to make travel arrangements, the company said. Disney will pay its employees during the shutdown and refund payments for hotel bookings, it added.

Better safe than sorry is how one London family feels after cancelling its trip to Disney World last minute in light of growing COVID-19 concerns.

Well-wishers donated more than $479,000 to send Quaden Bayles, 9, to Disneyland after his reaction to a bully went viral.

A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $300,000 to send bullying victim Quaden Bayles, 9, to Disneyland.

The actor partnered up with American Airlines to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and their families.