ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida theme parks have had their shiny entrance gates closed to guests for several months as the world tries to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Popular hotels and resorts are barren, and Orlando’s once-thriving tourism hub on International Drive is slowly trying to come out of its ghost town status.
Despite the tough times, theme parks in Central Florida have been hard at work inside, waiting for guests to return in the future.
The Walt Disney Company was among the first theme parks to begin closing up on March 17. Since then, thousands of cast members have been furloughed, and the parks have since gone quiet.