Bob Chapek on Monday gave his first solo television interview since being named CEO of The Walt Disney Co. in February. Joining CNBC'sSquawk Alley, the exec noted that tickets forShanghai Disneyland Park were sold out for the rest of week.
The park reopened Monday after months of being shuttered due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. "We’re very encouraged by what we see in Shanghai," Chapek said.
As of now, the capacity for the park is 27,000, which is a government stipulation.Chapek noted the park is allowing far fewer than that, but will increase 5,000 every week to ensure it can be handled, saying it was better to be "slow and steady." The Disney CEO said it was still unclear when the domestic parks would reopen, as the decision would.