It seems Chinese consumers aren't afraid to return to theme parks. Tickets for Monday's reopening of Shanghai Disney sold out within minutes.
Shanghai Disney, which closed since Jan. 25, will be the first major theme park to reopen since the Covid-19 shutdowns.Â
Usually, that park sees around 80,000 visitors per day, but the government has mandated Disney operate at 30% capacity, or about 24,000 visitors.Â
CEO Bob Chapek said during an earnings call Tuesday that the park would initially operate well below that capacity and then ramp up to reach that 30% cap over the course of several weeks.
Guests are required to purchase their admission tickets before arriving at the park, and annual pass holders will need to make reservations.Â
Disney will implement the government-issued Shanghai Health QR code, a contact tracing and early detection system that is used widely in China, and require all guests must wear masks throughout the park except while dining.
Chinese third-party ticket vendors Fliggy and MeiTuan also have said their allotted tickets for reopening day have sold out. It is unclear how many tickets each vendor was permitted to sell.
Fliggy said the platform's tickets for Monday and May 16 sold out within three minutes.
It's unclear how other dates on the calendar are selling, as there appears to be a glitch on the resort's website. Sometimes, dates like May 12, May 13, May 15 and May 16 appear to be unavailable for ticket purchases. However, some of those dates appear to become available when refreshing the page.
Representatives for Disney did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.Â
