Tokyo Disneyland set to close through mid-March amid coronavirus concerns

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March amid coronavirus concerns
Tokyo Disney Resort is set to close and will remain shut down through March 15th due to coronavirus concerns.

TOKYO -- Tokyo Disney Resort will be closed Saturday and will remain shut down through March 15 due to coronavirus concerns.

Tokyo's government has recently requested all major events be canceled for the next two weeks.

Both the Shanghai Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort have been shut down since last month due to the outbreak of the virus.

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The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of Tokyo Disney Resort and this station.