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Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy Disney, has a history of criticizing the company that helped make her incredibly wealthy.
She was at it again on Sunday with this tweet:
According to WDW News Today, which is not affiliated with Disney, the images were taken at Sunday’s showing of “Happily Ever After” at Disney World ahead of its closure.
ESPN’s Darren Rovell also posted the pictures:
Considering the push to #StayAtHome amid the coronavirus pandemic, the images of people clearly not “social distancing” struck a chord across the internet:
A source at Disney told MarketWatch that the gathering “was not some sort of party” and that the crowd was actually lighter than usual for fireworks shows.
Last week, Disney DIS, -8.25% announced the closure of its iconic holiday destinations but said that the hotels of Disneyland Resort would remain open until Monday to give the guests time to make the necessary travel arrangements.
“While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 at Disneyland Resort, after carefully reviewing the guidelines of the Governor of California’s executive order and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we are proceeding with the closure of Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, beginning the morning of March 14 through the end of the month,” a Disneyland Resort spokesperson said in a statement.
Disney said it will continue to pay cast members, as it calls its park employees, during this time.
Meanwhile, the number of newly identified COVID-19 cases in the U.S. soared over the weekend, with cities like Los Angeles and New York City and states including Illinois and Ohio moving into near-lockdown mode. There are now 3,773 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., and at least 69 people have died, according to the most recent data from the Johns Hopkins University.
