More than a thousand visitors streamed in on Thursday as Walt Disney Shanghai Disney Resort theme park opened after a closure of three months, with face masks and social distancing implemented throughout the park.

The park shut on March 21 as cases rose in the Chinese business hub, leading to a two-month-long citywide lockdown that eased on June 1. Just over a week later, the resort began opening some areas, with the theme park the last to re-open.

Park guests must show proof of a negative COVID test taken within the last 72 hours, in line with rules for public areas in Shanghai and some other cities in China.

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