■ DISNEY:

Shanghai Disneyland Resort starts phased reopening.

Shanghai Disneyland Resort, which has been closed since late January in response to the spread of the coronavirus, has begun a phased reopening, according to the resort’s website. Safety procedures have been instituted, including that masks will be required throughout guests’ visits.

The first step includes the relaunch of operations for select shopping, dining and recreational experiences in the resort’s Disneytown, Wishing Star Park and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel areas.

“Every guest entering Shanghai Disney Resort will be required to undergo temperature screening procedures upon their arrival, will need to present their Health QR Code when entering dining venues, and will be required to wear a mask during their entire visit,” the Shanghai Disney site says. “Guests will also be reminded to maintain respectful social distances at all times while in stores, queues and restaurants.”

The theme-park section of the resort remains off-limits.

Disneytown is the resort’s equivalent to

Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs and features stores such as Lego, Pandora, Adidas, Nike, Build-A-Bear, Superdry, Swatch and others. It also has restaurants including Wolfgang Puck Kitchen and the Cheesecake Factory as well as a Starbucks outlet. Reopened locations will have reduced hours of operation and will operate with a limited capacity.

Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in mid-2016, will follow the direction of government regulators, the site says. The resort’s estimated 2018 attendance was 11.8 million visitors.

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks, which closed in late February, are scheduled to remain closed through March 15.

For more information, go to shanghaidisneyresort.com.