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You probably imagined that your family’s vacation at Disneyland would involve more Goofy hugs than needle sticks, but man, are you lucky, now that Anaheim, California park is being converted into Orange County’s first dispersion hotspot to receive the COVID-19 vaccines. The park joins other sites in converting to vaccination sites, such as Los Angeles’ Dodgers Stadium, which announced on Sunday that its mass testing facility will be converted to a vaccination site this week.
“Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super POD location – performing a monumental task in our vaccination distribution process,” said the chairman of the County Council of Supervisors. Orange, Andrew Do, in the announcement, released Monday. Disneyland, which has been practically closed since the coronavirus pandemic started this spring, is scheduled to go online as a vaccination site later this week, making this weekend potentially the first time anyone was really happy to wait. queue at an amusement park.