Chapek made the comments during the company's quarterly earnings call, calling on state leaders to look at what Disney has done to reopen its parks around the world.
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Orange County needs to move through the state's "orange" tier and reach the "yellow" tier before even a limited reopening will be allowed.
That is unlikely before early next year, or possibly even the summer.
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