Travel California making ‘a lot of progress’ on reopening theme parks, but Gov. Newsom isn’t ready to say when September 3, 2020 Curtis Tate, USA TODAY Comments Off on California making ‘a lot of progress’ on reopening theme parks, but Gov. Newsom isn’t ready to say when California is making "a lot of progress" toward reopening Disneyland and other theme parks, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. But he isn't ready to talk dates.