Disney parks chairman Josh D’Amaro says the company has “enough room to build another Disneyland” in Anaheim, California.
“We stood up on the stage just several weeks back in front of an investor community and said we are going to invest $60 billion in the next 10 years into this business because we believe in it,” D’Amaro said at an employee town hall in New York City on Tuesday, 28 November (via the Hollywood Reporter).
“We’ve seen what it’s done. We see the impact that it has on our guests and fans around the world.”
D’Amaro continued: “We’ve got so much space to play with. Disneyland for example, Walt’s original theme park, we still have enough room to build another Disneyland there if we choose to do that. So many stories to continue to tell, so many new places to go.”
As above, Disney recently announced plans to invest $60 billion in its parks, experiences and products division over the next 10 years to turbocharge growth.
Disney CEO Bob Iger also spoke at the town hall. “This is a business where you spend to succeed,” he said (via the New York Post).
Last month, Anaheim residents and business leaders provided early feedback on Disneyland’s planned expansion project, dubbed DisneylandForward.
DisneylandForward plans
Disney’s global development vice president Rachel Alde said the company will work with residents and is “simply asking to utilize the entitlements that we already have for the theme park and hotel and spread it across the lands that we already own and control.”
Disneyland is planning 16 new rides and an outdoor show as part of the proposal. The plans also include potential experiences and lands based on Frozen, Tangled, Peter Pan, Zootopia, Toy Story and Tron.
In more news, Disneyland has filed building permits for a new $8.2 million food hall concept called Parkside Market in Downtown Disney’s west end.
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