As part of its proposed DisneylandForward development agreement, Disneyland in California has promised to spend at least $1.9 billion over the next ten years. On Monday 11 March, the Anaheim Planning Commission met to discuss the plans and, following a six-hour meeting, voted 5-1 to recommend the proposal to the Anaheim City Council.
The proposal permits Disneyland to construct hotels and attractions on land for parking lots. To ensure that it would not lose parking capacity if it developed its current surface parking lots, including the Toy Story parking area, the resort plans to construct a new parking structure next to I-5 on the east side of the Anaheim property.
Disney is not allowed to proceed with any new plans for the existing parking lots until the Anaheim City Council approves the DisneylandForward proposal‘s modifications. The Council will meet in May to discuss the topic.
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Over the following ten years, the $1.9 billion investment will fund the creation of new theme park areas, attractions, lodging, shops, and restaurants. Potential experiences based on Tron, Frozen, Tangled, Peter Pan, Zootopia, and Toy Story are also included in the proposals.
If the development agreement is accepted, Disney would also have to spend an additional $90 million on parking structures, pedestrian bridges, resort area road improvements, and purchasing a portion of Magic Way, Clementine Street, Gene Autry Way, and Hotel Way.
Additionally, Disneyland would invest $30 million in affordable housing and $8 million in parks in Anaheim in exchange for the freedom to choose where to build its new offerings.
Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, stated in November that there is “enough room to build another Disneyland” in Anaheim. His remarks followed Disney’s announcement that it would invest $60 billion over the next ten years to accelerate growth in its parks, experiences, and products division.
Earlier this month, Disney CEO Bob Iger also teased that an Avatar land could be coming to the California park,
