Following a long night of lengthy public comments both in support of and against the proposal, the Anaheim City Council tonight voted to approve the DisneylandForward project.
UPDATE (5/7/24): The Anaheim City Council has now granted final approval to the DisneylandForward plan following another unanimous vote this evening.
What They’re Saying:
- Ken Potrock, Disneyland Resort President: “We’ve worked closely with city staff, neighbors, and our local community over the past three years to make sure DisneylandForward is a win for everyone – I’m grateful the city council agrees and voted to work with us on this legacy project that will set up Disneyland Resort and the City of Anaheim for an incredibly bright future.
- Potrock on what this means for Disneyland: “With updated land use approvals through DisneylandForward, we can build new entertainment experiences for our fans, create thousands of new jobs, and bring new revenue streams to Anaheim.”
Previously (4/17/24):
- DisneylandForward is a multiyear public planning effort to update the Disneyland Resort’s existing development approvals that will allow Disney to meaningfully invest in Anaheim for decades to come and meet the future demands in entertainment.
- The council voted unanimously in favor of the plan.
- The proposal will take effect 30 days after approved.
- During the meeting, representatives from the Anaheim Planning Commission, who previously approved the project, noted some new conditions of approval, including:
- Requiring a comprehensive Wayfinding Program for vehicle and pedestrian access for the East Parking Area.
- Require an Operations PLan for new public parking facilities.
- Requirement to maintain vehicle access to West Parking Area from Magic Way.
- Speaking of Magic Way, much of the concerns regarding the project seemed to stem from the proposal to close Magic Way to vehicle traffic.
- The Planning Commission representative reiterated that the closure of Magic Way would not have any major effect on traffic patterns around Anaheim.
- Disneyland representatives also confirmed that the Magic Way pedestrian walkway would remain open, and that they have no intention or plan to close the nearby Walnut St.
- Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock also spoke during the meeting, where he noted that the Resort wishes to move beyond replacing and reimagining current attractions and lands.
- One of these plans, the proposed Avatar experience, will be “inherently influenced by DisneylandForward.”
- Former Disneyland Ambassador Nataly Guzman Garcia also voiced support of the project at the meeting, where she is officially submitting into the record 731 support letters and 2,169 petitions in support of the project.
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