Disney has asked California regulators to approve a $1.9 billion, 10-year plan to expand its Disneyland theme park in Anaheim to add more high-tech and immersive attractions. This is the first major expansion plan since the 1990s.
The City of Anaheim Planning Commission is scheduled to consider proposed upgrades to Disneyland at its Monday meeting. A deal would also require Disney to invest millions of dollars in city street improvements, affordable housing and other infrastructure improvements.
“We know there are stories we haven’t told yet, like ‘Wakanda,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Frozen,’ ‘Zootopia,'” Alde said. “We know what kind of story we want to tell. We need to get guidance on what we can build there to figure out how.”
Disney’s proposal would not increase the entertainment giant’s 490 acres in Southern California, but would instead help the company develop new attractions. luck.
According to Fortune, the company has already held workshops to answer residents’ questions about the proposal, including Disney’s desire to absorb local roads into the theme park.
As it stands, Disneyland California doesn’t have enough room to build something of this size without disrupting the park’s existing attractions, Alde said.
For example, Disney could build a high-rise structure for the Disneyland parking lot, turning the current 50-acre parking lot into another location for rides and entertainment options, Fortune reported. It is located near a residential area.
The request marks the first time Disney has sought to make major changes to its California parks since the 1990s, when the original park, built in 1955, was approved to turn into a resort center.
Later, a second park called Disney California Adventure Park and a shopping and entertainment district called Downtown Disney were added.
Shanghai Disneyland Resort’s brand new theme park opened in December with a “Hot Adventure” that invites guests to take on the role of rookie police officers and invite high-tech animatronic dolls such as Officer Judy Hopps from the animated movie “Zootopia.” It promotes experiential activities such as “Pursuit”. .
The China-based park features surreal robotic Zootopia characters throughout the park, interacting with themselves and guests, as well as interactive moments at Hopps’ Grand Pangolin Arms Apartment. There is also a guest asking residents, “What are you doing today?” ” gets the response from the vague occupant inside.
It’s unclear whether Disney plans to add such an experience to its Disneyland resort in Anaheim, California.
In 2022, the park will be the second most visited in the world, with 16.8 million visitors reported in 2022. park database Only Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with more than 17.1 million annual visitors, has more visitors.
Representatives for Disney did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
