Disneyland Confirms CHANGES to Massive Expansion Project

A LOT is happening over in Disneyland as part of a $1.9 billion expansion project known as DisneylandForward. This includes adding a brand new Coco ride to Disney California Adventure, as well as a new Avatar-themed land and a reimagined Tomorrowland. Avengers Campus is also getting a huge expansion with two new rides.

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However, another part of the project is a massive new parking structure on the resort’s east side that’s currently under construction on a former employee parking lot. Well, according to The Orange County Register, that project has actually been scaled back a bit.

The new parking structure is set to offer 6,000 spaces and has been designed to handle the huge influx of visitors Disney expects in the theme parks over the next five years after all the expansions and other projects are completed. However, Disneyland recently revised its building permits for the parking garage. Initially, the garage was supposed to have eight levels, but the new permits have reduced it to seven levels, with its size decreasing by about 4%.

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The garage will include 316 electric vehicle charging stations, which is more than what was previously submitted. The parking structure will also have 18 shade canopies. A pedestrian bridge is also being built over Harbor Boulevard to connect the garage to the theme park esplanade. Disney has not yet revealed a completion date for the project, but it’s expected to be ready by the time the new Avengers Campus expansion opens, as well as the L.A. Summer Olympics.

Current Disneyland parking structure

The new structure means that the existing Disneyland bus drop-off and pick-up area along Harbor Boulevard will be relocated to Disneyland’s former Manchester employee parking lot near the I-5 freeway. Construction is underway for both the garage and pedestrian bridge, and temporary walkways surrounded by construction walls are going up at the Disneyland entrance.

We’ll keep an eye out for more Disneyland updates, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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