Disney’s ambitious plans include new lands and attractions, but how will guests get there?
The DisneylandForward expansion plan would enable Disney to develop new theme park lands, but it doesn’t call for the resort to be served by mass transit. Anaheim’s planning commission has sent the proposal to the Anaheim City Council. The council now must approve the new land-use rules before Disneyland can start building attractions or hotels on its current parking lots.
So what does that mean for everyone else around the Disneyland Resort? Other communities across the country are investing millions of dollars in new tourist developments just for the opportunity that Anaheim can assure itself with one city council vote — having the equivalent of a new Disney theme park in its community.
My biggest beef with the plans that Disneyland has revealed during its campaign has been the lack of any transportation component beyond the new parking structure. It is in the community’s interest to maximize the number of out-of-town visitors coming to Disneyland without cars. More overnight visitors mean more guest spending and tax revenue, but more cars mean more congestion, more pollution, and more opportunities to drive away from the Anaheim Resort area.
Yet cars are visitors’ only option when the public has no reliable mass transit alternative. Ideally, Disneyland would have a direct rail connection to local airports, like Disneyland Paris has with France’s TGV. That is not in anyone’s plans, so the best alternative would be a frequent, well-publicized, branded and subsidized bus service to the resort area from LAX and SNA.
Developing more modern hotels and attractions also would help entice visitors to spend their entire vacation near Disneyland. Motels built in the 20th century do not provide the range of amenities that families who can afford Disneyland want from a vacation destination these days. And no local residents want to be further priced out of the market by more Airbnb conversions. DisneylandForward creates an enormous opportunity for hospitality entrepreneurs in the Anaheim community.
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