DisneylandForward

The City of Anaheim announced an unprecedented package of community benefits that will directly benefit all residents of Anaheim, beyond the jobs and revenue that DisneylandForward could generate.

In the development agreement with the City, Disney committed to making significant upfront cash contributions to address various issues in Anaheim. These contributions will enable the City to jumpstart key initiatives. 

Some key commitments by Disney include: 
– Contribute $30 million to fund affordable housing projects in Anaheim within the first five years. 
– Provide $8 million to park improvements in Anaheim outside the Anaheim Resort Area. 
– Contribute $85 million to improve traffic flow, pedestrian circulation and safety. (This would include payment for the assessed value of selected street abandonments and removal of future planned roadways with a portion of the sum going to the City’s general fund.) 
– Continue Disney’s successful jobs, mentorship and career development program for Anaheim residents. 

To learn more, please visit our community benefits page.

No. DisneylandForward will be fully funded by Disney.

DisneylandForward will allow Disney to invest in the resort area in an integrated and immersive way. Any development made possible because of DisneylandForward will in turn create jobs both during the construction phase and during operations.  

According to experts from California State University, Fullerton, every $1 billion Disney invests in theme park experiences and lodging results in 2,292 new operation jobs annually and a total of 4,480 construction jobs.  

To learn more about all the economic benefits unlocked by DisneylandForward, visit our economic benefits page.

DisneylandForward includes a project labor agreement with the building trades unions focused on the east parking garage and multimodal transit center, which would ensure that our largest infrastructure and parking component will be built with 100% union labor. 

The building trades unions would implement apprenticeship programs and employ best efforts to focus on hiring Anaheim residents and veterans. 

From the onset, the City stated DisneylandForward needed to include a commitment to funding affordable housing. We are proud that Disney’s $30 million commitment as part of DisneylandForward will represent the largest investment in affordable housing for a non-residential project in the City’s history. The City is establishing a public affordable housing trust into which Disney will contribute $30 million (including $15 million within the first year of completion of the approval process and $15 million within five years). The City could use this funding to jumpstart projects and secure other government funding to unlock even more projects in the future. 

The Disneyland Resort has made significant investments over the years in parking and mobility throughout the Anaheim Resort area, most recently with the Pixar Pals parking structure, which has significantly increased the area’s parking supply. Parking, transportation, transit and pedestrian safety investments are an important part of the future. 

The traffic impacts of the DisneylandForward project were fully analyzed and the City’s subsequent environmental impact report confirmed that the transportation investments made in the 1990s worked and laid the foundation for growth. The project will include investment in road and intersection improvements, pedestrian bridges, bike lanes and facilities to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety. These will be constructed as we build out elements of DisneylandForward. In addition, the plan will provide the ability to build a parking structure and multimodal transportation center on Disney’s eastside surface parking lots, balancing future traffic flows between the west and east sides of the Resort and allowing for a new eastside hub for ART buses, hotel shuttles, guest parking shuttles, cast member parking shuttles, bicycle facilities, rideshare apps drop-off and pick-up and future transit connectors. 

Disney is committed to ensuring that there is sufficient parking to serve the Disneyland Resort for years to come. The City approved parking on the eastside of the Anaheim Resort area as part of our 1990s approvals. DisneylandForward will provide the ability to build an eastern parking structure and multimodal transportation center on Disney’s eastside surface parking lots, balancing future traffic flows between the west and east sides of the resort and allowing for a new eastside hub for buses, hotel shuttles, guest parking shuttles, cast member parking shuttles, bicycle facilities, rideshare apps drop-off and pick-up and future transit connectors. We remain committed to working with Harbor Boulevard businesses to develop planning and operating guidelines that address accessibility to area businesses and take their needs and feedback into account. 

DisneylandForward includes restrictive regulations and design requirements, specifically on the edges of Disney’s property adjacent to neighborhoods. The restrictions near neighborhoods are highly detailed from placement of buildings, the design of sound walls, what type of attractions can be built and where, height maximums, noise monitoring, setbacks, screening and more.  

Some examples include: 
– Increased setback for development, stair-stepped height, landscaping palette, buffer and screening measures detailed for every edge of property adjacent to neighbors. 
– Installation and maintenance of landscaped setbacks adjacent to neighbors. 
– Modifications to maximum height allowed within the Disneyland Resort. 
– Implementation of 360-degree architectural design to improve public views and views, especially from adjacent residential properties. 

Visit our environmental review page for more information.