Disneyland could extend its present monorail system to incorporate stops at a proposed 17,000-car parking storage and the Toy Story parking construction under the DisneylandForward proposal.
As first reported by the Orange County Register, the monorail expansion was listed within the 17,000-page environmental overview for DisneylandForward that was not too long ago launched.
“In addition to an extensive network of landscaped pedestrian thoroughfares, conveyance systems will transport Disneyland Resort guests around the project,” the document said. “The monorail/guest transportation systems shall move guests from the Hotel District to the Theme Park District. Future connections may also be provided to the Future Expansion Southeast District.”
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The Southeast District references the present Toy Story car parking zone, situated on Harbor Boulevard, close to the Anaheim Convention Center. The Toy Story car parking zone is a key element of the Disneyland Forward proposal.
Connecting the 2 theme parks and the Toy Story car parking zone by way of monorail would most probably contain a route via Anaheim GardenWalk — an out of doors shopping center that Disneyland doesn’t personal, the Orange County Register reported.
However, Disney owns land behind the GardenWalk alongside Disney Way, at the moment used for worker parking, which is the place the proposed 17,000 parking storage would go.
Theme park officers are additionally open to utilizing different journey programs, such because the Disney Skyliner and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, to maneuver crowds.
Disneyland had its personal model of the PeopleMover from the Nineteen Sixties to Nineties, and each proposed transportation programs at the moment reside at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, in keeping with WDW News Today.
Disneyland Forward particulars how officers need to replace and renovate the Anaheim theme park. The challenge will embody new sights, outlets and eating places on the undeveloped areas the corporate already owns.
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The plan additionally seeks to replace the zoning code for the undeveloped areas so theme park, lodge, retail, eating and leisure additions could be constructed on the land. Disney officers beforehand needed so as to add a 3rd entrance to the resort, however these plans by no means materialized.
The firm has not introduced how a lot a potential expansion would value, nevertheless it beforehand said that the endeavor could be privately funded.
Disney hopes to have the challenge reviewed and accredited earlier than the top of 2024.
