Disneyland Forward , theWalt Disney Company’sinitiative to flesh out its original report park , just got the go - ahead from the Anaheim City Council . Deadlinereports that the $ 1.9 billion enlargement plan , which will take decades to finish , have unanimous approval .
“ The 7 - 0 balloting came too soon today after an eight - hr public hearing that started Tuesday nighttime , during which Anaheim house physician , Disneyland project extremity , and officials from nearby cities speak about the plan ’s advantage and problem . ” the trade wrote . The marriage proposal is set for a final city council voter turnout May 7 .
Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that coming attractiveness will admit an Avatar area inspired by James Cameron ’s World of Pandora for theDisneyland Resort . During a recentpresentation at Disney Imagineering , Iger evidence press including io9 that “ we have the property , meaning land , and the property , think intellectual property , to basically take vantage of the resources that we have to [ in turn ] to create shareowner value . ”
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Other major IP that could potentially become a part of Disney ’s time to come Anaheim plans admit Frozen , Tron , Zootoopia , and Tangled , among others . “ With Disneyland Forward and more flexibleness within our existing properties , new lands and adventures like those afoot at Tokyo DisneySea and Shanghai Disneyland could barrack newfangled experiences here , ” Disney share on the prescribed web site forDisneyland Forward .
Plans to expand Walt Disney ’s original visual modality at Disneyland have been baffle over the decades since its opening , as various other society have snatched up the worthful land surrounding the car park . When Disneyland has exposit , it ’s had to make creative use of the space . Disney California Adventure was built over a parking mess , for instance , and Star Wars : Galaxy ’s Edge was built over a snuggling zoo , BBQ restaurant , and backstage area . Now Disney will get a bit more zoning exemption ; Disneyland Forward will see Disney pay up $ 40 million to bribe three roadways around the refuge — Magic Way , Hotel Way , and a portion of Clementine Street — to get more flexibility over area that already contain major base .
In related to Disney news today , theLos Angeles Timesreports that representative from the Actor ’s Equity Association and the Disneyland Cast Member - led “ Magic United , ” who work in various department include persona and parades , have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for unification identification with a first-rate majority of 17,000 employee . It ’s an important time for current and future cast member who make the conjuration potential and who are due better pay and protections during Disneyland ’s ontogeny phylogenesis .
Ideally Disney will let in the union with its plans to boost Job in Anaheim with Disneyland Forward , which is projected to add 8,960 positions during construction and 4,584 during military operation . Deadlinenotes that Disneyland Resort chairman Ken Potrock pledged the construction jobs would be “ 100 % join labor with a focus on engage Anaheim residents and veterans . ” The patronage also writes that the development correspondence , which last until 2064 , will in all likelihood see Disney “ expend $ 2.5 billion ” by the task ’s mop up .
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