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FACT SHEET
DISNEYLAND RESORT EMBARKS ON ONE OF ITS LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSThe Eastern Gateway
Guests will now have another choice of entry to the Anaheim Resort with the new Eastern Gateway project, a new 7-level 6,800-space parking structure, transportation facility and pedestrian bridge.
Disney’s $1 billion investment, which includes the Eastern Gateway and a new Star Wars®-themed land, will support up to 2,600 new jobs in Anaheim during construction, of which 2,100 will be permanent jobs upon operation.
New multi-level parking structure will provide approximately 6,800 parking spaces for Disneyland Resort guests, improving parking access for north-bound traffic.
New Eastern Gateway will improve overall circulation in the entire Resort Area and relieve congestion on Ball Road, Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue and Disneyland Drive.
Elevated Pedestrian Bridge Creates New Entry Passage for Guests Arriving at the Eastern Gateway
In 2016, Disneyland broke ground on the largest land expansion ever at any Disney theme park – a 14-acre Star Wars®-themed land that will drive tourism to Anaheim and Orange County for decades to come. As part of its overall $1 billion expansion project, Disney will soon break ground on the largest infrastructure project in the Anaheim Resort Area in the last 20 years – the Eastern Gateway. The project will include a new parking structure with 6,800 spaces, a new transportation facility on the east side of the Resort and an elevated bridge that will move guests from the parking structure and transportation facility across Harbor Boulevard and into The Disneyland Resort.
A new pedestrain pathway and elevated bridge across Harbor Boulevard will directly connect guests from the parking structure and transportation facility to the Disneyland Resort Esplanade. This will increase safety and improve traffic flow on Harbor Boulevard. Guests will be screened at a new security gateway located at the transportation facility just north of the parking structure. The pedestrian bridge and connection will replace the existing Carousel Inn & Suites hotel.
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EASTERN GATEWAY
Improving Traffic Flow & Congestion Throughout the Anaheim Resort Area
The Eastern Gateway will create a much-needed eastside entry point to the Anaheim Resort Area that will balance the flow of guests coming from the north and south. It will:
• Create a parking structure to serve guests arriving generally from the south
• Improve overall circulation in the entire Resort Area• Relieve congestion on Ball Road, Harbor Boulevard,
Katella Avenue and Disneyland Drive• Draw guests to all businesses in the Resort Area• Create additional inventory for Anaheim Resort parking
Eastern Gateway Development Timeline*
• Construction begins on new parking structure
• Courtesy shuttle drop-off temporarily relocated during construction
• Construction begins on pedestrian bridge
• Construction begins on transportation facility
• New parking structure construction complete
• Transportation facility, pedestrian bridge and connectors complete
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Disney’s Investment Drives Tourism to Anaheim and Orange County
New Transportation FacilityThe Anaheim Resort Area and the Disneyland Resort have a robust transit program that includes buses, taxis, bicycles and various shuttles. As part of the Eastern Gateway project, we will be relocating and expanding our existing transportation facility, which is currently located on the west side of Harbor Boulevard. In the future, it will be located just north of the future parking garage off Manchester Avenue.
2017 2018
* Preliminary timeline and dates are subject to change
+11%
+22%+31%
42.7Mil
47.3Mil
66% 78% 80% $138 $181
Orange County Tourism Visitors
Orange CountyHotel Occupancy
AnaheimHotel ADR
The expansion of Disney California Adventure, which began in 2008, has helped drive hotel occupancy and Average Daily Rate (ADR) in Anaheim and Orange County.
Early 2017 Fall 2017 Summer 2018 Late 2018
1. Source: CBRE Hotels - Last updated March 2016