Disney is looking to densify and repurpose its real estate. On March 28, 2021, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California announces that it is looking to redesign and expand its theme park, retail, and parking real estate in the coming decades.
Officials say the overall footprint of the Anaheim park is not expected to change as long-range concept plans are calling generally to redevelop underutilized parking lots and other spaces near the park’s rides and on-site hotels.
Among the ideas pitched on Disney's conceptual blueprint called "Disneyland Forward" are restaurants, hotels, live music, shopping, ticketed shows, and theme park experiences modeled after the popular Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort, an open-air promenade with more than 100 places to shop, eat and drink.