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Disneyland Forward: What If Disney Buys Anaheim Garden Walk? – Future Of Disney Expansion Plans
Imagine if Disneyland buys Garden Walk? Garden Walk Disneyland represents the missing piece of the Disneyland Resorts ultimate plans for a true Disneyland Resort expansion that would make all of the Disneyland Forward plans a reality.
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um they have zero cash!
It’s looks like a ghost town at the Garden Walk. Disney needs to buys this property.
Brickey, you are talking the plan that seemed obvious to me since 2018. Would not surprise me if Disney already helped finance the 2019 purchase of Gardenwalk in 2019 thru an aliased 3rd party, with the first option for outright buy once certain conditions are met. Disney knew 2019 was too early to outlay the cash, but if zoning rules loosen, they can put existing business options in motion.
After hearing, years ago they could have bought the property but didn't…..I just don''t understand why they didn't. With Land so limited in the area Disney should be buying up anything they can get their hands on
Fun and thought-provoking series. Appreciate the time and effort put forward. We'll have to wait and see what Disney has planned, but you ideas are spot-on! Thanks!
FIRE STATION: The Anaheim Fire Station next to the JW Marriot could easily be bought by Disney and replaced with a station built and paid for by Disney within 1-2 blocks without affecting response times/coverage. Increasing footprint next to Gardernwalk.
Can we just recognize how beautiful that first shot was 🙌🏼
Going to Anaheim for the first time in September, all the way from Scotland. Thank you for all your videos, always so informative and great for getting a sense of the area surrounding the parks!
Hey Brickey, that empty area along Disney way is under the high voltage lines. You can't build permanent structures in these zones. You could define have this area be a landscaped pedestrian walkway. Love the vid!
love these ideas! who do we tell in the Disney Corp to get it rolling? keep up the videos Brickey! loving them!
Thanks!
So interesting! I love your ideas🎉
Brickey just followed your channel.. I like your videos about Disney Expansion. I like this kind of content.
I have to add a second comment. Brickey, you clearly put a lot of thought into this video and thinking through these scenarios. I know you don't want to hear this, but they should hire you (OK maybe as a consultant 😅).
Totally agree with everything you said. A third park and Disney buying garden walk is perfect.
Garden Walk is actually already a Disneyland parking lot
Tremendous amount of potential (insert mind-blown emoji here. lol)
Your hypothesis is logical. Since the days of Eisner, the land east of Harbor Boulevard has been in play. But the turbulent national economy during each successive decade since the 70s has made for short term boom and bust cycles, too short for Anaheim to fall into line at Cityhall. Unfortunately the economy continues to boom & bust cycles in rapid succession, complicated by the defeat of traditional retailers to online retailers. When & if Disney pulls a trigger on Garden Walk is too difficult to predict.
It makes sense for Gardenwalk to stay retail and they could make some of the parking floors for CMs too. Then 2/3 of the existing CM lot could be the new parking and transportation hub with garages and the last 1/3 the CM garage. Size-wise Toy Story looks comparable to DCA; there is just a lot of residential and business next to it. Disney could run shuttles straight down Clementine between the parks and maybe there’s enough room next to the power lines for a Skyliner? Great work as always
So excited about the possibilities!! Wish it would happen sooner than later… at least during my lifetime 🙏😊
keep um coming Brickey my boy!
I want ‘em to get approval & build it already!!
Hey Brickey. I think your thought process makes sense. If Walt was alive, I think he would have jumped at the chance to buy that mall and expand. I was dissapointed that during 2020 and the closure, that they didn't take that time to really go maintenance crazy and also plus the parks. I think they misses the boat here as well. I say that with respect and hope. Were a long time Disney family, my parents started coming to Dland in 1955. Family friend was an early imagineer.
I love it
The Disney Co should have bought the acreage under Gardenwalk when the land was still available. Major oversight on their part to not have done that. But financing is always a tricky game—eg, Disney's parks in France have been generally in the red for yrs. Meanwhile, too bad too the Edison Co never undergrounded their high-tension power lines that straddle the east & south sides of Disney's properties. That was talked about yrs ago, but the high price to do that scared off Disney & Anaheim city hall. However, when prepping for their 2012 Olympics, London re-routed a similar system below grade.
The photo of the old Melodyland theater hints at just how substandard was the neighborhood around DL for over 40 yrs, which Walt Disney was fully aware of. That was finally cleaned up in the late 1990s. As for Hollywood Land of DCA, that should have been improved a long time ago. It's now over 20 yrs since it was built, & tearing it down & combining it with the adjoining bus loading area is the least the Disney Co should do. Given what's being built at the Disney parks in Tokyo, an area in DCA that has all the charm of a light industrial park (a fake backlot with exposed trusses? Really, Disney?) needs to be torn down & totally redesigned.
I hope Disney is watching this video! The plan would put future development so close to the existing parks – a huge benefit over Disney World where everything is spread out over several miles. Well done, excellent content 👍
I think your ideas have a lot of merit, but one hurdle (or perhaps opportunity) I see is that those sections of land are all broken up by dual or triple carriageway roads. I wonder what creative methods Disney can use to span the blocks seamlessly. The Disneyland Dr bridge is one example, but I'm sure they can do better as well. In some ways it comes back to Walt's original ideas about efficient urban design, I'd love to see that theme brought through with something like underground light rail, or maybe just make it entirely walkable, similarly to the Las Vegas strip where you can walk from building to building and not know you've just walked 3 blocks.
I agree with u bro. U got my vote
I agree! I think this is the way Disney should go in order to expand. I wonder though if they will. It just feels like all of their decisions lately are looking to cut corners and costs. Not do what’s best for the customers. From just remaking old movies (that are bombing in the theaters) to things like choosing not to bring back the dragon in Fantastic and so much more in between. I feel like I keep finding myself scratching my head. Anyone who knows me, knows I’ve been a Disney die hard my entire life. Been a pass holder since the ‘80’s. It pains me to say although I hope they do exactly what you said, I have a serious lack of faith that they would make such a wise decision to do so. I just can’t understand their decisions in recent years.
Love these friend, thank you.
Amazing video . I’ve always loved imagining what Disneyland can potentially be.
If the DVC tower would have sold out right away, I can see how the purchase would be a no-brainer. But I don't see them investing in more DVC unless they make it half and half like the Riviera. I love that you're taking the time to walk around and explain things. I've been there countless times but not a local and no familiar with the area.
I would hate to see Disney take over garden walk and increase the rent and see all the small local businesses leave. If they could some how help the small local businesses thrive I would love it.
I also noticed last week in Downtown Disney there was a table set up for Jehovah Witness. Is this new? Now I see the fruit and water pop ups with a side of preaching at the front on Harbor… what the hell is going on?
The bare spot is the electrical right of way
Parking is way overpriced and validation sucks. the parking staff is not very nice.
Love the food choices
The stores are really overpriced
This poor center Looks awesome and had potential
The theatre they had there was awesome i loved it
I heard Disney had plans to put 2 hotels one on each side – So the center decided to build an incredible location to accommodate the business traffic with that promise, but Disney decided not to build the 2 hotels there due to economic reasons , So the shopping center has been a graveyard except for the eateries.
Makes a lot of sense .
i’m convinced you need to be an Imagineer. they need you!!!!