New Permits Advance Disneyland Forward With 6,000-Space Eastern Gateway Garage

Overview

• In late December 2025, Disney submitted plans for an eight-story, 3.2-million-square-foot parking structure known as the Eastern Gateway with about 6,000 spaces.
• The new facility would relocate parking and transportation east of Harbor Boulevard, a step widely viewed as clearing the Toy Story lot for future development.
• Anaheim’s 2024 approval of Disneyland Forward removed 1990s-era zoning barriers and granted mixed-use flexibility across Disney’s 500-acre resort.
• Disney has committed at least $1.9 billion in Anaheim over ten years, part of a broader roughly $60 billion global investment in parks and cruises.
• The expansion is in pre-construction with first ground-breaking expected by late 2026 or early 2027, and while an Avatar experience is in the works, other potential lands like Frozen or Zootopia remain unconfirmed.