Disneyland Resort News

Following more than five hours of debate and public comment, the Anaheim City Council voted yesterday to extend an entertainment tax exemption on Disneyland tickets for an additional 30 years in exchange for Disney’s agreement to spend at least $1 billion on new attractions and a new parking garage.  The ban has been in place … Anaheim extends entertainment tax ban at Disney’s urging

Disney officials are asking the Anaheim City Council to extend a long-time exemption on an entertainment tax for an additional 30 years past the current June 30, 2016 expiration.  In exchange, Disney is considering another $1 billion Disneyland Resort expansion that may include new attractions, another parking structure east of Harbor Boulevard and street improvements … Extension of tax exemption could mean another $1 billion Disneyland expansion

The Anaheim City Council is considering a new initiative that would allow high-end hotels to keep much of the room-tax that is paid by their guests, in order to lure more upscale resorts to the city. Under the proposal, new hotels that meet AAA’s four-diamond rating would be allowed keep 70 percent of their room-tax … Anaheim City Council considers incentive to lure high-end hotels

Numbers released recently by the Themed Entertainment Association show increases at both Disneyland Resort theme parks in 2014. In 2014, the second full year since Cars Land and Buena Vista street opened, Disney California Adventure showed a 3 percent increase in attendance, up 255,000 visitors to 8.7 million.  The park stayed in the number 10 … Disneyland Resort attendance up 3% in 2014

As anticipated, the Disneyland Resort has began reassigning some of the longtime members of the classic Disneyland Band.  Beginning on July 17th, fourteen of the sixteen members of the group will be assigned to smaller ensembles at the resort. The band will then add 16 new members that will join the remaining two.  Disneyland hopes … Disneyland replaces Disneyland Band members