Disney receives key approval to expand Southern California theme parks

FILE – Visitors pass through Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on April 30, 2021. Disney has received a major approval to expand its theme parks in Southern California in the first attempt to make major changes to the iconic Disneyland in decades. The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 7, 2024, to approve the plan to transform the 488-acre Disney campus in densely populated Southern California by moving the parking lot to a multi-story building and redeveloping a massive parcel of land. new entertainment and attractions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)