{"id":517584,"date":"2026-11-03T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/517584\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T22:26:12","slug":"disneylands-new-parking-structure-expected-to-open-in-2029-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/517584\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland\u2019s new parking structure expected to open in 2029 \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disneyland\u2019s new parking structure won\u2019t open in time for the expansion of Avengers Campus or the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 2028 with construction of the 6,000-space garage expected to take nearly three years.<\/p>\n<p>Disneyland recently told nearby residents at a community meeting that construction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/10\/12\/disneyland-reduces-size-of-new-parking-garage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Gateway parking structure<\/a> is expected to continue into early 2029, according to Disneyland officials.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/11\/02\/disneyland-to-electrify-autopia-track-on-classic-1955-ride-report-says\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland to electrify Autopia track, report says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The estimated timeline could change as Disneyland navigates construction over the next few years, according to Disneyland officials.<\/p>\n<p>Disneyland has not yet announced an opening date for the new parking structure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The ground breaking ceremony on Aug. 24, 2026 for the new parking structure and transportation hub on the east side of the Disneyland resort. (Courtesy of Disneyland)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793744772_600_OCR-L-DISNEYLAND-GARAGE-BRIDGE-0824-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5903336\" \/>The ground breaking ceremony on Aug. 24, 2026 for the new parking structure and transportation hub on the east side of the Disneyland resort. (Courtesy of Disneyland)<\/p>\n<p>The extended timeline reflects the extensive planning, permitting and inspection process required in the City of Anaheim, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micechat.com\/447033-disneyland-update-imagineering-layoffs-attendance-candy-cane-dates-christmas-decor-construction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MiceChat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey built all of Disneyland in just one year in 1955, but it will take them at least two and a half years to build this garage,\u201d according to MiceChat.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/10\/29\/disneyland-closes-7-attractions-as-christmas-holidays-kick-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland closes 8 attractions as Christmas holidays kick off<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disneyland began construction in August on the new eastside parking structure and transportation hub that will include a shuttle bus and ride share drop off\/pick up area as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/10\/20\/7-new-disneyland-projects-and-when-they-could-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$1.9 billion DisneylandForward project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 6,000-space eastside garage will help absorb the flood of visitors coming to see the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/10\/02\/how-disneylands-avengers-e-ticket-ride-evolved-over-the-past-7-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avengers Campus expansion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/08\/15\/disneyland-to-open-avatar-land-after-tomorrowland-makeover\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avatar themed land<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/08\/15\/disneyland-offers-sneak-peek-at-new-coco-boat-ride\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coco boat ride<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/08\/26\/how-disneyland-can-reimagine-tomorrowland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reimagined Tomorrowland<\/a> debuting at the Anaheim theme park resort over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Updated concept art released by Disneyland on Aug. 24, 2026 for a new pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard connecting the eastside parking structure to the theme park esplanade. (Courtesy of Disneyland)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793744772_913_OCR-L-DISNEYLAND-GARAGE-BRIDGE-0824-03.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5903338\" \/>Updated concept art released by Disneyland on Aug. 24, 2026 for a new pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard connecting the eastside parking structure to the theme park esplanade. (Courtesy of Disneyland)<\/p>\n<p>The new parking structure and transportation hub on the east side of the theme park resort will push the existing Disneyland bus drop off\/pick up area along Harbor Boulevard to Disneyland\u2019s Manchester employee parking lot that backs up to the I-5 Freeway.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/09\/25\/disneyland-warns-visitors-about-construction-walls-and-temporary-walkways-at-entrances\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pedestrian bridge<\/a> will connect visitors by foot between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on the west side of Harbor Boulevard and the new parking structure on the east side of Harbor Boulevard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disneyland\u2019s new parking structure won\u2019t open in time for the expansion of Avengers Campus or the Los Angeles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,7,2222,1341,611,420],"class_list":["post-517584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-amusement-parks","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-disney-california-adventure","tag-disneyland","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}