Plans For Massive Fourth Resort Hotel At Disneyland Put On Indefinite Hold

Last year, Disney revealed plans for a huge luxury resort that would be the fourth hotel built at the Disneyland Resort. Well, plans have now hit a huge snag and everything is on an indefinite hold as a money battle has broken out between Disney and the city of Anaheim.

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Construction was set to begin last month in Downtown Disney and near the Disneyland Hotel. Original plans called for it to be built on the north end of the Disneyland Resort, but after having a $267 million tax break approved by the city of Anaheim, Disney moved the build site.

With that move, Disney closed down a number of locations in Downtown Disney including ESPN Zone, AMC Theaters, Rainforest Cafe, and Earl of Sandwich. Construction was slated to begin on July 1, 2018, and there was a proposed opening date of sometime in 2021.

On Wednesday, executives at Disney officially pulled the project (put it on hold) and said that an agreement could not be reached with the Anaheim City Council. A letter was received by Disney on Aug. 6, 2018, and it was from Anaheim City Attorney Robert Fabela.

The letter said that change of the build site for the new Disneyland hotel made it ineligible for the tax breaks originally agreed upon. A message from David Ontko, chief counsel for Disneyland Resort and International Parks & Resorts, said that Disney has had no choice.

“Given the city’s position that our project does not comply with the requirements of the Agreement, you have given us no other choice other than to put construction of the hotel on indefinite hold.”

The city of Anaheim has said they are disappointed the hotel is not moving forward, but they still want it to happen.

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The city of Anaheim could end up revisiting the idea of the tax break for the hotel, but that is not on the current plan. Disney has simply removed the hotel from the planning agenda as of this time.

As of now, it is not known when the new luxury hotel at the Disneyland Resort is going to begin construction, but for now, things are on a complete hold.

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