Disney Seeks to Halt Anaheim Project

0

Walt Disney Co. filed a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim seeking to prevent a residential development near the company’s Disneyland resort, Disney said.


The complaint, filed in Orange County’s Superior Court, is trying to block construction of a 2,000-unit housing development next to Disney’s 51-year old Disneyland theme park. The land is currently a 10-are trailer park with 190 units.


Disney said the lawsuit is a response to the city looking to use land surrounding Disneyland for non-tourist purposes, possibly hurting the business of its theme park, the Burbank company said.


Supporters of the development say that Disney prefers to keep all of the local real estate under its control, often to the detriment of the surrounding area.


Shares in Disney were down 94 cents to $34.17 in afternoon trading Tuesday.

No posts to display