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From: Sabrina Demayo Lockhart <
Date: January 17, 2024 at 2:39:52 PM PST
To: Ashleigh Aitken <AAitken@anaheim.net>, Jennifer Diaz <JDiaz@anaheim.net>, "Carlos A. Leon"
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Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Letter of Support for DisneylandForward Project
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Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council Members:
Please see the attached letter in support of certifying the Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact
Report (DSEIR) and approving the DisneylandForward Project. Thank you for your consideration.
Sabrina Demayo Lockhart
Executive Director
Phone: 916-706-2939
Email: sabrina.lockhart@capalink.org
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1127 11 Street, Suite 214
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.CAPAlink.org
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January 17, 2024
The Hon. Ashleigh Aitken and Hon. Councilmembers
City of Anaheim
Anaheim City Hall
200 S. Anaheim Blvd., MS 162
Anaheim, CA 92805
Sent via email
RE: DisneylandForward Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
Dear Honorable Mayor Aitken and City Councilmembers:
The California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA) represents California theme parks, water
parks, family entertainment centers, as well as businesses that provide services and equipment to the
entertainment experiences industry. Our members include world-renowned destinations and multi-
generational, family-owned businesses. Many of our members live and work within Orange County.
I’m writing to express CAPA’s support for DisneylandForward and to encourage Anaheim’s City Council
to certify the Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) and approve the
DisneylandForward Project.
DisneylandForward will create thousands of jobs for local residents and infuse the City’s general fund
with millions in additional tax revenue every year. With DisneylandForward, Disney is proposing to build
only on land already owned by Disney. Disney is not asking for taxpayer subsidies or asking to add any
additional theme park square footage or hotel rooms beyond what the City already has approved.
Based on my review, Disney is just asking to spread the previously approved square footage and hotel
rooms around Disney properties in a way that makes sense for today’s market demand.
The Draft SEIR reviews the key components under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
including traffic, noise, aesthetics (lighting), air quality and cumulative impacts among others. The
DisneylandForward will mitigate most impacts to less than significant levels. The significant and
unavoidable air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and construction noise impacts are typical of a
project of this size and in this location. After an exhaustive study by third-party independent experts, it is
clear that after many years of planning, review and analysis, it is time to certify the EIR and approve the
DisneylandForward Project.
For any additional questions or concerns, please contact me at (916) 706-2939.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Demayo Lockhart
Executive Director, California Attractions and Parks Association