The LA Times and other local outlets are reporting on the progress made by Disney towards eventually realizing an expansion of the existing plot of Disneyland, a move billed as generating multiple community benefits for the city of Anaheim.

The $1.9 billion DisneylandForward project does not call specifically for any new construction and will be executed within the resort's existing 500-acre campus. According to an assessment of the plan from the Disney Tourist Blog, “DisneylandForward is the company’s pitch to the public and City of Anaheim for more flexibility in the master plans from the 1990s in order to give the company greater autonomy over what to build and where.”

In line with founder Walt Disney's vision for a constant expansion of the resort, the plan presents the potential for both an "immersive new theme park" and a "new kind" of entertainment district possibly containing a hotel and cluster of retail, dining, and entertainment plots to be created in the east and west corners of the resort on either side of Katella Avenue.

Disney will reportedly set aside $30 million to construct new affordable housing near the site, with another $45 million being dispensed to benefit the city's parks and transportation infrastructure. The blog LAist.com reported that Disneyland currently only utilizes 45% of the approved density on-site and will ask for another 4,300 new parking spaces to be added. 

A final vote for the planned Disneyland expansion is expected by late April.

The Disney Company also has plans for a new resort destination in the Coachella Valley.