A Third Gate at Disneyland? Here's What We Found

For years, the Toy Story parking lot has been Disneyland's biggest source of expansion speculation — a third gate, a shopping district, a WestCOT revival, or something in between. But only one of those four scenarios actually holds up against the DisneylandForward planning documents on file with the City of Anaheim. In May 2024, the City of Anaheim approved DisneylandForward — and for the first time, the 52.6-acre Toy Story parking lot at 1900 South Harbor could be formally redeveloped as the Theme Park East Overlay. This video walks through all four possibilities — a standalone third park, a Disney Springs–style retail district, an Epcot/WestCOT-style world showcase, and an integrated hybrid district — and tests each one against the actual approved constraints: residential setbacks, height limits, the front- and back-of-house footprint a real park requires, and the capital logic behind where Disney spends. One by one, three scenarios run into the math. What's left is something quieter, denser, and accessible through a hotel lobby rather than a turnstile. Chapters: 00:00 Toy Story Lot Expansion Speculation 00:27 Why the Toy Story Lot is Finally in Play 01:50 Four Possible Scenarios 03:03 The Spatial Math — Third Gate's Long Odds 05:03 The WestCOT Problem 06:20 Why Retail Doesn't Fit Either 07:11 What Fans Will Actually Walk Into 09:27 Live Action Role Play Option 10:27 The Eastern Gateway bottleneck #DisneylandForward #Disneyland #ThirdGate #ToyStoryParkingLot #DisneyParks #ThemeParkEast #DisneylandExpansion #Anaheim #WestCOT #DisneyCaliforniaAdventure #DisneylandNews #DisneyImagineering #ThemeParkDesign #DisneylandResort #DisneylandFuture 🌟 Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a magical moment! 📸 Follow along on Instagram for extra Disney magic: @imaginemover 📧 Business inquiries: imaginariagrid@gmail.com