Anaheim Proposes Gondola Connecting Disneyland, Stadiums, Transit Center

Anaheim is the latest U.S. city to consider an aerial gondola with a proposal to link Disneyland and other Anaheim landmarks, reports Steven Sharp in Urbanize LA.

“Anaheim Investigator, citing internal e-mails, contracts, and presentations, reports that Anaheim city officials are working with startup Swyft Cities on a proposed $125-million project which calls for linking the Disneyland resort with destinations in the Platinum Triangle such as the Honda Center, Angel Stadium, the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), and the OC Vibe development.” The 3.8-mile route would link key tourism and employment centers in a five-minute end-to-end trip. 

However, the conceptual route over Katella Avenue could require the removal of hundreds of street trees. The project is estimated to cost $125.7 million, with no funding source currently identified. 

An even more contentious project is being proposed at another Southern California baseball stadium. Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is trying to build a $500-million gondola linking Dodger Stadium and Union Station, but community groups opposed to the project say it would damage park space and obscure views in the neighborhoods it would pass over.