Overview
- Aerial photos published Monday, September 7 show the four eastern esplanade ticket booths have been completely demolished and the site reduced to rubble.
- The teardown is the first visible step in DisneylandForward work that will include a roughly 3.2 million sq. ft. garage with about 6,000 parking spaces, 302 EV chargers, a rideshare and shuttle hub, and a security area.
- Disney filed demolition permits in mid‑August, erected construction walls days later, and broke ground on the Eastern Gateway parking and transportation hub in August as crews began the booth removals.
- Two walk‑up ticket booths remain open in the Esplanade and guests can still buy admission in person at the Lost & Found office while construction proceeds.
- Disney cites rising pre‑purchase and mobile ticketing as a reason for removing most ground‑level booths and warns the multi‑year project will change arrival flows and sightlines though it has not released a final timeline or full bridge design.