astraeusAug 16, 2023

Disneyland's parking structures (highlighted in red)

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Disneyland's parking structures (highlighted in red) - programming.dev

I haven’t done any technical calculations. On a quick glance I’d say all of this parking is about half the size of the park itself. Very little parking inside the main park boundaries, which is mostly for service vehicles (these spaces aren’t highlighted). Just something I was curious about, it’s wild how much we accommodate, and how much space we waste, for cars.

Show threadConyak
That is huge but if I’m being honest I thought it would be bigger.
Aug 16, 2023 at 10:24pmWeb
Show threaddual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️Aug 16, 2023
A real eye opener here is that Disneyland is only around 2000 feet, or 6 and a half average-ish city blocks, wide. But it feels much larger because all the paths are deliberately designed to be meandering and there’s no way to just walk straight across it.
Show threadverysoftAug 16, 2023
The design of Disneyland is astonishing to be fair, how everything is cleverly hidden away, all the forced perspective and general systems in place.
Show threadTheMauveAvengerAug 17, 2023
That’s just EPCOT you’re measuring. Hollywood Studios is also in this image, but there is also Magic Kingdom (classic Disney with the castle), Animal Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, and Blizzard Beach.
Show threadastraeusAug 16, 2023

It’s impressive how much “public” transit they have in place for getting people into and out of the park (almost as if spending some money on public transit pays massive dividends). Even then, they still have to put people’s cars somewhere.

Disney World in Florida goes to greater lengths obscuring and spreading out how much parking fills up the park. It’s design is also a lot less confined by urban boundaries than Disneyland.

Show threadRvTV95XBeoAug 16, 2023
It is. The largest lot is cut off this map, to the southeast of the park.