- There is also an area called
'Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney
World Resort
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
; see Downtown Disney 
.
Downtown Disney District is
an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area, themed after a
garden walk, located at the Disneyland Resort
in Anaheim, California
. It was constructed during the Disneyland
Resort expansion which also included the construction of Disney's
California Adventure
, and opened in 2001.
Location and history
Downtown Disney District lies between the Disneyland Resort's two
theme parks and its hotels. The district was built on space
previously occupied by the original Disneyland parking lot and
Disneyland Hotel, and includes a bridge over Disneyland Drive
(formerly West Street, which was
regraded
to accommodate the bridge).
It is smaller than its Florida
namesake. Currently, no admission ticket is required
for Downtown Disney District and parking is free for the first
three hours (or first 5 hours with validation).
California's Downtown Disney District was designed more to attract
"locals" and to encourage extended stays in the resort
district.
One side
of Disney's
Grand Californian Hotel as well as a side of the Disneyland
Hotel's
Dreams Tower, face Downtown Disney, providing a
view of the area.
Venues
Downtown Disney District in Anaheim includes the following venues:
Restaurants
Retail
Other attractions
Disneyland Monorail System
The
Disneyland Monorail
System has a station in Downtown Disney, one of two stations
along the line.
Built as part of the Monorail's 1961
extension, the station was known as the Disneyland
Hotel Monorail Station from 1961-2000. It
underwent a major renovation and re-theming as part of the
1998-2001 Disneyland Resort expansion, and was re-designated the
Downtown Disney Monorail Station in 2001. Admission to Disneyland
Park is required to ride the Monorail.
When Downtown Disney first opened, theme park guests could purchase
admission from a ticket booth adjacent to the Monorail station.
However, the ticket booth was closed a few years later, leaving the
Downtown Disney Monorail station turnstiles open only to guests who
had already purchased admission elsewhere.
2009 closings
In
2009,
Club Libby
Lu,
Department 56, and
Starabilias closed, with
Illuminations planning to close by
April 30
[84865].
House of Blues Controversy
Despite being owned by
Live Nation, the
control of the House of Blues in Anaheim has always been with The
Walt Disney Company due to the building being located on Disney
property. As such, control over who may perform there also rests
with the Disney Company who require all scheduled bands pass an
internal review process before they are allowed to play. This
control has recently lead to controversy amongst
metal and
hardcore musicians who have been banned from
playing there due to controversial lyrics, violent imagery,
undesirable fans, or a provocative name (which has been cited as a
cause for banning, even if none of the other controversies apply to
a given band) .
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