Anaheim voters are unlikely to decide whether Disneyland customers should pay a 3% admission tax to help patch a public budget that city staff predict could be in a deficit by the end of the decade.
City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava, whose 2022 campaign was heavily backed by Disney, is spearheading efforts to ask voters if they want to roll out a gate ticket tax on large venues like Disneyland – along with a parking lot tax.
“It really is my responsibility to ensure we have a properly funded general fund for the residents of Anaheim including the people who work for our city,” Rubalcava said at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken said the proposal targets Disney after they just approved the Disneyland Forward theme park expansion last year, which is expected to bring in nearly $2 billion in investments to Anaheim over the next decade…