Down to Two: Aerial Photos Reveal Full Scale of Disneyland’s Ticket Booth Demolition
Guests walking the Disneyland esplanade lately have mostly seen construction walls. New photos taken from the Monorail finally show what is behind them: four ticket booths are completely gone. Only two of the original structures remain — and the reason is one of the largest infrastructure projects Disneyland has ever undertaken.
The teardown of the historic ticket booths on the Disneyland Resort esplanade has reached a decisive stage. New photos captured by a WDW News Today reporter riding the Disneyland Monorail show the site from above for the first time, revealing the full extent of the work.
Four booths reduced to rubble
Disney announced in mid-August that four ticket booths on the eastern side of the esplanade would come down. Construction walls went up the following day. The four structures, each roughly 700 square feet, have now been completely demolished — the new images show little more than rubble. Two excavators and a Bobcat are currently working the site.
That brings the running total higher still: two booths on the western side were already demolished earlier in 2026 to make room for the upcoming Porto’s Bakery in the Downtown Disney District.
What guests need to know
Two ticket booths remain, located between the transportation hub and the entrance to Disney California Adventure. Both are still open, and guests can also buy tickets in person at the Lost and Found booth. From ground level there is not much to see — only the arms of construction equipment rise above the walls.
The reason: a pedestrian bridge
The demolition is the first step toward a new pedestrian bridge spanning Harbor Boulevard, connecting the esplanade to a new parking structure and transportation hub planned for the current Manchester Cast Member parking lot.
The project includes:
• approximately 6,000 parking spaces
• 302 EV charging spaces
• a dedicated area for shuttles and rideshare pickup
• security facilities and dedicated access from Disney Way
Part of DisneylandForward
The parking structure, hub and bridge all fall under the DisneylandForward expansion program, preparing the resort’s infrastructure for significantly higher attendance. A great deal is in the pipeline: two new Avengers Campus attractions opening in 2028, a Coco attraction for Pixar Pier, a reimagined Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, and an Avatar land still in development.
Written by OutSideEars · September 8, 2026, 13:01
