Disneyland Drops Fight Against Nearby Project

Walt Disney Co. gave its blessing Monday to the proposed Pointe Anaheim mall and hotel complex near Disneyland, a $500-million project it once denigrated as a traffic-snarling eyesore.

Disneyland is adding a second theme park, hotel and mall of its own across Harbor Boulevard from Pointe Anaheim, elements of which would compete with the Disney project.

But Disney officials said they will be as quiet as a mouse today when the Pointe Anaheim project goes to the Anaheim City Council--so long as previously negotiated concessions on parking, traffic flow and sign design remain.

The City Council is expected to approve the 29-acre Pointe Anaheim design, which includes three live theaters, three hotels, 100 shops, restaurants and a nightclub district.