Disney officials are asking the city for some relaxed rules in serving alcohol at its new 125-acre Grand Central Creative Campus located in Glendale, Calif, needless to say some residents are not to fond of this idea.
Adam Gilbert who is the director of corporate real estate for the Walt Disney Co., told Planning Hearing Officer Laura Stotler on Wednesday that Disney already hosts special events where alcohol is served without issues and that obtaining a blanket permit would help streamline the process.
Currently, he said, the company has to get a one-time permit through the state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for each event, a process he termed as “cumbersome, time-consuming and requires state review and processing.”
He stressed that the special events, celebrating, for instance, the launch of a video game, a theme park ride or a retirement, would not be open to the public, and Disney security would always be present. Disney hosts about 35 special events a year, he said.
“You know it’s going to lead to people driving drunk,” Brown said prior to the meeting. “And there’s all kinds of kids who play in that area. They park in front of our houses, anyway. That’s bad enough. But the main thing is drinking. I don’t believe there should be any more drinking.”
Disney spokeswoman Nidia Caceros said the point of requesting the city permit is not to hold more events, but to cut red tape. She also noted that, in addition to security, there are limits on how much is served.
“They speed, litter, make unsafe U-turns,” she said. “We have to put up with those impacts during business hours. Now, by proposing to host meetings or parties where alcohol is served after hours, that just means that all those negative impacts are going to be extended into the evening hours.”
Stotler said by granting Disney the permit it wants would give the city more oversight over Disney’s special events. She said they would take the matter under consideration and made a decision in the next few weeks.
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