SANTA ANA, Calif. — Anaheim council members said with state and local taxes – including those charged to tourists – already high, they don’t think it’s the time to ask voters for a tax that would raise the cost of tickets to Disneyland or other large events.
Councilman Jose Moreno had pitched a ballot measure that would add a 2% surcharge onto tickets to privately managed events and venues for 15,000 or more people, but couldn’t get support from the rest of the council to put the question before voters in November, and the proposal died.
It would mainly have affected Disney’s two Anaheim theme parks, and also would have covered the Honda Center. A tax could be charged on tickets to Angel Stadium events, but the terms of the current lease say the proceeds of any such tax must be credited back to Angels Baseball.
