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Jieying Shi and Sean Go Fall 2012, GEOG C188, Section 105&106
Acknowledgements: Thank you to Professor Radke for offering insightful
suggestions during our presentation, and the talented group of GSIs who promptly
take the time to answer our questions and concerns.
Conclusion: Limitations - Keep in mind that the suitability
analysis is only as good as its model and its attachments, some of
which may actually be worth more than others in real life.
Additionally, we may have omitted some of the key factors that
construction analysts would have considered.
Introduction
Client: The Walt Disney Company - “Disneyland will never be completed.
It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world” –
Walt Disney. Further, Disney’s constant innovation in movies and TV series
and acquisition of substantial companies such as Marvel and Lucas film also
present numerous opportunities for new rides, shows, and parades.
City Background: San Francisco is the most densely settled large city
(population great than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-
most densely populated major city in the United States. It is sad that in a big
city like San Francisco, we do not own a Disneyland park since Disneyland
is the happiest place on earth. We want to build a Mini Disneyland Park by
the Bay (with an ocean view).
Goal: To find the optimal location to construct a new Disney-Sea within the
San Francisco bay area which is 0.5 miles in diameter. (Note: Hong Kong
Disneyland – the smallest Disneyland has an area of 68ac = 0.10625mi²).
. Method I Network Analysis: A network analysis is necessary to find areas which are
close to important facilities. A walking distance of 0.25 miles to police
stations and hospitals will be performed.
Method II Suitability Analysis: Our suitability analysis considers the following 4
opportunities and 6 constraints.
Composite Constraints Map:
Composite Opportunities Map:
Note: Surrounding water bodies have an suitability of 1 but realistically ocean
area cannot be built on.
Suitability Map
Suitability Analysis: The optimal area to locate the mini-
Disneyland is within the area with a suitability of 4 (in
fluorescent blue) and ideally encompassing the green ranges
within a 0.5 mile diameter. The middle-southern tip seems like
the ideal place to locate. However, this area is surrounded by a
mosaic of different suitability weights – areas of green
(favorable) and orange (negative). Northern treasure island also
looks like an ideal location as it is mostly and consistently
green (favorable weight of 2).
Results:
This map layers a public transit network analysis on top of the
suitability map to show locations that are suitable based on the used
constraints and opportunities and have good access to public transit –
a primary method of travelling to Disney. Southern site selected to
build Disney seems to be within range of the public transit access
(shown in purple). While treasure island does not have access to
public transit, it is not uncommon for Disney to build its own private
transportation such as the Disney monorail and supplementary shuttle
services that aim at increasing its market capitalization. Disney
construction would also bolster economic growth as it can generate
employment and act as a catalyst for other industrial developments in
transportation, hotel, and tourism.
Locating a Disney-Sea/Land in San Francisco
Sources: Metropolitan Transportation Committee, Professor Radke’s Past
Labs, USGS Data Sets, San Francisco Data Catalog, Cal-atlas Data Sets
Projection: California State Plane Zone III NAD 83
Brief Flow-Chart