Recently filed permits suggest that the Magic Kingdom will be further expanding its parking facility at the Transportation and Ticket Center.
According to the filing for a new retention pond, "This facility will also provide treatment for a proposed parking expansion within the Magic Kingdom Guest Parking Lot. That expansion is a part of this permit and will remove an 11.4 acre wetland and replace that same area with a paved parking surface." (Thanks to danlb_2000 on the WDWMAGIC Forums for locating the permit)
The wetland area to be paved is in the center of the parking lot, and is currently a forested area. The new large retention pond would be in the place of the existing Mickey shaped pond.
It has only been a few years since the TTC expanded its parking capacity into the former Speedway area, but continual increases in attendance seem to support the need for more parking.
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