Fujishige family held out for decades before selling farm that became Disneyland parking lot

The Fujishige family owned a 58-acre farm in Anaheim, California, that sat surrounded by Disneyland and urban development for decades. Despite repeated purchase offers from Disney and other developers, including a reported $90 million bid, the family continued farming strawberries and vegetables on the land. The family resisted years of pressure and a prolonged dispute with the city before finally agreeing to sell in 1998. The sale came shortly before family patriarch Hiroshi Fujishige passed away. The land was eventually converted into the Toy Story parking lot at Disneyland.