Home buyers looking to experience the magic of the Happiest Place on Earth every day have a growing number of Disney-designed towns to choose from across the country.
But Storyliving is just the latest — and widest reaching — of Disney’s real estate-related projects. They’ve previously completed two other master-planned communities that are just a short drive from the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
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While the communities aren’t overtly Disney themed, they do include nods to characters and elements of the brand’s legacy developed in collaboration with Disney Imagineers. One recreational venue at Cotino, for example, is dubbed the Parr House and draws design inspiration from the Parr family’s home featured inIncredibles 2.Signature Disney events and performances will also be held there.
Cotino will also offer amenities one might expect from a Disney resort, like restaurants and wellness centers, which can be accessed via a paid membership to its “Artisan Club.”
Interested buyers can schedule a pre-sales appointment for early 2024 on theofficial website. Single-family homes are expected to be priced between the upper $1 millions and the lower $2 millions.
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Rendering of Asteria, which will be located in Pittsboro, North Carolina.Disney
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It will be part of a larger community calledChatham Parkand offer similar features to Cotino, like sites targeted for residents over 55 and amenities like a wellness and recreation center, restaurant, sport courts, swimming pools, a community garden and outdoor space intended for lawn games, events and fire pits.
03of 04Golden Oak (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)A home in the Golden Oak community, just four miles from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.A little over a decade ago, Disney began selling homes in a community it developed calledGolden Oak. The luxury residential neighborhood located just four miles from Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is about as close as one can come to living inside the parks.According to theWall Street Journal, the first batch of Golden Oak homes were sold in 2011 and sale prices for properties can reach up to $19 million. Residents have a number of theme park perks, such as private shuttles to the resort and early access to new rides.Each of the eight neighborhoods in this community are meant to offer unique ways of living, from the Tuscan-style homes in the Kimball Trace neighborhood to the classic architecture in the Marceline neighborhood, named after Walt’s hometown in Missouri.Disney Imagineering is reflected in the design of each home, especially in The Cottages at Symphony Grove neighborhood where one propertylooks like a replica of Belle’s cottagefromBeauty and the Beast.Golden Oak Clubmembers also have access to luxe amenities like the private clubhouse dubbed Summerhouse, which features a pool, fitness center, family recreational space and multiple dining options. Holiday events and exclusive food and beverage tastings are also offered to members throughout the year.
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Golden Oak (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)
A home in the Golden Oak community, just four miles from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
A little over a decade ago, Disney began selling homes in a community it developed calledGolden Oak. The luxury residential neighborhood located just four miles from Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is about as close as one can come to living inside the parks.
According to theWall Street Journal, the first batch of Golden Oak homes were sold in 2011 and sale prices for properties can reach up to $19 million. Residents have a number of theme park perks, such as private shuttles to the resort and early access to new rides.
Each of the eight neighborhoods in this community are meant to offer unique ways of living, from the Tuscan-style homes in the Kimball Trace neighborhood to the classic architecture in the Marceline neighborhood, named after Walt’s hometown in Missouri.
Disney Imagineering is reflected in the design of each home, especially in The Cottages at Symphony Grove neighborhood where one propertylooks like a replica of Belle’s cottagefromBeauty and the Beast.
Golden Oak Clubmembers also have access to luxe amenities like the private clubhouse dubbed Summerhouse, which features a pool, fitness center, family recreational space and multiple dining options. Holiday events and exclusive food and beverage tastings are also offered to members throughout the year.
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Celebration, Fla. (Former)
Front Street in Celebration, Florida.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The original Disney-designed town dubbedCelebrationwas announced in 1995. It is located just a few miles from the Walt Disney World in Osceola County, Fla. and it is meant to emulate an American small town feel mixed with a Disney flair.
However, it hasn’t actually been associated with Disney for some time.
While the town may seem picture perfect to outsiders, the outlet reports a handful of flaws have plagued it for years. Locals have complained about there being too many tourists and too much traffic, no movie theater, not enough things to do. They also have to rely on Osceola County police instead of a local police force.
In January 2020, the town made headlines again aftera resident was charged with murdering his wifeand their three young children.
source: people.com
