Is Disney making a town?

Disney is working to build a residential community in Rancho Mirage so fans can come home to Disney magic every day. In an interview for LA Times Today, reporter Jaimie Ding told host Lisa McRee what's in store in the new Storyliving community.



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Disney is drawing on inspiration from its abundance of intellectual properties as it builds a planned neighborhood in Riverside County. The community, named Cotino, is located in Rancho Mirage, about 11 miles southeast of Palm Springs.

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Rancho Mirage, California, a city in the Coachella Valley not far from Palm Springs, will be the site of Disney's first “Storyliving” community, the company said in a press release.

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The Town of Celebration, Florida is a community founded by the Walt Disney Company in 1996. Today, however, all properties in the community are privately owned. It is in Osceola County west of the City of Kissimmee and about 20 miles southwest of downtown Orlando.

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Orlando, FL — In a stunning move, the Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be relocating Disney World from Orlando, Florida to a new 1000-acre parcel of land outside Atlanta, Georgia. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for August 2023.

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If the area no longer had Disney, Testa said, the result would be “an economic nuclear winter.” “The city would survive, but plenty of people would leave,” he said. “Those who remain would need to rebuild the economy.”

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nope. Honestly, this is a rumor that has spread multiple times in the Disney space, so we wanted to debunk the rumor. Disney is not planning to make a move to Texas or to build a theme park in Texas anytime soon.

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In short, they generate a lot of tax revenue. Disney says it paid and collected more than $1.1 billion in state and local tax revenues in Florida last year. That's real money, more than a lot of line items in the state budget.

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Disney's Five-Year (Construction) Plan
  • San Fransokyo (DCA) – Now Open! ...
  • Tiana's Palace Restaurant (DL) – Now Open! ...
  • Avengers Ride (DCA) – 2025 or beyond. ...
  • Tiana's Bayou Adventure – 2024? ...
  • Tomorrowland Refresh (MK) – Now through 2023? ...
  • Epcot Nighttime Spectacular – Late 2023. ...
  • Epcot Transformation – December 2023.


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The Walt Disney Company plans to relocate about 2000 jobs from California to Orlando's Lake Nona community. On June 16, 2022, Disney said the timeline to move its employees to Lake Nona would be delayed from 2022 until 2026.

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Disney parks chief Josh D'Amaro said “leadership changes” and “changing business conditions” prompted Disney to reconsider its 2021 plan to relocate employees, including its Imagineers who design theme park rides, to a new campus in Lake Nona.

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And if you've ever fantasized about actually living at Disney World — well, you can! There's actually a neighborhood on property called Golden Oak, and residents here get lots of amazing Disney perks.

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Please explore other ticket options. Experience a summer of magic and thrills with a special ticket offer just for Florida residents. Florida Residents can purchase a 4-Day Disney Summer Magic Ticket for just $58 per day, plus tax (total price: $229 plus tax). A specially priced 3-day ticket is also available.

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So, needless to say, because of Disney's attention to detail and mission to maintain a clean and safe park experience, maintaining their parks and property is an expensive endeavor. And that cost is passed on to you.

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Starting on January 9, 2024, you can visit any theme park without a reservation as long as you have a date-based ticket. A date-based ticket is the standard ticket option and means you've purchased park passes for a specific time frame (whether it's tickets alone or part of a vacation package).

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Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is scheduled to open October 16, 2023 within World Nature—the EPCOT neighborhood dedicated to understanding and preserving the beauty and balance of the natural world.

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