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Your Happily Ever After is within reach with this BIG Milestone for Disney’s Residential Community

Your Happily Ever After is within reach with this BIG Milestone for Disney’s Residential Community


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Do you ever wish that you could live in the Disney Parks? Check out the BIG milestone that will make that dream a reality very soon.

Storyliving Community

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Back in February, Disney first announced that they would begin testing a new community type in California that allows you to live in the “Disney Bubble” all the time. Called “Storyliving by Disney“, this community is ran by the same division that oversees the theme parks and cruise line.

It includes 1,900 houses and is located just outside Palm Springs, California in a place called Rancho Mirage. Disney promises more communities to come! You can read all about the amazing amenities and housing options that are available HERE.

This was Walt Disney’s original vision for EPCOT to create a residential community. Many Disney fans were ecstatic to learn of this new residential community and wondered when work would begin. We have great news for the beginning of this new project.

Big Milestone

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The first location chosen for this Storyliving community in the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs was one of Walt Disney’s personal retreats where he owned a home and spent time with his family. This first community, Cotina, will be located near Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage.

Today Desert Sun shared that groundbreaking is set for April 26, 2022 for Cotino. This will mark the official beginning of this big project. Currently, the Walt Disney Company project has been approved by the city council. So what is the timeline for this project?

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You may not want to start packing and putting your home on the market just yet. Although the project has been approved, there is still quite a bit of work yet to go. Currently the Council has not received building permits or a project timeline.

Groundbreaking is set on April 26, 2022 for Cotino.

This will be a big undertaking, but this groundbreaking will set in motion this magnificent dream of Walt Disney.

What do you think of this Storyliving Community? Would you like to live in a Disney community? What timeline do you think this community may have? What price range do you think these homes will have? Share your thoughts with us on our Facebook Page.

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