Disney diehards who have always dreamt of living at the Magic Castle may soon get to settle for the next best thing: Living in a Disney-inspired community.
Walt Disney Imagineering—the secretive creative team behind Disney theme parks—is reportedly designing a new master-planned community coming to Rancho Mirage called Cotino.
According to the O.C. Register, Cotino will be home to a 24-acre lake surrounded by single family homes, estates, condos and a senior section for residents 55 and older. The 618-acre development will also include a hotel, shopping mall, waterfront club and private beach area.
In all, Cotino will boast 1,700 homes and 400 hotel rooms, once completed. Disney will not be the real estate developer, builder or property seller of the Cotino community. Scottsdale-based developer DMB Development is developing the master-planned community.
Grading work is expected to begin in the next few weeks.