Golden Oak Homes at Walt Disney World Resort

Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort is a luxury residential resort community within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and will be owned and operated by a newly formed Disney subsidiary, Golden Oak Realty. The development will be located southeast of the Magic Kingdom and Bay Lake. The area was named to pay homage to Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch in California. 

One of the first community members will be a grandfather who has been visiting the theme parks with his extended family for years. His home is amazing. It includes a bedroom and play area for his seven grandchildren filled with special touches. 

Another special Disney touch on the exterior of every Golden Oak home will be a customized medallion.

This is the first released artist rendering of a Tuscan village courtyard home from June 2010

Golden Oak celebrates the timelessness of Old World and Old Florida architecture while being attuned to contemporary resort living. Expressing this enduring statement of design will be four lovely neighborhoods, with homes starting at $1.4 million.

Once existing only in dreams, this magnificent resort community can now be your family's destiny. Golden Oak offers first-ever whole ownership of custom single-family homes at Walt Disney World® Resort—a glorious place to share time together, where the recognizable whistle of the Walt Disney World® Railroad can be heard from the Magic Kingdom® Park.

The story of Golden Oak begins in true once-upon-a time fashion. As a youth in Missouri, Walt Disney would lie beneath the spreading branches of his "dreaming tree" and let his imagination run free. It was here that Walt's talents for storytelling and fantasy began to take shape into some of the world's most beloved characters.

Years later, a scenic ranch in California's Placerita Canyon proved an equally inspiring location for filmingsegments of The Mickey Mouse Club TV show. Walt Disney Productions purchased portions of the property in 1959 and, over the years, acquired more than 900 acres to reserve its quiet vistas for TV and movie productions and protect its harmony with nature. In fact, Walt and his family spent time relaxing and playing on the ranch.

The name of this ranch? Golden Oak, in honor of a storied tree there, under which some say gold nuggets had been found in 1842. From these illustrious origins, the legacy continues with Golden Oak at Walt Disney World® Resort.

Napa Rose Restaurant Interior

The Napa Rose is a World-Class Restaurant at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel

The Disney Dream Ship Signature Royal Suites

Nearly nine out of 10 of the 1,250 staterooms on the Disney Dream are outside rooms, and of those, 90 percent have a private verandah. There are 500 connecting doors adjoining staterooms to accommodate those traveling with large parties.

For those looking to sail in the lap of luxury the Disney Dream has 21 suites. These have two luxurious bathrooms, large private verandah, walk-in closet, living room, 42-inch, high-definition LCD televisions and Blu-ray disc player. 

Disney Cruise Line’s signature royal suites – the Walter E. Disney Suite and the Roy O. Disney Suite – are also featured on the Disney Dream. Extravagant details include a whirlpool hot tub on the private teak wood verandah, master bath with whirlpool tub, rain shower and sweeping ocean views through the floor-to-ceiling windows lining the main living quarters.

Some Disney Marathons Medals [7 Pics]

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Above: Medal from the very first Walt Disney World Marathon

Disney Fairies Topiaries at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2011

Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden –Fabulous Disney fairies alight to greet young fans who enter this whimsical garden designed with play structures for children ages 2-5.

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, an annual Walt Disney World event, offers gardeners and those with an appreciation for Disney’s green spaces and topiaries to soak in the sun and sights. Guests can tour Epcot Flower & Garden displays, attend special gardening seminars and presentations, and enjoy free musical concerts.

The festival, now in its 18th year, runs 75 days and takes place March 2 – May 15, 2011. Admission to the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is free with theme-park admission.

The festival showcases some of the delights of Disney’s horticultural and landscaping designs. More than 100 Disney character topiaries, the largest collection in the world, are located throughout Epcot. The topiaries include a number of familiar names, from Mickey and Minnie to Buzz and Woody to Cinderella and Belle.

Click Here to create your own fairies and take flight into the online world of Pixie Hollow!

Very Fairy Topiaries at Walt Disney World

posted on April 1st, 2011 by Jeff Nickel, Associate Producer, Disney Photo Imaging

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I just spotted Tinker Bell and her fairy friends at Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival! Just behind Innoventions East, you’ll find the Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden blooming with beautifully-themed topiaries and foliage. During the festival, be sure to visit between 9:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. to meet some of your favorite Disney fairies from Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games.

If you can’t make it, you’re still in luck! We’ve set up a special Disney PhotoPass ID with photos of all of the fairy topiaries. Log-in or create an account at http://www.DisneyPhotoPass.com and claim ID: EPCT-FLWR-GRDN-FEST. Once claimed, your photos will appear in the Disney’s PhotoCD Bonus Content folder.

I hope to see you there!

For additional details, download the festival guide.  

Click on the Links Bellow to see the other Topiaries:

Disney Princesses, Stitch & More

Woody and Buzz Lightyear

Aladdin

Peter Pan

Lady and the Tramp

Beauty and the Beast

Woody & Buzz Lightyear Topiary - Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2011

The heroes of "Toy Story 3" have left the toy box. Woody and Buzz Lightyear meet arch-enemy Lotso the teddy bear on the Future World playground for the 18th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 2 through May 15, 2011, at Walt Disney World Resort.

The popular Disney-Pixar characters hit the sandbox as seven- and eight-foot-tall topiaries at the Epcot front entrance flower bed featuring a sand castle, strawberry-scented field and playground toys.

 

Created by Disney gardeners and topiary experts with bold strokes of seasonal color, the topiary display marks the first time that "Toy Story" characters have been featured at the festival. It's also the first time in seven years that the front-entrance floral spectacle showcases all-new topiary characters, says festival horticulture manager Eric Darden.

 "It created unique challenges," Darden says, "and it's meticulous work. Woody is skinny, and it was a challenge to create his legs. The detail on Buzz is pretty daunting."

For additional details, download the festival guide.  

Click on the Links Bellow to see the other Topiaries:

Disney Princesses, Stitch & More

Disney Fairies

Aladdin

Peter Pan

Lady and the Tramp

Beauty and the Beast

Peter Pan Topiary [England] Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2011

 

For additional details, download the festival guide.  

Click on the Links Bellow to see the other Topiaries:

Disney Princesses, Stitch & More

Disney Fairies

Woody and Buzz Lightyear

Aladdin

Lady and the Tramp

Beauty and the Beast

Morocco and The Tower of Terror

Halloween 2010 Special

Trick-or-Treat pumpkin baskets

LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian visited Disneyland park with family and friends last week and they wasted no time in getting into the spirit of the season on Main Street, U.S.A.

Many of you may recall that LeAnn Rimes recorded our 50th Anniversary anthem, “Remember When,” five years ago. She even performed the song live at our 50th celebration on 05-05-05.

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