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From: Meerkat1 on 24 Jun 2010 00:45 -snip- Do you think that for the price you get to own the land under your house? I have a hard time believing Disney would give up control of the land. I wonder if a phosphate mine would be profitable? -- Meerkat1
From: Khyber Kym on 24 Jun 2010 03:11 First of all - how would permanent residents react to nightly fireworks disturbing them? Yes, the park was there first...but, look at what has happened in Anaheim and the region around this Orange County...people get feeling they are a city and the next thing you know ordinances start happening and the theme parks start getting reeled in. This was the reason Walt wanted the property in Florida - to be able to do whatever he wanted without the imposition of tacky motels and hotels and demanding local homeowners crowding in on his property! Yes, the original "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" was to have been a working city, of sorts, it was also a city of inhabitants from around the world drawn together to meld into a giant think tank to try and create solutions to problems and to advance entertainment and technology and everything else inbetween to a new level. Imagineering on a world scenario steroid, if you will. This is just giving the idle rich the chance to live forever in la-la land on Disney Property and become even more empowered in their ownership and privileged takes on the parks. And, for the Company to find more ways to line their purses with gold....
From: Lisa Cubbon on 24 Jun 2010 08:06 On 6/23/2010 9:07 PM, Glo in Miami wrote: > It is my understanding that Disney sold off this property for development > and it is no longer a part of the Reedy Creek district. So, the full-time > residents still wouldn't get to vote on Reedy Creek issues. > thanks, Gloria. That makes sense to me. Lisa > Gloria in PA > > > > > "jt august"<starsabre(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:starsabre-2372F4.18402623062010(a)aquila.ka.weretis.net... >> In article<422426p0224qkred7bt90avjuij5sgtdbg(a)4ax.com>, >> Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >> >> -> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:57:05 -0400, Lisa Cubbon<cubbon(a)bellsouth.net> >> -> wrote: >> -> >> -> >On 6/23/2010 5:44 AM, Keane wrote: >> -> >> Just heard on WSJTM, Disney is going to build home on property, >> -> >> the community will be called Golden Oaks. (After the ranch in >> -> >> California?) >> -> >> >> -> >> >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704895204575321003529487016 >> .html >> -> >> >> -> >> $25K just to get on the waiting list, homes start from $1.5M. >> -> >> Projected 2018... >> -> >> >> -> >> Keane >> -> >I read what was available free. I think it's a fabulous happening. I >> -> >guess they would vote at the Reedy Creek Firehouse? >> -> > >> -> >Lisa >> -> >> -> Sorry everyone, that link worked this morning to the full article. >> -> >> -> Try this one: >> -> >> -> >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704895204575321003529487016 >> .html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews >> -> >> -> Keane >> >> I just got home from work, and the first link worked for me just fine. >> The second link just brought the same thing up. >> >> But since I am in reply mode, one thought: Buena Vista has never had >> residents until now, so no one could vote up things that Disney would >> not like, and Disney maintained complete control. Will Disney have a >> mandatory covenant and homeowners association tied to these homes to >> ensure its current operation? And if so, what could potentially happen >> to anyone who tries to break the covenant? I'm really curious how this >> will effect Disney's status on Buena Vista? >> >> jt > >
From: BigBob on 24 Jun 2010 08:14 Isn't it adorable how Disney worked a hidden Mickey into the Golden Oaks logo? http://disneygoldenoak.disney.go.com/ And, just think (gasp!), it's all just part of Walt's boyhood dreams coming true... "Story of Golden Oak 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 filming segments 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 owned a getaway on the ranch, where they spent time relaxing and playing. The name of this ranch? Golden Oak, in honor of a storied tree there, under which gold nuggets had been found in 1842. From these illustrious origins, the legacy continues with Golden Oak at Walt Disney World® Resort." (I think I'm going to puke.)
From: Rudeney on 24 Jun 2010 10:07
Lisa Cubbon wrote: > > I read this one. Elizabeth Plater-Zybeck also helped develop Seaside > next to Santa Rosa Beach in the FL panhandle and we loved going there > until it got really popular. If this resort living is popular and > isolated enough, they will sell the home easy. We were actually in Seaside yesterday. Just when I think it can't get any more crowded, it does! It was wall to wall people. We pretty much had to stand in line to get anything - food, walk through a shop, cross the street, etc. Just wast (and within walking distance) is Water Colors and i's much more relaxed. I still like our place in Sandestin; it's absolutely the most relaxing. If there are more than 5 people at the pool it's considered a crowd. The beach can be busy, but we don't go there much, and if we do it's early and then it's empty. AS for the price of these houses at WDW, I think $1.5M to $8M is a bargain. Not that I am going to rush down there to buy one, but it's hard to touch property a block off the beach for that. It's all about location, and I can't think of a better place to have a house than actually on WDW property! -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm |