Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort

Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort

Residential Community Disney Springs Resort Area

Opened - 2011 Theme - Tuscan, Spanish Revival, Venetian, Italianate, Dutch Colonial, Island Colonial Areas - Carolwood, Carolwood Reserve, Silverbrook, Kimball Trace Homes - 450 (estimated)

Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort is a residential community within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and is owned and operated by a newly-formed Disney subsidiary, Golden Oak Realty. The first phase of development is located southeast of the Magic Kingdom Park in Bay Lake. The area was named to pay homage to Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch in California. The first few home sites were available for purchase in late 2010 and completed in late 2011.^[1]

Overview

The community was announced on June 23, 2010 through the official Disney Parks Blog.

Neighborhoods

Golden Oak has several neighborhoods dedicated to different eras of architecture.

Kimball Trace

Based on Tuscan architecture, with houses ranging in size between 3,000 sq ft (280 m²) and 5,000 sq ft (460 m²) square feet.^[2]

Silverbrook

Houses here range from 5,000 sq ft (460 m²) to 7,000 sq ft (650 m²) square feet.^[3]

Carolwood

Carolwood is located at the northernmost part of the development. The largest houses are located here.^[4]

The name Carolwood is taken from Walt Disney's private railroad, which was built before Disneyland and its perimeter railroad opened in 1955.

Marceline

Marceline includes two parks and houses ranging between 3,800 sq ft (350 m²) and 6,000 sq ft (560 m²) square feet.^[5] The neighborhood is named after Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri.

See also

• Celebration, Florida A concept high-end resort living community near the Walt Disney World resort also developed by The Walt Disney Company
• Seaside, Florida A concept high-end resort living community in Walton County
• Val d'Europe - located around 35 km to the east of Paris, near Disneyland Paris. Val d'Europe was built in conjunction with The Walt Disney Company
• New urbanism

References

1. "Disney to build luxury homes on property". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
2. "Kimball Trace Neighborhood - Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort".
3. "Silverbrook Neighborhood - Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort".
4. "Carolwood Neighborhood - Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort".
5. "Marceline Neighborhood - Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort".

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 28°24′06″N 81°32′41″W / 28.401529°N 81.544797°W