As someone who considers themselves a Disney fan, I will admit, letting the company handle your life for a few days can be very fun and relaxing. A few rides, good food, live entertainment, it’s great. But… all the time, every day? I don’t care how big of a Disney fan you are, that just seems hugely overwhelming. An all-the-time PG-rated life when it’s nice to get a little PG-13 or R on occasion.
The idea has both worth worked, and not, in the past. Disney attempted a similar but less compact idea in 1996 with the town of Celebration, Florida. It still exists but the company no longer owns it. It also still owns a very high-end community called Golden Oak in Florida, though from what we can tell it’s not as all-immersive as these Storyliving communities aim to be. And all of those are inspired by Walt Disney’s original idea for EPCOT which stands for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.” The idea became the basis for the theme park of the same name and, with the news of Storyliving, seems to still be part of the company’s aspirations today.
You can read much, much more about Storyliving on Disney’s official site and even sign up for potential updates if this sounds like your cup of tea. And if it is, but don’t want to move to California, Disney is looking at other areas to put Storyliving facilities. We recommend Tatooine.
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