They did, in 2004, and the buyer, Lexin Capital, let the complex go practically to sh*t... a 2016 WSJ article, per Wiki <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida#Civil_suit> (link), reported they were sued to pay for millions in repairs. Still, a Google Street View casing of the area shows the area in relatively good shape.
B PGage, to Kevin M and moi, Feb 16th: > Disney developed a community in Florida several decades ago - > “Celebration”, but it was maybe “Disney-Lite”, and *they may have > divested it by now*. > > This frankly sounds like a nightmare to me, based on my experience with > Disney culture at DisneyLand, which back in the 70s and 80s at least was > oppressive and controlling in their search for conformity in a way that > would make Stepford blush… > > For the uninitiated, this was Walt’s original vision of EPCOT, a planned >> community where people live, work, shop, and commute… the Disney way. Walt >> Disney World was intended to be more than a theme park and hotel location… >> Walt wanted to redesign contemporary American life. Rumor has it he hated >> Florida, but settled on that state because it had the least expensive yet >> still desirable real estate. But he died and nearly every aspect of what he >> envisioned was shelved. >> >> I don’t know that a Disney branded (licensed) community in this day and >> age will succeed, as the Disney brand itself is muddied and unfocused. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/48faa998-7506-45a9-8e26-4043ee9b6f4cn%40googlegroups.com.
