Disney: With this luxury project, Mickey's firm strongly criticized

While Disney is thinking more about inclusion and diversity in its productions and attractions, which has earned it a lot of criticism from fans, it seems that the big-eared company is not interested in the ecology and calm of the inhabitants of this region of California where it has decided to build a city with low-cost housing. exorbitant prices…

Living in the magic of Disney: you might as well have a big bank account

Have you always wanted to live in the magical world of Disney? Imagine that it will soon be possible because in April 2022, Walt Disney's firm launched the construction of a residential area called Cotino, consisting of 1,900 homes in an artificial lagoon located in California. The choice of location is not insignificant because this area located in the Coachella Valley corresponds to the place where Walt Disney owned a vacation home.

This real estate project stamped Disney aims to offer future owners residences whose displayed price is between 1 and 2 million dollars, to live to the rhythm of the films and the universe of the studios. As a bonus, future residents will also be able to enjoy a The Incredibles theme park. In total, the land complex covers 250 hectares in Rancho Mirage and an additional 10 hectares for the construction of the artificial lagoon.

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A magical project on paper, but not ecological

If on paper, everything seems idyllic, on site, it is not the same way of seeing things. For the inhabitants, this Disney project marks the end of a “calm, peaceful and welcoming city“. For one of them, “Cotino brings pollution, agitation and chaos to a region that did not want it“. The latter also regrets that in this region where water is a rare commodity he has seen real estate projects multiply:

At the time, we had severe restrictions on water use. Everyone was tearing up their lawns and replacing them with artificial turf. And during this time, I started seeing signs indicating that a huge lagoon was being built.

To this argument, the company in charge of building Cotino responds that the lagoon uses 33 times less water than an 18-hole golf course.

The mayor of Rancho Mirage is trying to calm his constituents by reminding them that the Coachella region has 54,000 individual swimming pools. But that's not enough, especially when you know that the municipality wanted to accommodate more affordable housing while this project, approved by the city council, does not foresee any. 

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