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Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort
Residential community
Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort logo.svg
Country United States
State Florida
County Orange
City Lake Buena Vista

Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort is an upscale 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 within Disney Signature Experiences. 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. Later on, a Four Seasons resort opened due north of the property with the company purchasing several properties to serve in its "private residences" initiative on the WDW property.

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.

Silverbrook

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

Carolwood

Carolwood is located at the northernmost part of the development. The largest houses are located here.

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. The neighborhood is named after Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri.

Notable residents

  • H. Lee Scott, former CEO of Walmart
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