Disney’s Cotino Set to Welcome Its First Residents

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. | Jan 9, 2025 — First announced in 2022, Cotino, the first StoryLiving by Disney community in Rancho Mirage, is ever closer to its debut.

At the center, will be one of the world’s largest man-made lagoons at 24 acres at its completion. According to the community’s Instagram Account on Saturday:

The property, located in Rancho Mirage is located just off the 10 Freeway, between Bob Hope Drive and Monterey Ave. The model homes have been offered to some Licensed Real Estste Agents to tour for some time.

Now interested buyers can check out their model homes on weekends from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Visit Cotino’s website for more information.

“Each of our communities is going to be a unique offering for our residents of lifestyle and amenities, something I would say nobody can do like Disney,” said Claire Bilby, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Businesses.

“They’ll have private beaches, they’ll have kayaks, they’ll have paddleboats, with it’s own town center … we will have a public beach,” said Bilby. “That will be where the public will be able to purchase a ticket to use the public beach area if they so choose.”

Along the shore will be Cotino’s Artisan Club and Parr House, inspired by the Disney and Pixar film, “Incredibles 2”, brought to life by Disney artists from Pixar.

“Truly, we are taking in an animator vision of a home that we created for ‘Incredibles 2,’ and we are literally going to build the real-life version of the Parr House,” said Bilby. “The Parr House will be the icon of Cotino.”

When complete, the 600-acres Cotino development will include nearly 2,000 homes, plus a hotel, community parks with shopping and dining.

“We really wanted to honor that intersection of Walt’s ability to come out here and find creative inspiration with the beauty that we have out here,” said Walt Disney Imagineering Executive Creative Director Caroline Boone. “This is a community that is all about following that spark and finding that creativity, and really seeing wherever it takes you.”

Single-family homes start in the upper $1 million range with Villa Estates starting in the upper $4 million range.

Disney is the parent company of ABC who originated this story.