Disney World Family Lives Like They're Always on Vacation
A family in Florida has discovered a way to live like they're always on vacation by owning a home within the gates of Walt Disney World. Cristie Anne, the creator behind travel account The Traveling Red, splits her time between Miami and her vacation home in Golden Oak, an ultra-exclusive residential community designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
Their storybook-inspired cottage takes cues from Belle's provincial home in the live-action 'Beauty and the Beast' film. Inside, Imagineer-designed details continue the theme without making every room feel like a theme-park attraction.
Buying within the resort was never part of their original plan; they had been searching for a family beach house when her parents visited friends who had recently purchased a place in Golden Oak. They saw it as a way to build traditions together and give their daughter a magical childhood.