Walt Disney Imagineering
Research and development unit of The Walt Disney Company
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| 2025 | Full Cotino development expected to open by Fall 2025. |
| March 28 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering launches 'Shadows of the Skywalker Saga' project at Disneyland. |
| 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering plans to open 'Zootopia: Better Zoogether' attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom during Winter 2025. |
| 2025 | Walt Disney Imagineering plans to open 'The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure' at Disney's Hollywood Studios during Summer 2025. |
| February 2025 | First homes in Cotino are completed and put on the market. |
| October 2024 | Construction of the Asteria Storyliving by Disney community has not yet begun due to ongoing environmental issues. |
| February 2024 | Disney announces in a quarterly earnings report that Cotino will open in 2025. |
| December 2023 | Disney announced plans for a second Storyliving community named Asteria, to be located in Pittsboro, North Carolina. |
| December 2023 | Home sales for Cotino begin, with house styles and designs released. |
| May 2023 | The planned relocation to Lake Nona is cancelled amid a feud with Florida governor Ron DeSantis. |
| 2022 | Produced the Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics USA Games, highlighting Disney Live Entertainment's ability to create meaningful and engaging large-scale event performances. |
| July 14 2022 | Rancho Mirage Planning Commission tentatively approves the first tract map for Cotino, despite local opposition. |
| April 2022 | Ground breaking took place for Cotino, the first Storyliving by Disney community located in Rancho Mirage, California. |
| April 23 2022 | Groundbreaking ceremony for the Cotino development is held. |
| February 16 2022 | Disney announced the launch of Storyliving by Disney, a new business venture to develop master-planned communities utilizing Disney Imagineering and staffed by Disney cast members. |
| November 2021 | Reports indicate that about 90% of the transferred positions are Walt Disney Imagineering roles, with plans to relocate headquarters from Glendale to a new 60-acre corporate campus in Lake Nona. |
| July 2021 | DPEP chairman Josh D'Amaro announces plans to transfer approximately 2,000 DPEP positions to Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida over the next couple of years. |
| 2018 | EC Rancho Mirage Holdings Limited Partnership purchases the remainder of Section 31 for $75 million. |
| March 2018 | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts merges with Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media into Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP), giving Imagineering oversight of merchandise, games, and publishing development. |
| 2017 | A portion of Section 31 land is sold to the Tower Energy Group, separated by Monterey Boulevard. |
| 2016 | Section 31 land becomes available again after previous ownership challenges and bankruptcies. |
| 2016 | Participated in the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks event in Vancouver, demonstrating the company's expertise in creating spectacular visual displays. |
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