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I keep thinking that as people lose faith in regular cities they are going to want to live in a Disneyland. Reminds me of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. Tra
by jmugan 3y ago
I keep thinking that as people lose faith in regular cities they are going to want to live in a Disneyland. Reminds me of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. Traveling into the general city outside the gates was a big deal.
- LeoPanthera 3y agoDisney has a history of attempting this. EPCOT was originally supposed to be a city you could live in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPCOT_(concept) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPCOT_(concept) Later they built they town of "Celebration", but have divested most of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida What this "California Forever" proposal most reminds me of though is "Golden Oaks", which is Disney's latest attempt, less like a city, more like a large-scale retirement community. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Oak_at_Walt_Disney_World_Resort https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Oak_at_Walt_Disney_Worl...
- rgmerk 3y agoHaving visited Celebration, Florida, it actually looks pretty nice. However, I seem to recall reading that people ended up doing a lot of driving to big box stores to buy things at a reasonable price.
- janalsncm 3y agoI don’t see a problem with it. Cities are machines that need an overarching plan to be optimized. They don’t just happen. Expecting them to just happen is how you get a disaster like LA.