We Visited the Real-Life Parr House from Incredibles 2 at Disney’s Cotino, Its First Storyliving Community

In 1948, Walt Disney built a location successful Palm Springs' Smoke Tree Ranch and, portion helium was forced to merchantability it to marque a down outgo connected gathering Disneyland, a portion of him ever remained successful that California desert. Now, successful 2025, the institution helium co-founded has begun a caller section successful the adjacent Rancho Mirage with Cotino, its archetypal Storyliving by Disney Community.

We were invited to the expansive opening of Cotino's Artisan Club to not lone get a consciousness of what this caller vicinity really is, but besides to locomotion done the doors of an lawsuit abstraction that was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering arsenic a recreation of Incredibles 2's Parr House. It genuinely felt arsenic though you were walking into the satellite of the Pixar classic, and walking done those reddish doors into the location was a infinitesimal I won’t soon forget.

What Is Cotino, A Storyliving by Disney Community?

Cotino, which welcomed its archetypal residents earlier this year, is simply a precise absorbing caller task by Disney. It's a Disney assemblage that is somewhat akin to Walt Disney World’s Golden Oak community, but it's not what you mightiness think. Mickey isn't astatine the beforehand gates welcoming guests, and determination aren't fireworks each nighttime oregon churro stands connected each country (which admittedly would beryllium benignant of amazing), but instead, this is simply a spot infused with "the imaginativeness of Walt Disney Imagineers and managed by Disney Cast members with the elemental conception of bringing radical together."

Homes present commencement from the mid $1 millions, and they invited residents of each ages, arsenic determination is adjacent a dedicated country known arsenic Longtable Park for adults 55 and over. Cotino itself was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and developed successful collaboration with DMB Development, and the 3 builders - Shea Homes, Woodbridge Pacific Group, and Davidson Communities - connection plentifulness of floorplans that truly absorption connected the indoor-outdoor surviving that draws galore to the wider Coachella Valley.

We were capable to spot a fewer exemplary homes, and what truly stood retired to maine was however unfastened they were and however comfy it felt to beryllium some extracurricular adjacent the excavation and wrong the kitchen. And erstwhile again, determination was precise small Disney successful these homes, prevention for the prime to acquisition a Minnie Mouse- oregon Incredibles-themed play cart and an awesome kids country with bunk beds and a ton of plushies, including Wall-E. Disney enthusiasts tin of people take to adhd their Disney artwork oregon memorabilia - and 1 of the builders adjacent said they could instal a customized Mickey-shaped excavation if they'd similar - but the Disney of it each was not beforehand and center.

What was connected salient display, however, was that level of Disney work guests astir the satellite person travel to expect from the company's taxable parks and cruises alongside a heavy respect for the area. All that being said, this is simply a Disney assemblage aft all, and that dial of Disney Magic is turned up erstwhile you participate the voluntary Artisan Club that is located connected the stunning Cotino Bay.

Incredibles 2's Parr House astatine Cotino's Artisan Club Is... Well... Incredible!

One of the purest joys of going to Walt Disney World oregon Disneyland is entering into the stories we clasp closest to our hearts, and that feeling is brought to Cotino's Artisan Club by the lawsuit abstraction that is simply a recreation of Incredibles 2's Parr House. This mid-century modern-inspired abstraction was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering with the assistance of Pixar and built by Davidson Communities, and it's a six-bedroom retreat that members tin big events astatine oregon adjacent enactment overnight.

As you tin spot successful the video above, they perfectly nailed the feeling and look of the exterior of the home, the surviving room, and Mr. and Mrs. Incredible's bedroom. However, we really didn't get to spot the full location successful Incredibles 2, truthful the squad had immoderate amusive and built 5 bedrooms upstairs that are based disconnected of Violet, Dash, Jack Jack, Edna Mode, and Frozone.

Incredibles 2's Parr House astatine Cotino's Artisan Club. Image Credit: Disney

And yes, determination are Easter Eggs galore. You tin find the Sugar Bombs and Fiber O's cereal connected the room shelf, the Incredible's household calendar connected the wall, Dash's 'New Math' publication successful his room, and truthful overmuch more. Furthermore, this abstraction besides honors the Coachella Valley successful a truly peculiar way.

"It's a truly afloat ellipse infinitesimal because, backmost during the making of Incredibles 2, Pixar artists really came retired to the Palm Springs portion to get inspiration for the film," said Caleb Wild, Walt Disney Imagineering Senior Architect. "So, erstwhile we were trying to travel up with an thought for this benignant of lawsuit abstraction for the Artisan Club, we were like, 'why not bring it back?' And the precise portion that inspired the film? Let's enactment that portion of architecture backmost successful the portion and bring it to life."

That inspiration tin beryllium traced backmost to the Mid-Century Modern architecture of the Coachella Valley, which utilizes cleanable lines and ample windows and an astir welcoming of the extracurricular inside. The thought was created to "blend Disney magic and determination authenticity together" and marque it a caricature of this style.

Lorenzo Salazar, Walt Disney Imagineering Senior Interior Designer, expanded connected this thought a spot shared that helium and his squad visited those aforesaid houses to marque definite they got the tiny details right. Their ngo was to guarantee this lawsuit abstraction didn't instrumentality retired similar a sore thumb successful the beauteous desert.

"I deliberation we were capable to execute thing that was modern and had the conveniences of 2025, but besides person a small twinkle successful our eyes towards the sixties, which is erstwhile the Incredibles took place."

He besides shared that astir 80% of the art, glasswork, and ceramics were sourced locally astatine vintage and antique shops and done by section artists.

All successful all, determination is simply a batch to emotion astatine Parr House whether you are an Incredibles instrumentality oregon not. If you are, sliding a elephantine coating speech and revealing a concealed creation workplace with a Mr. Incredible Sings vinyl grounds volition delight and amaze you alongside learning that the stone formations were made by the aforesaid squad astatine Disney Parks. If you aren't, the breathtaking views of Cotino Bay and unfastened spaces to big an lawsuit with those that mean the astir to you volition beryllium conscionable arsenic special.

Speaking of Cotino Bay, that's what we request to speech astir next.

Cotino Bay and the Many Amenities On Its Shores

While the Parr House is the astir striking Disney part of Cotino, Cotino Bay is its crown jewel that serves arsenic a gorgeous, impossibly turquoise (thanks to Crystal Lagoons tech!) oasis successful the mediate of the desert.

This assemblage of water, which has the added payment of having views of the mountains close down it, is meant to beryllium utilized by Artisan Club members to swim, usage watercraft similar kayaks and paddle boards, and conscionable to unbend by connected the backstage achromatic soil beaches that has soil that is specifically designed not to get excessively blistery by the godforsaken sun.

Just a fewer steps distant is Architects Fork, which is inspired by the motif of an architectural drafting room, and this is wherever guests volition spell to devour their main meals. The wrong of this table-service edifice has a large presumption of Cotino Bay, but it besides has operation documents of it's a tiny satellite and Big Thunder Mountain, creation from Mary Blair, Bruce Bushman, and Ken Chapman, and adjacent a chandelier supra the barroom that is simply a topographical representation of the area.

We were capable to effort immoderate of the nutrient that residents volition beryllium capable to enjoy, and it truly is simply a bully premix of Disney and California cuisine. You volition find Walt's celebrated chili and Hollywood Brown Derby's Cobb Salad, but determination is besides a bacon-wrapped dates appetizer that honors the bequest of dates successful the Coachella Valley.

This is each elevated by a room that is tally by a Disney Cast Member who grew up successful the Coachella Valley and infuses his communicative and experiences into the dishes helium helps create.

If residents are looking for thing a spot much casual, they tin caput implicit to the outdoor barroom called Plot Twist. This sits adjacent person to Cotino Bay and features a premix of trade burgers, seafood, salads, and bowls alongside land cocktails, trade beers, and frozen beverages.

Plot Twist astatine Cotino's Artisan Club. Image Credit: Disney

This abstraction is an homage to the written stories that inspired immoderate of our favourite Disney films, including Alice successful Wonderland and Cinderella. This tin beryllium seen with a partition filled with pages of the stories that Disney adapted to the large screen, implicit with notes and highlights of the important moments, and a chandelier with solid pages that look to beryllium draped implicit beams.

Beyond the nutrient and drink, Cotino and the Artisan Club specifically person a ton of wellness programs that, with the assistance of Optum, privation to springiness residents an enactment to enactment steadfast with a interaction of Disney storytelling thrown in.

We had the accidental to effort retired the Encanto Latin Dance Cardio, which was successful a workplace overlooking Cotino Bay, and it was a high-energy and welcoming workout that had america smiling and laughing with the unthinkable staff, who adjacent gave america hats and flowers to adhd to the experience.

The Encanto people is joined by others similar Moana Breathwork, the Incredibles Super Circuit, Villain Era Power Sculpt: Maleficent Edition, and Stitch & Splash. Oh, and determination is besides a fittingness center, outdoor sports courts, a lap/leisure pool, and more.

Cotino Is Just the Start

Cotino's Artisan Club opening to the fewer residents connected the spot is simply a immense milestone, but it is inactive precise overmuch the opening of not lone this community, but Storyliving by Disney arsenic a whole. It's a precise intriguing caller task for Disney, and it already has its 2nd task good underway with Asteria successful Pittsboro, North Carolina.

Asteria successful Pittsborro, North Carolina Concept Art. Image Credit: Disney

At Cotino, determination are already tons of plans successful advancement for not lone residents, but besides for the public. In autumn 2026, a municipality halfway known arsenic Cotino Bay Beach, Dining, and Shops volition unfastened up and volition connection the nationalist a accidental to acquisition Cotino Bay for a interest alongside restaurants, shops, and adjacent an open-air artisan market.

As for the residents, Cotino volition connection a wide scope of programs that volition pat into the wider Disney umbrella and surrounding area. For example, a originative amusement manager whitethorn travel and speech astir the latest parade oregon Nighttime Spectacular happening astatine Disneyland, and past Cotino volition connection an excursion to the parkland with that Cast Member truthful they tin acquisition this amusement successful a precise unsocial way. Or possibly a National Geographic lensman volition halt by to thatch residents however to perfectly seizure those magical sunsets successful the Coachella Valley.

These are each large additions to the community, but I deliberation what impressed maine the astir astir Cotino and this caller Storyliving by Disney marque is however overmuch attraction and respect they are putting into processing this land. These aren't cooky cutter houses oregon obnoxious neighborhoods adjacent to a taxable park, but a solemnisation of the portion with that Disney Magic we each emotion truthful overmuch thrown successful there.

Image Credit: Disney

"Walt was truly funny successful the thought of exemplary cities and municipality planning, and helium knew that determination were ways to marque facilities and places that made surviving amended for people," Becky Cline, manager of Walt Disney Archives, told us. "That was the archetypal program for EPCOT, that it would beryllium a assemblage that could beryllium self-sustaining and usage futuristic transportation, but it would besides beryllium a spot wherever they would prioritize conservation. With Cotino specifically, they're precise funny successful earthy landscaping and utilizing resources wisely and gathering homes that acceptable into this environment. I deliberation this would person truly pleased Walt, that they are choosing to unrecorded disconnected the onshore alternatively of processing things that wounded the land."

Walt lovingly called this portion his "laughing place," and it would often beryllium a harmless abstraction he'd spell to get distant from the accent of the workplace to find immoderate peace, quiet, and a caller spark of imaginativeness and motivation. In a way, it's rather beauteous that Cotino is the archetypal Storyliving by Disney Community and that it volition supply the precise aforesaid for its caller residents each these years later.

For much connected Disney Parks and Experiences, cheque retired our look astatine however the Disney Destiny was built, our impressions of Walt Disney - A Magical Life, our exclusive chat with Disneyland president Thomas Mazloum for the park's 70th anniversary, and our retrospective connected however Walt Disney started his institution implicit 100 years ago.

Adam Bankhurst is simply a writer for IGN. You tin travel him connected X/Twitter @AdamBankhurst, Instagram, and TikTok, and perceive to his show, Talking Disney Magic.