A colorful home built for Walt Disney and his wife next to a golf course has emerged on the market.
The quirky property in Palm Springs, California, was built for the famous entrepreneur and animator in 1962 and became known as his ‘Technicolor Dream House’.
The single-storey house, which still has some original features from Disney’s time there, recently became available for $1.095m.
A colorful home built for Walt Disney and his wife next to a golf course is about to sell for a record price. The quirky property in Palm Springs, California, was built for the famous entrepreneur and animator in 1962 and became known as his ‘Technicolor Dream House
A bright double bedroom with one orange wall and blue carpet, complete with a view onto the garden. The single-storey house, which still has some original features from Disney’s time there, recently became available for $1.095m
A view of the property’s circular dipping pool, which is surrounded by sun loungers. Walt Disney had the house built as a retreat for his later years in 1962 and lived there until his death in 1966
Cartoon legend Walt Disney (pictured) had the house built as a retreat for his later years in 1962 and lived there until his death in 1966
It is now under offer and the new unnamed owner is expected to complete the sale on May 14.
Michael Erives from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, who are selling the property, said the sale is expected to be a record price, but cannot reveal the figure until the sale is completed.
Walt Disney had the house built as a retreat for his later years in 1962 and lived there until his death in 1966.
A view of the singe-storey house’s exterior. It is now under offer and the new unnamed owner is expected to complete the sale on May 14. Michael Erives from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, who are selling the property, said the sale is expected to be a record price, but cannot reveal the figure until the sale is completed
A double bedroom with sliding doors that back out onto the pool. The house sits right next to the Indian Canyons golf course, with views over the second fairway. Disney was a keen golfer and regular at the club and also had a fountain built next to the clubhouse
The kitchen, complete with bar stools, white tiled flooring and one lilac painted wall. Walter’s wife Lillian, who was 24 years his junior, remained there after his death, and it stayed in the Disney family until 2015 when it was sold to the current owner
His wife Lillian, who was 24 years his junior, remained there after his death, and it stayed in the Disney family until 2015 when it was sold to the current owner.
The house sits right next to the Indian Canyons golf course, with views over the second fairway. Disney was a keen golfer and regular at the club and also had a fountain built next to the clubhouse.
The current owner has rented the property out as a holiday home, which has proved popular with golf fans and Disney fans.
A mint-green bathroom with a ‘Campbell’s Tomato Soup’ patterned shower curtain. The house sits right next to the Indian Canyons golf course, with views over the second fairway. Disney was a keen golfer and regular at the club and also had a fountain built next to the clubhouse
A view of the entrance hallway, with red-painted front doors and a matching side table and plush red carpet on tilled flooring. The house has 2,443 sq ft of accommodation with an entrance hall with mirrored ceilings, a spacious living and dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room and four bedrooms with en suite bathrooms
A view of another bathroom, which offers a well-light mirror and artwork. The current owner has rented the property out as a holiday home, which has proved popular with golf fans and Disney fans
The house has 2,443 sq ft of accommodation with an entrance hall with mirrored ceilings, a spacious living and dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room and four bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.
Outside it has a garden with carefully landscaped hedges, a pool and spa and a covered patio for al fresco dining.
It has views of the golf course and the mountains beyond.
A view from the hosue entrance. The single-storey house, which still has some original features from Disney’s time there
The property’s open-plan sitting room and dining room area, with a plush sofa and strong red-white-black color theme
A view of the glass dining room table and a bar pictured to the right. From the dining room area the pool is visible through sliding doors
A view from the dining room table. Mr Erives said: ‘Walt Disney loved the area so much he had this house built for him and his wife’
The master bedroom still has the bed set from when Disney lived there and many of the mirrors in the house are also original and were hand-picked by Disney himself.
Mr Erives said: ‘Walt Disney loved the area so much he had this house built for him and his wife.
‘It’s set on the Indian Canyons golf course. Walt Disney played a lot on the course and even had a fountain built by the clubhouse – it’s 50ft tall and is still referred to as the Disney fountain.
‘The house looks over the second fairway of the north course.
A view of the property’s pool. ‘It’s set on the Indian Canyons golf course. Walt Disney played a lot on the course and even had a fountain built by the clubhouse – it’s 50ft tall and is still referred to as the Disney fountain,’ Mr Erives said
‘The bedroom set in the master bedroom is the one Walt Disney put in and there are lots of mirrors in the hallways that he put in which are still there, that’s something really unique to the house’
‘Other than that the only original decor is the vinyl carpeting which is the original from 1962, it’s held up considerably well. The current owner had it on the holiday rental market and themed the rooms – so there’s a Tomorrowland room and another is Frontierland’
‘The bedroom set in the master bedroom is the one Walt Disney put in and there are lots of mirrors in the hallways that he put in which are still there, that’s something really unique to the house.
‘Other than that the only original decor is the vinyl carpeting which is the original from 1962, it’s held up considerably well.
‘The current owner had it on the holiday rental market and themed the rooms – so there’s a Tomorrowland room and another is Frontierland.
A view from the back of the house showing the pool and the deckchairs. ‘He told me even though Walt Disney hasn’t lived there in a long time, people still drive by to see the house where Walt Disney lived,’ Mr Erives said
‘We’ve had a lot of interest, so many Disney fans got in touch. We even had a group of four Disney film executives who wanted to buy it to bring clients from other countries too,’ he said
‘The house is in escrow right now and should change to the new owner on May 14 and if it all goes through as planned it will be a record price.’
‘He told me even though Walt Disney hasn’t lived there in a long time, people still drive by to see the house where Walt Disney lived.
‘We’ve had a lot of interest, so many Disney fans got in touch. We even had a group of four Disney film executives who wanted to buy it to bring clients from other countries too.
‘The house is in escrow right now and should change to the new owner on May 14 and if it all goes through as planned it will be a record price.’
The master bedroom still has the bed set from when Disney lived there and many of the mirrors in the house are also original and were hand-picked by Disney himself