Disney's new residential community doesn’t scream Disney. On purpose.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Hardly anything about Disney’s new residential community outside Palm Springs screams Disney.

And if you know about Walt Disney love for the region, that makes sense.

“This was a place that he came to get away from the kind of stress of the studio and everything,” said Becky Cline, director of the Walt Disney Archives.

So don’t expect images of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse welcoming you at the front gate, like at Walt Disney World. No fairytale castles either.

Unlike theme parks designed to transport guests to fantasy lands, the first Storyliving by Disney community embraces its unique place with earth-toned, mid-century modern-inspired homes and desert landscaping that blend seamlessly with the Coachella Valley, while adding a touch of Disney.