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RBrooksC
06-17-2008, 10:43 AM
Disneyland opens 'Dream Home' with futuristic flourishes

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland has seen the future, and the future is now-ish.

For its "Innoventions Dream Home" that opened Monday, the Happiest Place on Earth combined today's cutting edge technology with a few Jetsons-like flourishes.

Many of the 5,000-square-foot home's technologies are practical, such as a virtual bulletin board for the kids' schedules and a flat-screen outdoor monitor that gives barbecue instructions.

Others are more futuristic: the push of a button changes the outside appearance of the home and a virtual mirror projects accessories, hairstyles and clothes from your closet onto your reflection.

The idea of a futuristic home dates back to the Monsanto House of the Future, which stood near the entrance of Disneyland Park's Tomorrowland from 1957 to 1967.

Many features of the new dream home were inspired by technology inside the Microsoft Home, a prototyping facility in Redmond, Wash.

CanadianWDWFan
06-17-2008, 11:22 AM
That's cool!:cool:

I'll get to see it in 38 days!

Thanks for the heads up!:thumbsup:

NotaGeek
06-17-2008, 11:23 AM
Thanks for posting this! I am really looking forward to seeing the new House of the Future!

Marla
06-17-2008, 12:01 PM
There was a clip of this on our ABC channel last night. :tink:

tinkwest
06-17-2008, 02:23 PM
Just in case any of you Annual Passholders didn't know, you may visit the Innoventions Dream Home during special AP only times this week.

06/17 - 8am-9am
06/18 - 8am-9am
06/19 - 8am-9am
06/20 - 9am-10am, 10pm-11:30pm
06/21 - 8am-9am
06/22 - 8am-9am, 10pm-11:30pm

Melanie
06-17-2008, 05:30 PM
Can't wait to see this. Thanks for the article! :thumbsup:

ChipnDaleGal
06-18-2008, 08:05 AM
That sounds like such a cool exhibit. I think I am going to get a case of serious "gadget envy" in September! :mickey:

pdrlkr
06-24-2008, 09:27 PM
Sounds cool! :thumbsup:

Diznee4Me
08-06-2008, 08:00 AM
Sounds cool. :cool: Might have to have a look. Of course my house is nearly 90 years old so my new kitchen sink faucets makes it look futuristic!:D