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February 14, 2008

Disneyland's "House Of The Future" Returns

Both The Disney Blog and the LA Times Travel Deals blog report that Disneyland's (lame) "Innoventions" pavillion will be re-opening shortly as "The House of the Future" - an attraction that originally appeared at Disneyland from 1957 to 1967.

Only this time, it's powered by Microsoft and HP:

The two-bedroom demonstration home with a kitchen, living room, dining room, study and backyard (but no bathroom) will feature current and near-future technology, including:
  • Closets that help select clothes and suggest matching outfits.
  • Touch-screen kitchen countertops that recognize groceries and make menu recommendations.
  • Digital artwork that adjusts to personal preset preferences.
Disney actors will play the fictional Elias family of four (an obvious nod to Walter Elias Disney) living a "digital lifestyle" in the 5,000-square-foot "smart house" inside the rotating-floor Innoventions building.

The new "House of The Future" is slated to open in May.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at February 14, 2008 7:51 AM. Posted to Disney.

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Great. The "House of the Future" depends on undependable hardware and features pre-dominantly blue lighting....

Posted by: Tony C. Author Profile Page at February 14, 2008 12:14 PM

Doesn't Microsoft have something similar in its main campus in Redmond? I think I got a tour of it once. It was cool, except that it crashed. oops.

Posted by: E.Chen Author Profile Page at February 16, 2008 1:24 AM

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