Is this really a new concept? Disney built a town Celebration, Florida near Disneyworld which has a pop of 7500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida
It’s a pity we never saw what was possible. The land for Walt Disney World has its own government and possibly could have developed the concept without public interference.
Disney (the company) commandeered the idea of EPCOT concept thinking it would be a nostalgic nod to the founder and created a theme park and real estate development which barely, if at all, reflected Disney’s (the person) vision.
Meanwhile, Celebration kind of turned into a dystopian situation.[1]
[1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/celebration-florida-how-disney...