The Disneyland Resort has announced the latest attraction to hit Tomorrowland, the Innoventions Dream Home.

 

The home will belong to the fictional Elias family and will showcase integrated digital technologies for the home.

 

Today, a new five-year alliance was announced with Microsoft (News - Alert), HP, Life/ware and home builder Taylor Morrison for the design and development of the new dream home.

"We're thrilled that Disney has chosen Microsoft to bring digital entertainment to life at Disneyland," said Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Entertainment and Devices eHome Division at Microsoft. "Together, we're showcasing innovative technology that is both attainable and inspiring, offering park guests the opportunity to see, touch and feel digital home experiences in a simple, fun and interactive environment."

 

"By visiting the Innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland, people can see, touch and feel the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies that will inspire them to try out new technologies in their own homes as well as better understand what's available today," also commented Belfiore.

The Dream Home, scheduled to open in May in Tomorrowland, at the Disneyland Resort, brings the five companies together with Disney to bring to life and inspire the imaginations of Disneyland guests.

 

Guests will also see how simple and fun technology can be in the home and how their home can be seamlessly interconnected to the rest of the world as well as showcase technologies and products like mobile phones, PCs, digital music and gaming.

Carlos Montalvo, Vice President, Managed Home Division, Personal Systems Group, commented, "The Disney Innoventions Dream Home will bring to life HP's vision of consumers living a connected, high-definition lifestyle, demonstrating how simple it is today to control where and when you enjoy your digital content. As a driver of the emerging 'Connected Entertainment' market, HP is delivering on the promise of making connected entertainment an integral part of everyday life."

Walt Disney first introduced the concept of a futuristic home at World's Fairs, which led to the first "House of Tomorrow" exhibit in Disneyland in 1967. In 1998, Disneyland opened Innoventions, an interactive pavilion that featured breakthrough technology of the time-- voice-activated computers, high-definition TVs, smart-cars and satellite broadcasting.