Golden Oak Ranchis an 890-acre(360-hectare)movie ranchowned by theWalt Disney Studiossubsidiary ofThe Walt Disney Companythat serves as afilming locationandbacklot.The ranch is off of Placerita Canyon Road outside ofNewhall, Santa Clarita, California,less than an hour north ofLos Angeles;its entrance is not far from Placerita Canyon Road's intersection withCalifornia State Route 14.[citation needed]
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 Golden Oak Ranch entrance gate | |
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| Status | Operating |
| Website | goldenoakranch |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates:34°22′26″N118°28′41″W/ 34.374°N 118.478°W | |
| Address | 19802 Placerita Canyon Road,Santa Clarita, California91321, United States |
| Area | |
• Total | 360 ha (890 acres) |
The ranch is on land that was part of theRancho San Franciscoland grant. Its name honors the first discovery of gold in California at the site by Francisco Lopez, years beforethe discovery that precipitatedtheCalifornia Gold Rush.[1]The ranch has aheliport,grassy meadows,twocreeks,awaterfall,and variousWesternsets.[2]
History
editWalt Disney Productionsfirst leased the land for theMickey Mouse Club"Adventures of Spin & Marty" segments in the1950s.[3]The company bought the 315-acre (127 ha) ranch in 1959 for $300,000 (~$2.4 million in 2023).[2][4]Subsequent purchases of adjacent land increased the area of the ranch to 890 acres (360 ha).[4]
Abusiness districtset andresidential streetset were built on the ranch by 2012. The district set has 42 stores, while the residential set has 23 houses all with separate architectural style.[5]
In May 2013, Disney announced plans to redevelop 58 acres (23 ha) of the property into a new film and television production studio, consisting of six newsound stagesand production offices.[6][7]The site will be called Disney |ABC Studiosat The Ranch.[8]
The project was approved byLos Angeles Countyin August 2013.[3][9]
In October 2017, a second extension for the new studio's construction permit was granted, extending the permit to January 2019.[4]
Productions
editThe ranch was used to film the episodes ofSpin and Marty,a popular segment ofThe Mickey Mouse Cluband parts ofZorro.The first movie shot at the ranch wasToby Tyler.Most of the exterior scenes inOld Yellerwere filmed here. The Bolton Estate scenes and several others from Disney'sThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suitwas shot here. The town featured inRoots: The Next Generationswas also built on the Golden Oak Ranch. Other films and television shows that were shot on this location include:[citation needed]
- The Apple Dumpling Gang
- Mame[10]
- The Muppets
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- Pete's Dragon
- Behind the Candelabra
- Treasure of Matecumbe
- The Cat from Outer Space
- The Muppet Movie
- The A-Team
- The Electric Horseman
- Little House on the Prairie
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Fire Down Below (1997 film)
- Joe Dirt
- Parks and Recreation
- The Majestic
- Desperate Housewives(season 8, episode 6)
- Role Models
- Holes
- Camp Nowhere
- The Country Bears[10]
- Westworld(TV show)[11]
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Office[12]
- Ten Days in the Valley
The ranch has also been used for filmingColonel Sanderscommercials forKentucky Fried Chicken,[13]and themusic videoforJordin Sparks' song,Battlefield.[14]A covered bridge spans the man-made stream featured inFollow Me, Boys!,episodes ofBonanza,The Greatest American Hero,various episode of multipleStar Trekseries and was used for parts of the music video ofAmaranthbyNightwish.The exterior house featured in the original 1961 filmThe Parent Trapwas also shot on the ranch, as was the Peabody farm from theUniversalfilmBack to the Future.It was also used for the filming of three of the five Herbie films, including two scenes at the lake inThe Love BugandHerbie Goes to Monte Carlo,along withAlonzo Hawk'sdream sequenceinHerbie Rides Again.In 1985,Big Top Pee-weewas filmed here and part ofShort Circuitwas filmed here as well. According toPhil Abraham,parts of "The Hobo Code" (a first-season episode ofMad Men) were filmed here (specifically, the scenes ofDon Draper's childhood).[15]The rural farmhouse set on the ranch (known as "Olivia's House" ) played the part of Margaret Sterling's hippie commune in the fourth episode of Season 7 ofMad Men.[16]It is also the setting ofDwight Schrute's farm on several episodes ofThe Office,and has also been used for the exterior downtown scenes ofWandaVision.[17]The official video ofEd Sheeran's songOverpass Graffitiwas filmed there. The music video forHelloGoodbye's song "Here (In Your Arms)"was also filmed there.
References
edit- ^Worden, Leon (October 2005)."California's REAL First Gold".COINagemagazine.Santa Clarita ValleyHistorical Society.Retrieved2009-07-31.
- ^abCollins, Keith (October 26, 2003)."Disney timeline".Variety.RetrievedJune 29,2017.
- ^abJohnson, Ted (27 August 2013)."L.A. County OKs Disney's Plans for New Studio Lot Near Santa Clarita".Variety.Retrieved28 August2013.
- ^abcHolt, Jim (October 17, 2017)."Plan to develop Golden Oak Ranch extended one year - again".The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.Paladin Multi-Media Group, Inc.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^"Santa Clarita movie ranches corral Tarantino and other filmmakers".Company Town. Los Angeles Times.2012-01-24.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^Verrier, Richard (22 May 2013)."Disney moves forward with ABC Studios project at Golden Oak Ranch".The Los Angeles Times.Retrieved28 May2013.
- ^Cieply, Michael (19 May 2013)."Bold Growth Plans at Hollywood Studios".The New York Times.Retrieved27 May2013.
- ^"Disney | ABC Studios at The Ranch, Where Indoor and Outdoor Production Meet".The Walt Disney Company.Golden Oak Ranch.Retrieved28 May2013.
- ^Cunningham, Todd (27 August 2013)."Disney Gets Greenlight for Major TV, Film Studio Near Santa Clarita".The Wrap.Archived fromthe originalon 28 August 2013.Retrieved28 August2013.
- ^ab"Filming Location Matching" Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA "(Sorted by Popularity Ascending)".IMDb.
- ^"Westworld at Golden Oak Ranch - filming location".
- ^Fischer, J. & Kinsey, A. Earwolf Productions. June 2020. 'Initiation' - Office Ladies podcast.https://officeladies /
- ^Verrier, Richard (24 January 2012)."Santa Clarita movie ranches corral Tarantino and other filmmakers".The Los Angeles Times.Retrieved28 May2013.
- ^"Jordin Sparks – Behind The Scenes of Battlefield Video".AOL Music.AOL.Archived fromthe originalon July 12, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 1,2012.
- ^DirectorPhil Abraham'sDVD commentary trackfor"The Hobo Code".Man Men.Season 1. Episode 8. September 6, 2007.AMC.
- ^Mad Men Season 7 Review: Episode Four - The Monolith By Ben Skipper. May 7, 2014,International Business Times.
- ^"The Hidden Secrets Behind the Locations of WandaVision".17 January 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Cotter, Bill (2002) [1997]."Disney's Golden Oak Ranch"(blog of former Disney employee and author of "The Wonderful World of Disney Television" ).
External links
edit- Official site
- CinchsetPanoramic views of the Golden Oak Ranch compiled from rare films and Walt Disney's, Adventures of Spin and Marty, 1955)