Golden Oak Ranch

Golden Oak Ranch is an 890-acre movie ranch owned by the Disney Studio Services division of Walt Disney Studios subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company that serves as a filming location and backlot. The ranch is off of Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, California, less than an hour north of Los Angeles; its entrance is about 2 miles from Placerita Canyon Road's intersection with California State Route 14.HistoryThe ranch is on land that was part of the Rancho San Francisco land grant. It was named in honor of Francisco Lopez, the man credited with discovering gold in California, years before the discovery that precipitated the California Gold Rush.Walt Disney bought the 315acre ranch in 1959 for $300,000. Subsequent purchases of adjacent land increased the area of the ranch to 890acre.ExpansionIn May 2013, Disney announced plans to redevelop 58acre of the property into a new film and television production studio, consisting of six new sound stages and production offices. The site will be called Disney | ABC Studios at The Ranch. The project was approved by Los Angeles County in August 2013.