In 1954, Walt sold the home to help finance Disneyland, but he purchased another home in the community in 1957 after the park was up and running. Walt's love for Smoke Tree Ranch is widely known.

Disney arrived in the desert in 1936 to play polo. He would settle in Smoke Tree Ranch and that's where his Palm Springs story begins.

Former Marvel Enterprises CEO Eric Ellenbogen purchased a home at Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs, Calif., in 2021 for $3.95 million.

Palm Springs has been L.A.'s swingin' playground since the Rat Pack made it their weekend home in the 1950s. But there's a new reason to visit now: Smoke Tree Ranch (smoketreeranch.net), a private ...