When Living Near The Magic Turns Fandom Into Something Lived, Not Just Visited.
Blog Author: Renee Funk | Exactly What to Say Certified Guide, Speaker, Trainer
There is a difference between visiting a place and living inside a lifestyle. For us, living in Windermere means waking up in a town where community still matters, where schools are not just buildings but relationships, and where daily life includes something a little bit magical just down the road.
It also means we get to be fans. Not in the surface-level, tourist way. In the deeply woven, we get to include WDW into the family lifestyle.
Fans of living in Windermere.
Fans of raising the family in Windermere.
Fans of the memories made in and around Southwest Orlando.
Fans of building a business in the same community we have called home, since 2008.
And yes, FANS OF DISNEY®.
Be a Fan
The video below captures something Jeff and myself believe deeply. It is not just about real estate. It is about experiencing happiness, connection, and being in a community we love.
“Being a fan of something is such a blessing. Because being a fan of anything gives your life a lot more purpose than you'll ever know. In a world of so much disagreeing, being a fan lets you be a part of something like-minded. You get to feel together. What a rare thing to feel these days.
To be a fan of something is so special because even if it's silly, it's not, because it means something to you. You love something so much that you learn things about it because you want to, not because you have to. To feel that way about anything is to strike gold. If you can be anything in this life, be a fan of something unapologetically. Write the lyrics on your arms.
Decorate the walls of your home.
Wear their name on your jersey.
Stand in crowds and scream at the top of your lungs like a little kid, and let it keep you that way forever.Let it keep you young. You don't have to understand why there doesn't need to be any rhyme or reason outside of joy. Just be a fan and let others be fans, and find something that you lose yourself in. Because there's no point to life other than to immerse yourself in all the parts of it that make it worth living. So, if you can be anything, be a fan.”
Why Windermere Works for Most Disney Fans
Windermere is not a backdrop. It is an active participant in life. Being able to live where we work and work where we live has shaped how we show up as parents and as business owners. There is accountability in that. Pride in that. Purpose in that.
We do not sell a lifestyle we visit occasionally. We do not sell real estate in Windermere, while living 3 hours away like a road warrior real estate agent. We live directly in the community we know, are passionate about, and where our hearts are. Windermere gives us that.
Disney adds to it. Our family lives inside it.
If you can be anything, be a fan. Are you a fan, too?
- Reach out! The Funk’s love being in community with fellow Disney fans.
And if you are ever considering a life where you can live, work, play, and raise your family with intention right next to the magic, this corner of Central Florida might just feel like home, and the Funk’s can help with that too...
With love, and lots of Mickey Ears :)
~ Renee Funk
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