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Disney plans expansion in Santa Clarita - SETS: Expansion at Golden Oak movie ranch would bring more than 2,800 positions

For out-of-work stage hands and aspiring actors, Santa Clarita could soon become the happiest place on earth.

The Walt Disney Co. and ABC Studios filed plans Wednesday to expand Disney's legendary Golden Oak movie ranch, creating a massive high-tech soundstage and production complex that would bring more than 2,800 new full- and part-time jobs to the booming Santa Clarita Valley.

Plans filed with Los Angeles County call for six soundstages, plus production offices and storage areas for props and costumes, according to a statement from ABC.

"By connecting the sound stage to an array of opportunities at the movie ranch, we're creating a synergy," said Richard Ballering, executive director of production for ABC. "The proposed plan would allow us to have four established productions and six new ones."

While the estimated cost of the project was not released, officials said the expansion could generate an additional $1.3 million in annual revenues for Los Angeles County coffers   Read Full Article...