Anaheim: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 62Commenters warmly remember Anaheim's orange-grove and Disneyland-era roots, but traffic, corporate creep, and rising costs temper the mostly nostalgic, sparse picture.
- history and orange-grove nostalgia
- Disneyland proximity
- fireworks and childhood memories
- pleasant orange blossom scent
- favorable comparison to Orlando
- traffic congestion on 91 freeway
- corporate takeover of the city
- rising rent and housing costs
- loss of original character
- Anaheim was a charming place to grow up.
- Corporate growth has eroded the city's original charm.
- Freeway commutes are described as miserable on weekdays.
- Some residents find it a better place than Orlando.
- Little recent firsthand content about living there as a remote worker.
Read from 8 videos, 17 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
The Most Impossible Rise of a Company Town Ever: Anaheim
Paul McAllister · 164K views · 2026
What viewers said
“Then Walt passed, "the suits" came in and killed the magic, turning it into a place where MBA grads got to pretend they were a big deal, but smarter than Walt.”
♥ 5 likes
“Remember the ‘Airplane Park’? Named after Boysen who invented the Boysenberry. The ejection seat was armed and live for the first few years after they dropped a Korean War jet in an empty field and said “Go play kids””
♥ 34 likes
“An old saying for original Orange County families, first we grow beans, then strawberries and finally houses.”
♥ 8 likes
“When I grew up in the San Fernando Valley there were still orange groves near by back in the 1960’s. Those orange blossoms in the spring are still the most beautiful scent I’ve ever smelled.”
♥ 20 likes
“Graduated from Anaheim high in 1983, live three blocks away from disneyland. Used to love watching the fireworks every night from my house😊 Anaheim was the e-ticket place to grow up.😊”
♥ 12 likes
“As a person who’s lived in Anaheim most of my life, I absolutely enjoyed the heck out of this. 🤘🏼”
♥ 2 likes
“I rember writing in my dad’s Jeep from San Diego up to Los Angeles to visit family friends The fragrance of the orange blossoms what a memory I must’ve been nine or 10 years old at”
“P.S.: This is the same scenario repeated over and over as we let corporate's nose under the tent and the nest thing we know we can no longer live there.”
♥ 3 likes
“Thank you for making these videos I truly appreciate them”
♥ 7 likes
“Way better place to live than Orlando.”
♥ 15 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.