First announced by Disney in 2007, the complex officially opened in 2021 with an initial phase of businesses, with more planned in future development.Western Way is planned to be extended even further onto Highway 27, bringing more business to the fast-growing area known as Horizon West.[4] Disney did not initially own the land this far west of the property but began purchasing it from local landowners in the 1990s, one of whom was Everette Fischer (1933–2021) former manager of the Winter Garden Citrus Growers Association.Additional paving and enhancements, including the installation of a bus lane for Disney College Program busses, took place in 2021 and 2022.Housing for those participating in Orlando's Disney College Program is provided in Flamingo Crossings Village, a large apartment complex that opened in 2021.[12] North of Flamingo Crossings, Disney plans to build an affordable housing complex open to the general public.