Airbnb Introduces Icon Class, Bringing ‘Up’ Home & Extra to Life

Airbnb is bringing to life a few of the most beloved properties in popular culture … courtesy of their new Icons class — which is leaning large into Disney.

The home rental app introduced the brand new initiative Wednesday, revealing 11 new housing experiences set to drop this yr — which will probably be hosted by the best names in music, movie, tv, sports activities, and so forth.

The entire thought behind the Icons class is to permit customers to step into worlds that beforehand solely existed in a single’s creativeness — and right here, they received a few big-ticket gadgets … together with the ‘Up’ home and the home from “X-Males ’97.”

Check out the images, ‘trigger they’re fairly neat. Disney and Pixar followers are invited to step into the “Up” home — the place you’ll be able to discover Carl’s world in an IRL remake of the floating abode. And earlier than you ask, sure it actually does float. The residence options over 8,000 balloons and is situated in Abiquiu, New Mexico. It additionally floats … courtesy of a crane.

The identical applies to Airbnb’s ‘X-Males’ mansion — which you can even name house. It is a recreation of the large animated Xavier Institute from Marvel’s “X-Males ’97” … which now resides in Westchester, NY.

For less than $97 per particular person, visitors will probably be welcomed with a brand new pupil orientation and given a tour of the varsity.

Visitors can even be capable of prepare like one among Professor X’s mutant college students … Hazard Room included … tour Beast’s lab, uncover their mutant energy and take a category picture.

One different cool providing of the 11 new bulletins … Prince’s home from “Purple Rain” in Minneapolis, MN. The brand new Airbnb rental will probably be accessible for request come August … permitting visitors to discover Prince’s once-private world — unique studio session included.

And that is solely a style of what is to return … as Airbnb introduced distinctive experiences in Paris, Milan and extra. There’s a catch … these choices will solely be accessible to these chosen by Airbnb — receiving a digital golden ticket of types.