Disney Solar Panels Hidden Mickey

A 5 mw 48 000 solar panel facility shaped like mickey mouse s head.

Disney solar panels hidden mickey. It is so incredibly huge that it can provide the energy to power two of walt disney world s four theme parks. Ok it s not in the shape of a hidden mickey but this enormous project built on 270 acres and containing 500 000 solar panels can produce 50 megawatts of electricity. A recent new york times article showed off the facility which is located within a 270 acre area dedicated to renewable energy just outside of disney s animal kingdom. Located near the world drive and epcot center drive interchange the disney solar power farm has more than a half million solar panels arranged in a huge hidden mickey configuration.

Walt disney world is set to open a new 50 megawatt solar power facility by the end of the year that will be capable of completely powering two parks. Blog mickey first reported the hidden mickey a. Now that s a hidden mickey. A 50 megawatt solar power facility is scheduled to open by the end of the year.

According to blog mickey the solar panels now form a giant hidden mickey totaling nearly 11 5 acres the largest mickey on disney property. Adventure park powered by 1 400 high efficiency solar panels. An electric light parade powered by solar panels on eight rooftops. The hidden mickeys in disney parks that you won t find without a plane.

Also in central florida disney with the help of duke energy opened a solar facility in 2016 that s famously shaped like mickey mouse s head. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s. Disney s solar farm isn t the largest hidden mickey however. A solar farm arranged into the shape of the famous mouse ears has been built near epcot at walt disney world.

Disney estimates that the solar farm will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 57 000 tons per year. The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015. Two theme parks and a hotel powered by geothermal energy. The five megawatt solar facility on 22 acres near.

And while that means the promise of more mickey bars sunscreen and shorts for most of us it also means a burst of solar power.