Did You Know These Three Things About Solar at Disney?

Did You Know These Three Things About Solar at Disney?

April 22, 2024

Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Parks

Disney is leaning into solar to power their magic throughout the world. There are solar arrays being build around the globe to energize Disney’s destinations fully with the goal of reaching net zero by 2030. Today, three things were shared about Disney’s solar power that might not be known by many. Check them out below and see if you knew them, or perhaps lean something new!

1. Disneyland Paris Home to Largest Solar Array in Europe

Disneyland Paris recently unveiled a new solar canopy plant, producing 36 GWh/year – which is equivalent to the energy consumption of a town of 17,400 people! Not only that, but that makes this solar array the largest in all of Europe! The solar canopy plant also covers the entire guest parking lot (11,200 parking spaces). Don’t be fooled, the canopy has more than one trick up its sleeve. It also doubles as a way of providing guests with shade and shelter from all types of weather.

2. Solar Goes Big in Hong Kong!

Another exciting milestone can be found across the globe at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which is home to the largest solar panel site in all of Hong Kong. Across 47 locations, covering the park and hotels, the team installed over 7,500 solar panels which generate 3 megawatts (MW) of solar powered electricity per year.

3. Solar Powered Racing at Disneyland

Did you know a solar array sits atop Radiator Springs Racers at Disney’s California Adventure? More than 1,400 high-efficiency solar panels soak up the California sunshine above the attraction, helping power the magic of Disneyland Resort. Fun Fact: the 40,000-square-foot system generates an amount equivalent to the energy used to power 100 Anaheim homes each year. Ka-Chow – that’s how we Git-R-Done!? More than 1,400 high-efficiency solar panels soak up the California sunshine above the attraction, helping power the magic of Disneyland Resort. Fun Fact: the 40,000-square-foot system generates an amount equivalent to the energy used to power 100 Anaheim homes each year. Ka-Chow – that’s how we Git-R-Done!

What do you think of these three facts about Disney’s solar power? Did you know all of them? Did you know any of them? Let us know in the comments!

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