Disney Solar Panels Hidden Mickey

Now that s a hidden mickey.

Disney solar panels hidden mickey.

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. Two theme parks and a hotel powered by geothermal energy. The five megawatt solar facility on 22 acres near. A 5 mw 48 000 solar panel facility shaped like mickey mouse s head.

A 50 megawatt solar power facility is scheduled to open by the end of the year. An electric light parade powered by solar panels on eight rooftops. 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. Unlike the solar panel mickey this one is far less obvious and requires a bit more thought to make sense of.

Disney estimates that the solar farm will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 57 000 tons per year. A solar farm arranged into the shape of the famous mouse ears has been built near epcot at walt disney world. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s. The hidden mickeys in disney parks that you won t find without a plane.

It is so incredibly huge that it can provide the energy to power two of walt disney world s four theme parks. 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. The solar farm is located off of world drive near the. According to blog mickey the solar panels now form a giant hidden mickey totaling nearly 11 5 acres the largest mickey on disney property.

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. Solar powered hidden mickeys and more by thomas smith editorial content director disney parks with the arrival of the winter solstice next week our days will again start to stretch with sunshine. Adventure park powered by 1 400 high efficiency solar panels. The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015.

Disney s solar farm isn t the largest hidden mickey however.