Aerial photographer bioreconstruct has shared the latest photos of Epic Universe’s parking lot, which has now received several rows of shade via newly-installed solar panels. Epic Universe Parking Lot Solar Panels The photos shared by bioreconstruct on X provide an updated look at the new parking lot located near the front entrance to Epic Universe. … Read more
Twitter user @captdisneyparks shared photos of a new parking structure for Disneyland Paris Cast Members that is nearly complete. The structure is named “Rust-eze” after Lightning McQueen’s brand sponsor in the “Cars” franchise. Solar panels will be installed over the top level of the parking structure. The parking structure is on the north side of … Read more
After almost two years of construction, Disneyland Paris has begun operating the first section of their solar canopy plant — just in time for Earth Day. The canopies have been incorporated into the main guest parking lot, creating shade and shelter for the cars below. Over 46,000 photovoltaic panels have already been installed, covering 7,000 … Read more
Walt Disney World is poised to more than double their solar energy resources with the construction of two new solar arrays. This means 40% of Walt Disney World energy will be generated by the sun. The 75-megawatt solar arrays will cover over 1,000 acres with almost half a million solar panels in Gilchrist County and … Read more
After sharing information on their solar facilities around the world, Disney Parks has posted a video tour of their 270-acre Walt Disney World solar farm where energy is harnessed from the sun to help power the resort, all while creating habitats for the bees, butterflies, and bugs that pollinate the world outside of it. Dr. … Read more
In honor of Earth Day, Disney Parks has shared information about their solar facilities around the world, and announced that two more solar facilities are in development in Central Florida. These two new 75MW solar facilities will be in addition to Walt Disney World’s two pre-existing solar fields, including the Mickey-shaped array of solar panels. … Read more
Now that EPCOT has reopened to the public, we can finally get a look at the progress of two of the park’s upcoming attractions. With most construction suspended during the COVID-19 shutdown, there hasn’t been much progress since we were last here in March, but it’s still worth taking a look. At the site of … Read more
The progress on the roof of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has been steadily progressing for several weeks now. Recently, we saw mounts for the solar panels being installed. Let’s take a look at how they’re progressing! Since our last check-in, we can see a significant amount of mounts for the solar panels have … Read more
We’re back at EPCOT again, checking in on the latest changes on the site of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. We’ve been watching the solar panel mounts getting installed along the roof, and it looks like they’re getting one step closer to adding the actual solar panels. From the ground, we spotted new pieces … Read more
For months, work on the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction has not shown much exterior progress. Today, however, work was visibly moving forward on framing for the attraction building’s solar roofing panels. Crews were hard at work installing several frames on the roof that will eventually be home to solar panels. From the … Read more
While we were at Epcot today, we noticed a lot of work was being done on the roof of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind! Could this be preparation for new solar panels? We think so! We saw several workers today on the roof installing tracks for the freshly-repaired (possibly entirely new?) solar panels that … Read more
Disney just shared some pretty big news with us. Like, 270-acre big. Built in collaboration with the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) and Origis Energy USA, a massive new 50-megawatt solar facility is officially online and providing renewable clean energy to Walt Disney World Resort! This facility is expected to generate enough power from the … Read more
In an effort to reduce their energy usage, Disneyland Paris has revealed plans to build a solar energy site. Disney’s plans were highlighted in a Forbes article over the weekend. The site, would be built on top of the current guest parking garage, and capable of supplying 33 Gigawatt hours per year, or 15 percent … Read more
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. 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. The … Read more
Reedy Creek Improvement District recently entered into an agreement with Origis Energy USA to build a massive 270-acre, 50-megawatt solar farm. This solar project is planned to be completed by the end of this year, and will generate enough energy to power two theme parks at the resort. The facility will have a grand total … Read more