Hidden Mickey Solar Panels
The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015.
Hidden mickey solar panels. Disney continues to find ways to provide clean energy to its parks and resorts and on april 12 unveiled its largest solar farm built by duke energy. New mickey solar farm. In orlando disney got a 270 acre 50 megawatt solar facility near the walt disney world resort pretty close to the hidden mickey solar panel. Now that s a hidden mickey a solar farm arranged into the shape of the famous mouse ears has been built near epcot at walt disney world blog mickey first reported the hidden mickey a.
Disney imagineers have strategically placed many hidden mickeys throughout walt disney world over the years. Cleverly designed to resemble the familiar not so hidden mickey the massive solar farm that is located near epcot is clearly visible from space. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s. Yet some are visible only from the air duke energy s new solar farm in the shape of enormous mickey ears can be seen all the way from space.
Disney s solar farm isn t the largest hidden mickey however. It s the second to appear at disney world after the mickey mouse shaped solar creation in 2016 which spanned 22 acres. This 22 acre facility near epcot was recently commemorated by flipping a giant light switch. This five megawatt solar farm the result of a partnership with duke energy and reedy creek improvement district is hiding in plain sight near epcot producing enough power.
The solar farm is located off of world drive near the. According to good morning america gma it s expected the new facility will generate enough energy to power two theme parks at walt disney world resort in florida. This video taken from above reveals what s not visible on the ground a 22 acre solar farm in the shape of a not so hidden mickey at walt disney world resort in orlando fla. The mickey shaped solar farm is about 22 acres part of a 15 year agreement that.
It was built in collaboration with the reedy. That compares to the hidden mickey solar farm at 5 megawatts which is about enough to power up to 1 000 homes.