Disney Solar Panels Hidden Mickey

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.

Disney solar panels hidden mickey.

But our biggest endeavor into the solar powered game has even more character than the rest to the tune of 48 000 panels in the shape of our very own mickey mouse. It is so incredibly huge that it can provide the energy to power two of walt disney world s four theme parks. Of course while the above solar farm is going to be the workhorse of the resort the most talked about has been the hidden mickey solar farm near epcot. 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.

The farm is to the east of a busy state road 429 and near disney s wetlands and open lands although there are luxury townhomes. Disney s solar farm isn t the largest hidden mickey however. The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015. The solar farm is located off of world drive near the.

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. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s. 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 equivalent to 1 000 residential rooftop systems. Solar takes shape at walt disney world.

For those who have driven by the facility on state road 429 its been fun to watch how quickly the installation of the 500 000 panels has progressed. Now that s a hidden mickey. Help mickey sneak across the boardwalk without being seen. The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world.

According to blog mickey the solar panels now form a giant hidden mickey totaling nearly 11 5 acres the largest mickey on disney property. Cleverly designed to resemble the familiar not so hidden mickey the massive solar farm that is located near epcot is clearly visible from space.