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Walt Disney World solar power now has the potential to cover 100% of the resort’s daytime energy needs on a sunny day.
Walt Disney World’s solar footprint just got bigger. A new 74,500-kilowatt facility spanning 484 acres in Levy County, Florida, is now supplying clean electricity to the resort. Built and operated by Bronson Solar in collaboration with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the site adds another source of renewable power to the resort’s energy mix.
If you’ve heard of the Hidden Mickey solar array near EPCOT, it’s exactly what it sounds like – a 5,000-kilowatt solar installation shaped like Mickey Mouse. It’s one of the most recognizable renewable energy projects at any theme park in the world, and it’s been generating clean power for years.
Four solar projects combined can now generate enough power to run the entire Walt Disney World resort – four theme parks, two water parks, and dozens of hotels – during daylight hours. Over the course of a year, that output translates to some significant numbers:
Walt Disney World isn’t alone. Solar energy is now a fixture across multiple Disney destinations.
At Disneyland Resort in California, 60% of the resort’s electricity now comes from renewable energy through the Anaheim Public Utilities Green Power Program. Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure is powered by 1,400 solar panels. The resort has also built out EV charging infrastructure, and one in six fleet vehicles is now electric — saving roughly 50,000 gallons of gasoline per year.
In December 2023, Disneyland Paris completed Europe’s largest solar canopy plant – a multi-year project covering more than 11,200 guest parking spaces with over 80,000 panels across 20 hectares. It produces 36 GWh of electricity annually, enough to power a town of more than 17,400 people.
Hong Kong Disneyland recently finished phase two of Hong Kong’s largest solar car park canopy. Nearly 400 bifacial solar panels – which capture sunlight from both sides – now cover 80 parking spaces in a backstage area, generating more than 200,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
As of late 2025, solar panels cover all applicable backstage rooftops and facades at Shanghai Disney Resort. Combined output has reached approximately 5.2 GWh of green electricity, cutting carbon emissions by more than 2,500 metric tons.
Tokyo Disney Resort has installed solar panels at 10 rooftop locations, with a combined capacity exceeding 1,500 kW, and plans to keep expanding year by year.
Both Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point have on-site solar arrays generating power for the island destinations.
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