After the recent renovations at the Disneyland® Hotel, you will notice that its exterior looks a little blue. But if you stare into that shade of blue, you will see a lot of “GREEN!”
Those blue tinted windows are just one of the many energy-efficient changes that were made at the Disneyland® Hotel.
After the recent renovations at the Disneyland® Hotel, you will notice that its exterior looks a little blue. But if you stare into that shade of blue, you will see a lot of “GREEN!”
Those blue tinted windows are just one of the many energy-efficient changes that were made at the Disneyland® Hotel.
by Magic Maker® Kyle Froman
We all know that Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort are full of good, clean fun for the entire family. However theme park Imagineers have taken the term clean comedy quite literally. In a world where hidden surprises and fun interactions are the norm, there are two characters that are certain to steal the spotlight and put a smile on your face in the parks.
In Magic Kingdom® Park’s Tomorrowland® Area, you will find a clean, interactive character that will leave you and your travel party laughing, yet scratching your head saying ‘how’d they do that’! PUSH, the roaming and talking garbage can, makes his appearance near Mickey’s Star Traders and Tomorrowland Speedway, interacting and joking with guests.
PUSH is an actual, functioning Tomorrowland® Area trash bin, and derived his name from the large word ‘PUSH’ found on the trash can flaps. Go ahead and peek inside PUSH to see for yourself! PUSH is able to see what you see, and hear what you hear all in real time, creating hysterical interactions between guests and himself.
While PUSH started making appearances at Magic Kingdom® Park in 1995, PUSH the Talking Trash Can also makes appearances daily at Disnelyand® Park and Disney California Adventure®!
In Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park you will find a clean comedian of a different sort in Rafiki’s Planet Watch® Land. Pipa, who is the recycling container version of PUSH, greats and interacts with guests, encouraging them to take an interest in recycling. A quick peek inside of Pipa will again reveal he is the real deal! Pipa’s name is derived from the word container in Swahili!
If you are wondering how PUSH and Pipa operate, well we aren’t going to spoil that bit of magic here! But we would encourage you to take the time to visit PUSH and Pipa, as well as many of the other hidden treasures around Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort! There are countless hidden surprises to uncover and explore!
by Magic Maker® Kyle Froman
We all know that Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort are full of good, clean fun for the entire family. However theme park Imagineers have taken the term clean comedy quite literally. In a world where hidden surprises and fun interactions are the norm, there are two characters that are certain to steal the spotlight and put a smile on your face in the parks.
In Magic Kingdom® Park’s Tomorrowland® Area, you will find a clean, interactive character that will leave you and your travel party laughing, yet scratching your head saying ‘how’d they do that’! PUSH, the roaming and talking garbage can, makes his appearance near Mickey’s Star Traders and Tomorrowland Speedway, interacting and joking with guests.
PUSH is an actual, functioning Tomorrowland® Area trash bin, and derived his name from the large word ‘PUSH’ found on the trash can flaps. Go ahead and peek inside PUSH to see for yourself! PUSH is able to see what you see, and hear what you hear all in real time, creating hysterical interactions between guests and himself.
While PUSH started making appearances at Magic Kingdom® Park in 1995, PUSH the Talking Trash Can also makes appearances daily at Disnelyand® Park and Disney California Adventure®!
In Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park you will find a clean comedian of a different sort in Rafiki’s Planet Watch® Land. Pipa, who is the recycling container version of PUSH, greats and interacts with guests, encouraging them to take an interest in recycling. A quick peek inside of Pipa will again reveal he is the real deal! Pipa’s name is derived from the word container in Swahili!
If you are wondering how PUSH and Pipa operate, well we aren’t going to spoil that bit of magic here! But we would encourage you to take the time to visit PUSH and Pipa, as well as many of the other hidden treasures around Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort! There are countless hidden surprises to uncover and explore!
Approximately 50,000 female sea turtles come to lay their eggs in Florida each year, making its beaches one of the most important nesting areas in the world. In the US, as much as 90 percent of sea turtle nesting occurs in Florida, which serves as a primary nesting site for several species of endangered and threatened sea turtles. Among the oldest creatures on earth, sea turtles have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years.
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort proudly hosts a program annually that was created by the Sea Turtle Conservancy, “Tour de Turtles.” It follows the marathon migration of 15 sea turtles representing four different species from their nesting beaches to their foraging grounds. The ultimate goal of “Tour de Turtles” is to inspire people to care about sea turtle conservation.
The turtles acts as an ambassador to raise awareness about a specific threat to sea turtles. One potential threat is light pollution on the beach. Since sea turtle hatchlings rely on moonlight to find their way to the ocean, many become disoriented and drawn off-course by artificial light sources. Another threat is of entanglement. Turtles can become tangled in trash and nets and drown.
Researchers from Disney’s Animal Programs and the Sea Turtle Conservancy track the sea turtles using satellite telemetry as they travel from their nesting beach to various feeding grounds. Using this technology, scientists learn about sea turtles’ habits at sea and the different migratory patterns of each species. This knowledge helps researchers, conservationists and governing agencies make more informed decisions about sea turtle conservation actions and policies. Guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park can find out about this research and follow the tracks of the turtles when they visit the Wildlife Tracking Center in Rafiki’s Planet Watch.
Each year, millions of children worldwide die from hygiene-related illnesses because the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable to them. It is estimated that every 10 seconds a child dies from these types of illnesses – all preventable by just a single bar of soap!
An Orlando-based nonprofit organization, The Clean the World® Foundation, aims to stop these needless deaths from occurring by recycling used soap and shampoo and distributing them around the world to those living in poverty. With Walt Disney World® Resort’s 24 resort hotels located in central Florida, they play a key role in helping Clean the World® reach their goal. But it doesn’t end there – resort hotels at Disneyland® Resort in California as well as Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawai’i, also recycle hygiene products with Clean the World®.
“Disney’s commitment to environmental sustainability permeates throughout the entire company. They are literally turning trash into treasure through Clean the World®, and that benefits the global community by creating a cleaner world” said Shawn Seipler, executive director of Clean the World®.
From Jan. – Sep. of 2010, Disney cast members collected more than 25,000 pounds of partially-used soaps, shampoos, conditioners and lotions from the nearly 28,000 hotel rooms on Walt Disney World® Resort property! This collection not only allows the cast members and guests to clean the world, but it repurposes something that was headed to the landfill.
After the discarded amenities are sanitized, Clean the World® distributes the items to people in need as part of their ongoing efforts to improve health and personal hygiene in impoverished areas worldwide. Some of these products are even donated to shelters and various organizations throughout the United States.
So next time you use that bar of soap in your resort room, smile knowing that it will soon be saving lives!
Each year, millions of children worldwide die from hygiene-related illnesses because the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable to them. It is estimated that every 10 seconds a child dies from these types of illnesses – all preventable by just a single bar of soap!
An Orlando-based nonprofit organization, The Clean the World® Foundation, aims to stop these needless deaths from occurring by recycling used soap and shampoo and distributing them around the world to those living in poverty. With Walt Disney World® Resort’s 24 resort hotels located in central Florida, they play a key role in helping Clean the World® reach their goal. But it doesn’t end there – resort hotels at Disneyland® Resort in California as well as Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawai’i, also recycle hygiene products with Clean the World®.
“Disney’s commitment to environmental sustainability permeates throughout the entire company. They are literally turning trash into treasure through Clean the World®, and that benefits the global community by creating a cleaner world” said Shawn Seipler, executive director of Clean the World®.
From Jan. – Sep. of 2010, Disney cast members collected more than 25,000 pounds of partially-used soaps, shampoos, conditioners and lotions from the nearly 28,000 hotel rooms on Walt Disney World® Resort property! This collection not only allows the cast members and guests to clean the world, but it repurposes something that was headed to the landfill.
After the discarded amenities are sanitized, Clean the World® distributes the items to people in need as part of their ongoing efforts to improve health and personal hygiene in impoverished areas worldwide. Some of these products are even donated to shelters and various organizations throughout the United States.
So next time you use that bar of soap in your resort room, smile knowing that it will soon be saving lives!
Disney Cruise Line® is dedicated to minimizing their impact on the environment through efforts focused on utilizing new technologies, increasing fuel efficiency, minimizing waste and promoting conservation worldwide.
Several recent key environmental accomplishments for Disney Cruise Line® include:
Disney Cruise Line® has completed a fleetwide installation of state-of-the-art Advanced Wastewater Purification Systems (AWPS). The systems feature a combination of advanced technology and natural processes to treat and purify shipboard wastewater to levels that exceed international shipping requriements.
Partnering with leading designers and builders, Disney Cruise Line® incorporated sustainability and eco-friendly building methods from the initial design state of the Disney Dream™ and the Disney Fantasy™ cruise ships.
Innovative technologies and design features, including structural elements that improve the ship’s hydrodynamics, an industry-first, inward-turning propeller and innovative twisted flap rudder installation, were incorporated to reduce demands on propulsion systems and increase energy efficiency. Onboard elements, including LED lights that self adjust to natural light levels and an industry-first energy management system, automate the use of electricity and air-conditioning in guest staterooms, public areas and even crew spaced to increase efficiency throughout the ship.
These are just a few of the changes Disney Cruise Line® has made to make your “floating home at sea” a little more environmentally friendly!
Disney Cruise Line® is dedicated to minimizing their impact on the environment through efforts focused on utilizing new technologies, increasing fuel efficiency, minimizing waste and promoting conservation worldwide.
Several recent key environmental accomplishments for Disney Cruise Line® include:
Disney Cruise Line® has completed a fleetwide installation of state-of-the-art Advanced Wastewater Purification Systems (AWPS). The systems feature a combination of advanced technology and natural processes to treat and purify shipboard wastewater to levels that exceed international shipping requriements.
Partnering with leading designers and builders, Disney Cruise Line® incorporated sustainability and eco-friendly building methods from the initial design state of the Disney Dream™ and the Disney Fantasy™ cruise ships.
Innovative technologies and design features, including structural elements that improve the ship’s hydrodynamics, an industry-first, inward-turning propeller and innovative twisted flap rudder installation, were incorporated to reduce demands on propulsion systems and increase energy efficiency. Onboard elements, including LED lights that self adjust to natural light levels and an industry-first energy management system, automate the use of electricity and air-conditioning in guest staterooms, public areas and even crew spaced to increase efficiency throughout the ship.
These are just a few of the changes Disney Cruise Line® has made to make your “floating home at sea” a little more environmentally friendly!
With Earth Day only a week away, we are going to showcase some of the way Disney Parks focuses on the environment.
Walt Disney expressed his commitment to the conservation of natural resources more than 60 years ago and the Disneyland® Resort continuously looks for ways to make their daily operations more environmentally friendly.