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Posted: 2021-04-22T21:38:08Z | Updated: 2021-04-23T04:01:17Z

The Happiest Place on Earth is about to get a lot more green.

The Walt Disney Company on Thursday marked Earth Day by unveiling a revamped list of renewable energy efforts aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its theme parks and resorts around the world.

By far the most extensive will be the addition of two separate solar plants, built in conjunction with local utility partners, at Walt Disney World in Florida. Both are expected to open in two years.

The two new plants will operate in conjunction with a 270-acre solar facility , which opened in 2019, and a solar farm built in the shape of Mickey Mouse, unveiled in 2016. Collectively, the facilities will reportedly produce renewable energy equivalent to about 40% of the total power consumption across its four theme parks, resort hotels and water parks.