DLR reduces gas emissions

Tom Morrow · 10-28-2009, 04:00 PM

Disneyland Resort further reduces gas emissions

New Disneyland fuel station cuts gas emissions

Orange County Register
Disneyland Resort has the ability to use even more compressed natural gas (CNG) with a new fueling station that opened earlier this month. The new station increases the resort’s storage by more than 50 percent, increasing the capacity for future uses.

The station was built to accommodate the 16 guest parking trams that were converted to CNG in December. With the conversion, the resort annually cuts out the need for 56,000 gallons of diesel, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The trams had diesel-hybrid engines for the previous 10 years.

“The program really is in evolution right now. It’s a very clean fuel and provides us with other opportunities that wouldn’t have otherwise been available to us,” said Frank Dela Vara, director of environmental affairs and conservation at the Disneyland Resort.

In addition to the trams, CNG fuels several Disneyland attractions: Columbia Sailing Ship, Tom Sawyer Island Rafts, Jungle Cruise boats and Main Street U.S.A. vehicles. Used cooking oil powers the Disneyland Railroad trains and the Mark Twain Riverboat. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage vehicles have electric engines.
by Sarah Tully

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TimmyII · 10-28-2009, 07:26 PM

Environmentality at work again!!

Executioner · 10-28-2009, 09:18 PM

Another awesome move for Disney.

I never knew the Columbia ran on CNG, I thought it ran on biodiesel like the Mark Twain. I wonder if they will change the Mark Twain over too. And what about the Autopia cars? Ohh wait. Cheveron is still sponsoring..... LOL nevermind.

Sesshomaru-sama · 10-28-2009, 10:57 PM

Wow. I never knew that the trains on The Disneyland Railroad could run on used cooking oil. That is really impressive. Disneyland Resort sure is going green, which is good. It sure is impressive that a park is being recognized for being environmetally responsible because it's such a huge place with a lot of demanding of many things to entertain us.

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

Disneyland_DHI · 11-01-2009, 11:21 AM

and people like Six Flags more? Disneyland is a truly impressive place, and I am sure Walt would be proud. and I think they may convert Autopia once Chevron's sponsorship runs out, but who knows?

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Sesshomaru-sama VF's local demon People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 1,463 Images: 5	Wow. I never knew that the trains on The Disneyland Railroad could run on used cooking oil. That is really impressive. Disneyland Resort sure is going green, which is good. It sure is impressive that a park is being recognized for being environmetally responsible because it's such a huge place with a lot of demanding of many things to entertain us. Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon, Sesshomaru-sama __________________
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