I’ve always found Disney to be on the cutting edge of social and technological change. This was the dream of Walt and that dream continues into the 21st century. Conservation has always been a commitment of Disney. In April, the last of Disney’s resorts have come up to the green stardards of the Florida’s Greed Lodging Program.
Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club (hey, I was married there in their rose garden in 1999) was the last of the 23 resorts to come up to the green standards. Disney World’s 23 resorts have now all received Florida Department of Environmenal Protection’s Green Lodging Program designation.
The certification process began back in 2004 with the Boardwalk Inn (I stayed there for the two days before the wedding and it’s a beautiful hotel) and has continued systematically bringing each hotel and resort up to standards.
Green Lodging
Florida launched their Green Lodging Program in 2004. The intent was to reward environmentally concious and concientious loding facilities. 83.6 million people visit Florida every year and there are numerous hotels and resorts to accomodate them. The Green Lodging Program is an all-inclusive list of intiatives that cover all areas of the environment from water conservation to recycling and more.
The program is a great success in Florida and congratulations to Walt Disney World for getting and staying on board with it.