How Much Disney's Utilities Changed During the Shutdown

Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney closed Walt Disney World in the middle of March and remained closed to the public until the middle of July. Today we’re going to look at how the 2020 shut-down of Disney World impacted their utilities.

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Sources
Reedy Creek Improvement District - Annual Report Utilities System - As of September 30, 2020
U.S. Energy Information Administration

[jrc]

I work engineering services at Disney world and worked the entire shutdown. It was strange to say the least. We had more than our fair share of work to do, even without guests.

[theLazyElf]

0:32 At this point, it's amazing that "dive into the exciting world of utility reports" is NOT the official tagline for Midway to Main Street.

Never change, Rob.

[brianolson]

I always wake up wondering about utilities

[twixieshores]

Mmmm... all the behind the scenes stuff that even most of the hardcore guests don't care about. This is what I live for

[satsuke]

You should see the cell phone utilization numbers from before and after the shutdown.

The DAS (distributed antenna system) AT&T and others have going from (large number from Smartcities, the defacto in house Disney ISP) of data to sometimes zero packets or calls passed in a 24 hour period

[UsedtobeaDuchess]

Your b-roll of the parks is always so pretty, makes me wish it was safe to be there right now. Great video!

[MrDanJB]

Some people might think of this as a dry subject, but the visual gag of ' water at Disney World also dropped' at 3:20 proves that not to be the case.
Thanks Rob :-)

[TL_oS]

Only Rob could make utility reports fun and entertaining💛😺👏

[theresa]

I found your channel through Michael Kay and am so glad I did! You truly must spend tons of time to make these videos and it shows! Always happy to get a notification from you Rob 😊 xo

[laurabowles]

I see you there at 3:20 with the "Water at Disney World also dropped" and footage of Splash Mountain. Your puns don't go unappreciated ;)

[nicball]

I love it when you dive into the utility reports :D

[Rick-vmbl]

Jeez those garbage figures are crazy! I know theres a lot of people but that makes it hugely in Disney's interest to cut down on disposables wherever possible.

[AmbuhVee]

I love your video topics. Instead of retreading old disney ground again and again, you answer questions before I even thought to have them.

[Mike__B]

I'm surprised there still was that much power usage when they were shut down. While some level of minimum power is obviously used, you'd think 0 rides going, 0 air conditining going in the queues, not to mention all the resorts A/C, lights, etc, to only drop about 25% less power seems kind of crazy.

[dogdayafternoon]

I always enjoy checking out these Disney utility stats!

[Housewarmin]

Once again, things I never knew I cared about, but now I’m interested.

[AlexBrinkleyMusic]

Anyone else think Reedy Creek should start doing district tours?!

[DKGifford]

Don’t forget that the largest contributor to landfills is construction waste so Disney had a lot more waste than the day to day stuff- even during 2020.

[bdchiaccio]

Always a fan of your videos Rob. So interesting!

[joepalmer]

Always love your vids, Rob! Thanks for sharing!