With the arrival of fake grass at the Main Entrance and the Haunted Mansion, I thought I’d take a closer look around the park to see where else it might go. Then I found that it’s ALREADY HERE in a bunch of places. Did you notice? Let’s talk about why it’s being done, and what else Disney is going to conserve water (yes, we will be talking about the Nemo lagoon).
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So, what are the ducks and geese going to eat? The grass has always been a big part of their diet. I'm NOT happy about this. That real grass is a big part of the ecosystem Walt wanted in his parks. He wanted to attract birds and wanted them to stick around.
I totally get the fake grass from an environmental standpoint. My worry is that Disney is fast becoming the "Amusement Park" that Walt never wanted. The incredible landscaping was another part of Disney that made it more incredible than most theme parks. Sadly fake grass may lead to fake plants and fake topiaries and fake…….. 🙁
"Drought resistant" is the term you're looking for.
After some thought, I've come to two reasons: #1-Yes, drought…..#2-they only have to divert existing landscaping CMs for a short time to convert areas to artificial turf, as opposed to continuous care of real grass!
On the other hand….real plants, through the process of photosynthesis, consume carbon dioxide (They actually need it) and produce oxygen! So, there's that!
*Granted, there are plenty of other plants, in and around Disneyland to perform that function…..the loss of some grass probably won't make any difference.
Another great video for us Disneyland nerds who care about things like fake grass and where the water from the lagoon goes… 👍👍 THANK YOU DAVID!
It makes me sad. First artificial turf, cuts the watering and the maintenance costs. Next will we see artificial flowers? Same justification. Then artificial trees? They already have one. The prophecy of the Serendipity Singers song "Plastic" may be coming true. All that real greenery helps to cool Disneyland on hot days. So expect to sweat more in the summer. My understanding is that for decades the rainwater runoff has been directed into the Rivers of America. Will they eventually treat the "black water" on site and put it into the moat and the "grey water" into the lagoon?
Will the mallards be affected?
Artificial grass just radiates more heat and fades over time. Go back to real green grass! Since they power wash the cement walkways every night, they can water the small areas of grass throughout the park.
Astroturf is the ONLY WAY to go here in Anaheim & in California. Look at this week, we just passed over here with 110* temperature this Sunday (09/04/2022) It’s crazy over here.
Dude, what’s RAIN ☔️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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i wish people would do more research on artificial grass. it is an environmental nightmare from its creation through shipping and long into its decay cycle. there are better ways to deal with the drought like native plants. why not extend imagineering into your landscaping. This is just lazy (kinda like my lack of capitalization) 🤷♂️
yea, dont, use plants that thrive in that environment, use plastic. literally flooding the sewers with micro plastics that you will eat in the future inadvertantly, in your food. smart thinking from the mouse
My service dog goes potty in some of the grass spots. I get why they're doing this, but I'll miss the real grass.
The Opera house planter grass was replaced sometime in July or before.
Climate change is real but removing real grass and trees helps make it worse. Artificial retains heat adding to the urban heat effect. Grass helps plants trees etc transpire placing moisture and oxygen in the atmosphere. The more trees and real grass we remove the more drought we cause. We need more of these things. Sure they’ll use more water but Over time they will pay off by helping cool areas, provide cleaner air, and even help seed the atmosphere for more rain.
I don't care how high end the fake grass is, it will never look like real grass nor feel organic like real grass does.
I don't think there's any argument… or choice. The lack of excess water for maintaining something as decorative as natural grass in what is, in fact, a desert, makes the decision easy. Plus I'm guessing there would be some penalties for excess water usage from the state if Disney balked on making the switch. So for Disney, any water savings you can squeeze out by re-landscaping becomes the smart choice.
David, I'm surprised you didn't mention what this means for the overall look of the finished Toon Town reno. Based on the concept art, it's gonna be Turf Town
Wow everyone is focused on the water side. I bet that disney is thinking about the labor cost to maintaining the grass also. Fake doesn't need to be cut weekly (or more).
The scaffolding on the Matterhorn is all on the East side Waterfalls. If you are ever at the park when a big Santa Ana wind is blowing and the water falls are running, you would see just how much water is wasted with those winds blowing all that water onto the tracks. When I worked Nemo, we used to laugh all the time when we watch a bobsled go through all that displaced water when a big wind gust came through. The waterfall on the West side of the mountain isn't as affected with the winds and are at a much lower water loss,
Probably to save water here in California.
It's also a huge labor savings not having to mow, fertilize, weed ect
Be prepared for it to make it warmer in the parks.
As an Arizonan, I’m fully on board with this. Phoenix is the worst about putting real grass in completely unused areas for purely aesthetic purposes. It’s as if they don’t realize we live in a desert.
Thank you again Dave. The word you are lookinmg for is "Drought resistant plants". they have been putting in more of these for years now. The "artificial turf"they are using is of a very high quality and fine bladed. It will save on water use,certainly,cur down on maintenence and use of gas powered tools. It will also give uniform color for picture taking. Trees do not use much water and usually find their own down there underground.
I am a landscape contractor by trade and this is really a smart move for them as a corparate cirizen and the esthetic will be good.
BTW..the entire esplanade is brick that allows water to drain through to a system that recycles the water back into the system.. Wherever you seen the brick in place,ie the parking lot that is the case. It is really a smart move all the way around.
I do prefer "real grass" but this is a very smart and expensive move by Disney.
Beside..they need to send the water to Cotino for that stupid lake in the desert.
As someone who’s extremely interested in climate change and sustainability, I really enjoyed this video, thank you David! It’s also great to see the parks trying to do their part where they can. Still not a fan of them building a beach/lake in the middle of the desert for Cotino though 😣
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