January 2007

The Disneyland® Resort believes in promoting best practices to help preserve the environment for future generations. The Walt Disney Company’s commitment to preserving the environment dates back to Walt Disney himself when he said, “The natural resources of our vast continent are not inexhaustible. But if we use our riches wisely, if we will protect our wildlife and preserve our lakes and streams, these things will last us for generations to come.” With proactive efforts in recycling, waste minimization, resource conservation, community involvement and education, the Resort is committed to balancing environmental stewardship throughout its operations. GREEN MEETING STANDARDS • In conjunction with The Walt Disney Company’s long-standing commitment to “Environmentality,” all meetings and group events held at the Disneyland® Resort focus on efforts to reduce our environmental impact by minimizing waste, conserving water and energy, reducing carbon emissions, protecting ecosystems and inspiring others to do the same. • Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa participates at the Leadership level in the California Integrated Waste Management Board’s (CIWMB) Green Lodging program. Recognized as a national leader in the area of environmental issues, this California state agency developed the California Green Lodging Program to provide a standard measurement of the environmental operations for California hotel properties. Green Meeting Environment • The Disneyland® Resort is a “walking resort,” with all three hotel properties, Downtown Disney® District and two theme parks all within walking distance, eliminating the need for shuttle services. • The Resort can provide beverage stations in bulk instead of individual bottled waters with pads and pens in the back of the room to minimize waste. • Utilize glassware and china for events whenever possible, eliminating disposable flatware, plastic plates and Styrofoam. Cloth napkins are used instead of paper napkins whenever possible. • Highly visible recycle bins are provided for attendees that look for opportunities to recycle in foyers and meeting rooms. Cardboard, aluminum, steel cans and plastic bottles are hand sorted and recycled via the City of Anaheim. Provide recycled menu card stock and recycled paper throughout the Resort, including business centers. Green Meeting Support • Reusable menu frames or digital menu frames are deployed where possible on buffet stations. • LED bulbs replaced disposable votives with rechargeable battery power lamps where possible. • Thermal bags are available at an additional cost for box lunches – this is a great idea as a gift bag instead of cardboard or plastic boxes. • Bulk condiments are offered whenever possible to minimize the use of individual condiments. • Sending documents such as PowerPoint presentations electronically is encouraged. • Request to not pre-pour beverages, offer pitchers, or individual servings upon seating is available. • Green Package enhancements such as portfolios and pens made with 100% recycled materials and a commemorative Disneyland® Resort water bottle is available. © Disney AIR QUALITY/ ENERGY • The Disneyland® Resort uses clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel its 16 parking lot guest trams. The conversion of the guest trams to CNG eliminates approximately 56,000 gallons of diesel use per year, significantly reducing air emission. Additionally, all cast member shuttles run on compressed natural gas. • The Disneyland® Resort expanded its on-property CNG fueling station in 2009. The station increases CNG production by nearly 80 percent, enabling the Resort to utilize this clean fuel at a much greater scale. Many attraction vehicles and back of house equipment use CNG including the Columbia Sailing Ship, Tom Sawyer Island Rafts, Jungle Cruise boats, Main Street buses and a number of emergency back-up engines. • In April 2007, the five Disneyland® Railroad trains were converted to a soy-based biodiesel to fuel their steam boilers. In February 2009, the program was improved by replacing soybean-based B98 with biodiesel (B99.9) made from used cooking oil from Resort kitchens. Oil used to cook French fries and other foods is processed to power the Disneyland® Railroad, Mark Twain Riverboat, back of house pressure washers and light-towers eliminating approximately 200,000 gallons of petroleum diesel use per year. • The Disneyland® Hotel installed a Central Energy Plant (CEP) in March 2006. Within nine months of its installation, the Hotel permanently eliminated eight combustion sources, reducing nitrogen oxide emissions. The Hotel also replaced two boilers with natural gas burning water heaters; the heaters are controlled by an energy management system and reduce annual natural gas usage and ultimately carbon emissions. • Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage uses magnetic coils to propel the subs which are considered zero-emission vehicles. The new electric drive system eliminates the use of hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel each year. • The Disneyland® Resort Monorail is powered by non-emission-contributing electricity and all Disneyland® Resort parade floats are electrically powered and have zero emissions. The Resort also has about 350 zero emission electric vehicles and 30 clean fuel vehicles used in the back of house. • Since 2001, the Disneyland® Resort has enhanced its energy conservation measures and reduced its average daily power demand by four million kilowatt hours, the equivalent of the energy used by 350 average American homes. This has been achieved through lighting, heating and air conditioning adjustments. • Disneyland® Resort Entertainment has been upgrading its theatrical lighting Resortwide with energy efficient LED (light emitting diodes) lights. The new lights last ten times longer and use 75 percent less energy than conventional incandescent light bulbs. LED lights are currently being used at Sleeping Beauty Castle, Fantasmic!, Princess Fantasy Faire and Tomorrowland Terrace. • Pixie Hollow, Tinker Bell's home at Disneyland® Park, features 1,000 LED strobe lights that use as much as 50 percent less energy. The attraction is enhanced by colored LED fixtures in the landscape and in Pixie Dust Lake, which use less energy and allow the color of the landscape and water to interact with the music. • Nearly 10,000 custom-made gold, green and white LED lights have been added to 17 floats in the enhanced Disney's Electrical Parade. The new LED lights use one-quarter of the power of incandescent lights. The Tinker Bell float alone has more than 25,000 points of light and 75 percent are driven by an LED source. The costumes used in the parade also have LED lights, resulting in performers only having to wear one battery pack instead of two. Page 2 of 6 © Disney • National Change a Light Day and the Disneyland® Resort along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Sylvania kicked-off the 2007 Energy Star Change a Light Bus tour. The bus tour promoted the environmental benefits of compact fluorescent lights (CFL) over incandescent light bulbs. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson was on hand with Disneyland® Resort executives to start off the tour. The bus demonstrated how CFLs help protect the environment by using less electricity and lasting longer than incandescent bulbs. Guests who made the pledge to Change a Light received a certificate good for a free CFL bulb. • Reducing traffic and improving air quality are commitments made by The Walt Disney Company to the cities of Anaheim, Burbank, and Glendale and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). • Through the Disney Commuter Assistance program, California-based Cast Members and employees can find resources, options, and incentives to help promote cleaner air in the region and can be prepared to face commute challenges in the event of an emergency. Each month, around 7,800 cast members clean-air commute to work by carpooling, vanpooling, riding the train or bus, bicycling or even walking to work. WATER CONSERVATION • In 2009, in preparation for the World of Color show, Paradise Bay at Disney’s California Adventure® Park had to be drained. In partnership with the Orange County Water District (OCWD), the Disneyland® Resort determined the most environmentally responsible way to drain the lagoon was to store the water, rather than releasing it to the ocean through the storm drains. By sending the water to the OCWD's Ground Water Replenishment System, it was purified and added back into Orange County’s underground water supply (aquifer). The Resort now uses the same environmentally conscientious method in draining the Rivers of America at Disneyland® Park. • To maximize efficiency and conserve water, the Disneyland® Resort uses an on-site weather system to manage its irrigation system that is comprised of 60,000 sprinkler heads. A central irrigation system communicates via radio technology with more than 100 satellite irrigation controllers around the Resort. Irrigation intentionally occurs at night rather than during the day to minimize evaporation. • At the Hotels of the Disneyland® Resort, Guests are given the choice to participate in water conservation efforts by reusing their towels versus having them changed daily. Also, low-flow showerheads and aerators were installed at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa and Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel, reducing water usage by three gallons-per-minute-going from five gallons-per-minute and reducing water consumption by up to 50 percent. The Disneyland® Hotel will receive the

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