{
  "id": 11185642,
  "title": "Disney World solved a problem that could save America billions every year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/disney-world-solved-a-problem-that-could-save-america-billions-every",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vox",
    "slug": "vox",
    "url": "https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/504720/disney-utilidors-utility-tunnels-811"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Every time a contractor digs in the asphalt, they navigate a high-risk obstacle course dodging cables, pipes, and gas lines. About 700,000 times per year, something goes wrong due to accidents caused by mislabeled or unmarked underground utilities. These incidents cost the US around $83.2 billion annually, equivalent to the annual public transit investment across the nation. While the situation may be even worse as every mislabeled power line or gas pipe can delay construction for months. Disney World solves this problem with its utilidors, a network of tunnels beneath its parks housing all utility lines. These utilidors protect cables from weather and soil changes, making them easy to monitor, catalog, and access. Although costly initially, the long-term savings are significant, particularly in areas with frequent digging. Other cities, like Prague and Singapore, have also implemented utility tunnel networks, showcasing the feasibility of this solution in urban areas.",
  "summary": "Buried beneath every American city is a mysterious jumble of cables, pipes, and gas lines, entangled like a pair of wired headphones the moment you pull them out of your pocket. Every time a contractor sticks a shovel in the asphalt, they embark on a high-risk excavate-by-dots obstacle course, dodging color-coded clusters of spaghetti-like power […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Disney World uses utilidors to map underground utilities",
    "Prevents accidents costing $83.2B annually in US",
    "Other cities like Prague and Singapore have similar networks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}