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No-fly zones over Disney parks face new scrutiny
The Disney restrictions have been in place since 2003, thanks to a provision quietly slipped into a massive congressional spending bill weeks before the Iraq war. Defense and counter-terrorism officials did not appear to ask for the Disney protections, which were instead urged by at least one Disney lobbyist, according to an Orlando Sentinel investigation in 2003. (www.latimes.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As an annual passholder at Walt Disney World, I know that you cannot visit the parks without tourist helicopters flying over the park at under 1000 ft every few minutes. I assume that Disney charges them a fee to allow them to make these flights. It makes the no fly zone quite the joke.
Disney can't charge a fee for this, because the FAA controls this airspace, not Disney. As others have said, all you need is contact with and authorization by ATC to fly within the TFR.
Special TFR treatment for Disney most likely required handing out lots of free tickets to the Magic Kingdom. Is Orlando Class C airspace?
Disney World is under the Orlando International (MCO) Class B, so it's Class E.
I wasn't just the Banner planes, I was more towards the ENG news helicopters when they filmed the dead animals in animal kingdom here in Florida
Many years ago, while stationed in SoCal, I was aircrew who flew in Phrogs around the area for a training squadron. Often, we would shoot GCAs into Los Alamitos AAF. The the pattern took us right over Disneyland. It was really cool at night in the summer, especially when they had fireworks. It was really cool to see a fireworks show from 3000' or so (can't remember what altitude we flew at, it has been years now) with the park in the background. Shame that no one else can view that now.