✅ It’s true that Walt Disney World Resort had an abandoned airstrip for short takeoffs and landings. ❌ However, it was a fairly bare-bones stretch of pavement and not a full-fledged airport.
that Disney had originally considered building a regional airport on the same site where the EPCOT theme park sits today at Disney World.on the plans. At the time, Disney officials said the airport “will be a prototype for general aviation of the future”:
On April 10, 1977, the Sentinel provided details about a study regarding the potential for the STOLport: The reporting noted that Disney tested larger planes. A 50-seat aircraft could potentially have operated between Atlanta, Georgia, and Walt Disney World Resort. In 2014, flight restrictions were issued by the Federal Aviation Administration for any aircraft coming within a specific radius of Walt Disney World Resort. The resort is nowCuriously, we found numerous reports of the airstrip once having a “singing runway.” Stories told of grooves built into the pavement. The noises made when an airplane’s wheels landed on the grooves purportedly sounded like the notes for “When You Wish Upon a Star.
Historical imagery from Google Earth showed that the former airport property changed after it was abandoned. Roads were somewhat altered and buildings were added:
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