Disney World airstrip project?

[imarc]

I misread this as "airship project" - now I'm very disappointed.

 

[asianway]

That and the realisation the Contemporary is kind of in the way. Remember when the A frame had anti collision lights on it?

Fascinating...no, new research project, thanks

 

[Master Yoda]

lol...I understand....Thank you (but you knew which site it was???)

Oh, we all know which site It is.

This^^^

 

[danlb_2000]

************** is reporting about this permit too but unfortunately they don't mention anything about Project 89 and therefore makes their article a little misleading about what this STOLPort site will be used for.

They updated the article to include the Fort Wilderness site as one of the possibilities.

 

[EOD K9]

I would think that if the Company needed use of an airstrip, they would just build a better and longer one somewhere in the property.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Part of me wants so much to see where we could take this rumor, like Disney is secretly dealing with the FAA to reestablish the STOL airsrtip as a exclusive access for the 0.000000000001% using golden Learjet's bought using the revenue from hotel parking...


But man seeing you guys work your magic to keep the truth is just too dang admirable!

STOL is close(ish) to Golden Oak so...

 

[DznyGrlSD]

************** is reporting about this permit too but unfortunately they don't mention anything about Project 89 and therefore makes their article a little misleading about what this STOLPort site will be used for.

That particular website is, for want of a better term, banned from this site.

The owner of it does not play well with others.

lol...I understand....Thank you (but you knew which site it was???)

Rhymes with WDW Ruse Souffle

 

[drwadadli]

Rhymes with WDW Ruse Souffle

Yes it does and I saw that @danlb_2000 told them that they should do their research (in a nicer way).

 

[Master Yoda]

Yes it does and I saw that @danlb_2000 told them that they should do their research (in a nicer way).

I am quite sure they will take his advice.

I could not even type that with a straight face.

 

[Nubs70]

The airstrip will become home to the Fab Five Dragstrip.

 

[Master Yoda]

The airstrip will become home to the Fab Five Dragstrip.

I support this decision 110%.

 

[djkidkaz]

I think it’s probably related the the project 89 support area

It seems like it is pretty far from where the rumored addition to Fort Wilderness was going to go. I was under the impression the expansion would be near the shore where river country was and this looks to be closer to MK parking lot.

 

[Master Yoda]

It seems like it is pretty far from where the rumored addition to Fort Wilderness was going to go. I was under the impression the expansion would be near the shore where river country was and this looks to be closer to MK parking lot.

Ideally you want something as close as possible, but you don't always have the luxury. Given the size of the project, the location is not all that bad as they have paved access in 2 different directions from that location.

I have seen much worse, for much smaller projects. Probably the worst was a rather large single family home where the only access was a roughly mile long winding dirt road. If you could not fit it in the back of a pickup truck, you were carrying it in by hand.

 

[danlb_2000]

It seems like it is pretty far from where the rumored addition to Fort Wilderness was going to go. I was under the impression the expansion would be near the shore where river country was and this looks to be closer to MK parking lot.

It is for the Fort Wilderness project, the permit confirms this.

The location makes sense. It's the closest large area that is not part of the conservation lands. It also has good road access and won't be very visible to most guests.

 

[mm121]

It is for the Fort Wilderness project, the permit confirms this.

The location makes sense. It's the closest large area that is not part of the conservation lands. It also has good road access and won't be very visible to most guests.

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looks like if they want to they could build a temporary road almost directly north though the undeveloped area to avoid construction/dirt moving traffic on the main roads or on the roads though fort wilderness or the main city streets to wilderness lodge

 

[danlb_2000]

looks like if they want to they could build a temporary road almost directly north though the undeveloped area to avoid construction/dirt moving traffic on the main roads or on the roads though fort wilderness or the main city streets to wilderness lodge

Or a conveyor belt.

 

[Gringrinngghost]

Kinda can still make it out -

An interesting side note to this looks like they are using the area right above it as a boneyard - and the parking lot to the west of it as a Rat beam staging area.

 

[Driver]

The beauty of a helicopter is that you don't need a helipad to land one.

This is true! I surely am not an aviator but I thought they could only land at designated pads unless it was an emergency? ( I honestly don't know) I was just responding to what DisneyCane said about a helipad somewhere else on property, not too many people know there is one backstage at EPCOT.

 

[peter11435]

It seems like it is pretty far from where the rumored addition to Fort Wilderness was going to go. I was under the impression the expansion would be near the shore where river country was and this looks to be closer to MK parking lot.

It’s not for the addition itself. It’s for construction support for the project.

 

[trainplane3]

Kinda can still make it out -

Random, but at one point was the Living Seas logo on the other side of the helipad? The image is from 10/2006 in Google Earth.

Edit: Looking at your picture again, I can make it out. Guess my eyes weren't working again.