Walt Disney World Airport

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by degunter
I found this article from 1999 about building an Airport on WDW Property. It is too long to post here, but here is a link to the story if you would like all the details:

Walt Disney World's Own Airport

From my understanding, the airport was to be built just south of 192. But since 1999, they have built the connector road from World Drive to I-4 and Celebration.

Has anyone heard anything about this?

You have to remember that when the reedy creek was incorporated in 66 the old orlando ariport called McCord was vary small airport and orlando had less than 100,000 population and the only reason to come to orlando at the time was for business to one of the areospace companies supporting NASA. they felt that they need to build one them selfs to get guests to WDW because Disney property was going to be self suficent hense reedy creek is a government all its own. so that is why it is in the charter , after disney orlando planed and expanded McCord to meet demand and eventualy built Orlando international in the late 80s and I see that they recently built the foruth terminal so this will never happen. In the only most remote idea would be a small strip for very rich with there own lear jets. Disney exec used to use the landung strip parrell to world drive whrn they had Ear Force One in active service in the 70s and early 80s. so that is the only way there would ever be one on proberty

 

[bamboo7]

Originally posted by JLW11Hi


A lot of Celebration has already been built. I couldn't tell ya where on Disney's property it is though.

i can
its right here ---> http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=12&T=1&X=558&Y=3916&Z=17&W=2

right below 192. its the most southern disney public area.
now to go along with the argument that celebration would prevent an airport,
i have to disagree (even though i don't think disney needs its own airport, or will ever have one).
i imagine that they have enough land that they could stick an airport far enough away from other things, to keep them from being disturbed by an airport.

 

[jaylenofan86]

No, no! Not jets into the airport! Multi-engine props! You know, Saab 340's, ATR 42's and 72's. Yes, WDW it over the base leg of 16L and 16C. But, they could have the planes coming into WDW to take a different route.

 

[DisneyWorldGuru]

HEy the airport sounds cool but it will never happen. I would love to see it but Disney would build another park before building their own airport. Plus, you can still rent a car at WDW. The National Car Care Center rents cars and wont just disapear, I mean Disney has a contract with National. Also, I dont think any airline in todays world would have flights direct to WDW. You would prob. have to change planes in Atlanta (or Orlando :lol: ).

Never gonna' happen... well at least in this lifetime.

 

[DisneyWorldGuru]

Also, Celebration is almot finished. They only have a little more land to build on. The rest of the land is a Wildlife Perserve.

 

[mickclub1955]

In the original Master Plan that is the area for Disney's own Airport. But then if you look at the Master plan there was also suppose to be a parking facility and an industrial park. EPCOT and the resort area. My how things have changed. The whole area has changed. I don't believe there will ever be an Airport at WDW. Does anyone even know if they still use the STOL port just east of the MK parking lot?

 

[DisneyWorldGuru]

I dont think that the STOL port is still in use. I have never seen any aircraft land there but I am sure that if they ever had to use it they could.

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by mickclub1955
Does anyone even know if they still use the STOL port just east of the MK parking lot?

mickclub
what is the "STOL" port

 

[TURKEY]

Originally posted by jmarc63


mickclub
what is the "STOL" port

It stands for Short Take Off and Landing. I'm sure someone on here could give a good ariel picture of where it is.

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by turkey leg boy


It stands for Short Take Off and Landing. I'm sure someone on here could give a good ariel picture of where it is.

is this what your refering to

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=11&T=1&X=1110&Y=7853&Z=17&W=2

 

[jaylenofan86]

Yep, me the avation master and pilot I am will help all of you out! Disney planed to have a STOL since the opening of WDW. But, they soon found out it would get too crowded and canceled their plans. The STOL was to land small airplanes and private jets for day guests to the Magic Kingdom. Fly in in the morning, fly out by night! I would have loved to fly my Cessna Citation I into the STOL!

 

[Tot Fan]

Originally posted by bamboo7


along these same lines, i don't think that there would possably be a way to fill an airplane will Disney-bound passangers from any one city, on a daily basis. i picture a lot of 1/8 full (or less)jets flying into disney world. i just don't think WDW is big enough to financially justify having its own public airport.

Who said just because you fly to the disney airport you have to stay there? Maybe it could just be another public airport, on Disney property and owned by Disney.

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by jaylenofan86
Yep, me the avation master and pilot I am will help all of you out! Disney planed to have a STOL since the opening of WDW. But, they soon found out it would get too crowded and canceled their plans. The STOL was to land small airplanes and private jets for day guests to the Magic Kingdom. Fly in in the morning, fly out by night! I would have loved to fly my Cessna Citation I into the STOL!

Yes that is what hapened Dreaming VS. Reality. Allthou The only airplane to ever use it was Ear Force One In the early days untill took it out of service. When I was at Studios(then D-MGM) in 93 it was in the prop lot outside the soundstages which was on the tram tour.:wave:

 

[tumbleweed12]

WDW Airport

I think that they shouldn't build it, for safety reasons. Sure it would be convienient but what if a plane had to make an emergency landing but couldn't make it to the airport!, there is nowhere else but the parks!!

 

[jmarc63]

Re: WDW Airport

Originally posted by tumbleweed12
I think that they shouldn't build it, for safety reasons. Sure it would be convienient but what if a plane had to make an emergency landing but couldn't make it to the airport!, there is nowhere else but the parks!!

Tumbleweed,,,Think about it...Still could also happen on approach to orlando international as well. so bad reason not to build even if they did.

 

[jaylenofan86]

I think that they shouldn't build it, for safety reasons. Sure it would be convienient but what if a plane had to make an emergency landing but couldn't make it to the airport!, there is nowhere else but the parks!!

Tumbleweed, pilots are taught from day 1 NEVER to land in crowded areas in an emergency! Also, there is plenty of grasslands to land if anything did happen.

 

[bearboysnc]

If it were built, it probably would be THE most expensive Airport to fly to/from.

Charlotte holds that title at the moment.

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by bearboysnc
If it were built, it probably would be THE most expensive Airport to fly to/from.

Charlotte holds that title at the moment.

It would be a bad idea to do that, then everyone would fly into Orlando then like they do now already.

 

[jaylenofan86]

But, pravite jets and small airplanes could land at this airport and pay a landing and parking fee. Disney just needs to build a runway and some parking spaces and a building for the guests and pilots. Do you know have much money Disney can make on this? Also, this airport could have a noise resturtions (sp) like San Diego. Only aircraft that called ahead and got the ok to land and could only land and take-off in daylight hours.

 

[disneyreports]

There is a very large liability associated with having an airport on Disney property... Just imagine if there was an accident at the airport... The press would have a feeding frenzy...