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Where is Walt's plane? UPDATE - Coming to D23 2022
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disneyworld66
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Glad to see. It appears they still have a plan for it.
jt04
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Even if the plan is to sell it to a third party for restoration it would be fantastic to see it saved.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
They also put a chain link fence around it, probably to keep out urban explorers, not that that would happen.
PrinceCharming617
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Perhaps the plane is next to Walt Disney's head in a Collector's gallery like on Guardians of the Galaxy.
PrinceCharming617
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They also put a chain link fence around it, probably to keep out urban explorers, not that that would happen.
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Oh wait never mind.
Does anyone know if there are plans for this yet for the 50th. Honestly, Disney should take over the preview center again and put this plane out in the back parking lot. They should then create a history exhibit in that building is like the current "Epcot Experience."
Haymarket2008
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Word on the street is that there are plans to showcase it in Animation Courtyard.....
JoeCamel
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Interesting - no gates?They also put a chain link fence around it, probably to keep out urban explorers, not that that would happen.
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danlb_2000
Premium Member
Really no need since there is no need for anyone to go in there on a regular basis.
Goofyernmost
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The plane is hallow, the engines are gone there really is nothing to see. It's not even the same color that it was while parked at DHS. If they retrofit it with the same interior it once had then it might be worth seeing, but right now, nah!
JoeCamel
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Not my point but OK
Goofyernmost
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I wasn't debating or attempting to modify your intent. I was just adding to the thought, but if that isn't the reason for your "no gate" statement, perhaps you could expand on your thought. To me it needs no gate because there really is nothing there to see and without sophisticated tools nothing that can be stolen. It is obvious that Disney has no future plan for it and the cost of scraping it far outweighs what it costs to just park it in that field and let nature take it's course. They have minimum expense (the land was paid for ages ago) it's not in the way and they can avoid the outpouring of upset that would happen if they were to scrap it. In a few more years when all of the people that are familiar with it's history are long gone, it then can be made to disappear with no problems at all. It would be gone by now if they hadn't displayed it at DHS and made a big deal about it. Walt had more then that plane. Does anyone question where those have magically disappeared too?
Movielover
Well-Known Member
I would think if that was the case they would not bother to wrap it up (wingtip exposed for some reason). We've seen how they treat large vehicles like this when they don't need them anymore (Subs, Backlot Trams, etc) and the plane definitely feels more preserved than those others. You may be right but I hope there is still a future in the parks or Disney Springs for this piece of history. If anything they could sell/donate it to the Henry Ford Museum up in Detroit. There it would be given a good home!
Goofyernmost
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Good idea. Why they seem to being preserve it, might just be because many eyes are on it and mummifying it would bring the same response as if they loaded it into a dumpster. I'm not sure why they are keeping it. Perhaps museums really aren't interested because historically speaking it was used to scout out a theme park location (not really earth shaking) and fly to and from the 64 Worlds Fair location. (There are hundreds, if not thousands of planes that have done that.) And a lot of those times Walt wasn't even in the plane. It's not like it helped end WWII. So frankly, I don't know why, I'm just speculating. If they really valued it they would have built some simple shelter to keep it out of the elements. So to me it is more that it is cheaper to let it sit and rot away then to worry about it.I would think if that was the case they would not bother to wrap it up (wingtip exposed for some reason). We've seen how they treat large vehicles like this when they don't need them anymore (Subs, Backlot Trams, etc) and the plane definitely feels more preserved than those others. You may be right but I hope there is still a future in the parks or Disney Springs for this piece of history. If anything they could sell/donate it to the Henry Ford Museum up in Detroit. There it would be given a good home!
The plane of Walt Theseus.
JoeCamel
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No gate means they expect no traffic in or out
GimpYancIent
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I believe the Walt Disney airplane is a piece of history worth preserving and if the Disney Co were to donate it to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum it would be given a proper place to be seen by the public. The Smithsonian Air and Space museum has restored aircraft that were far more deteriorated than Walt's plane. If you have visited the Smithsonian Air and Space exhibit adjacent to Dulles airport in Northern Virginia you will understand.
One more artifact saved for posterity and one less item cluttering Disney property, neglected.
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