Quoted:
Disney sucks
View Quote
Disney Parks Shielded With No-Fly Zones
Posted: 9:27 a.m. EDT May 11, 2003
Updated: 6:23 p.m. EDT May 11, 2003
Walt Disney World and Disneyland have no-fly security zones like only
a few other potential targets in the United States, according to a
Local 6 News report.
Federal officials permanently closed the airspace above Walt Disney
Co. properties in Florida and California on the eve of the Iraq war
to protect against terrorist attacks, according to a report.
The 24-hour security zones put Disney on par with a select few other
potential targets, including President George W. Bush's ranch and
nuclear submarine bases.
According to published reports, Congress bent the rules to help
Disney secure the no-fly zones without a request from any national
security agency, according to the report.
However, competitors are saying that Disney used terrorist fears to
stop aerial-advertising planes and sightseeing planes and
helicopters.
Disney officials insist that they have done nothing wrong in getting
lawmakers to order the Federal Aviation Administration to give them
the permanent special protection.