![]() This turned out to be the preparation team for President Bush’s visit to Walt Disney World. A truck trailer was then immediately towed on to the runway to block any other aircraft from landing. As a matter of fact, that same year an aircraft landed and took off after making its drop. During that time Disney would park buses, sea creates, and tractor-trailers on the runway and reports indicate the monorail has never been a problem. In 2006, the airstrip remained closed to the public but was still in use. The former runway was being used as a staging area for buses however, the Disney Airfield was no longer listed as an active airfield. In 2004, the runway, taxiways, and ramp remained completely intact. Lake Buena Vista STOLport was ultimately scrapped after the theme park built a Monorail close to the runway, which meant planes were no longer able to land. The idea was that the small airport would eventually make way for a much larger airport, but the idea never took off. The small runway meant that the only planes able to fly in were short take-off and landing (STOL) planes operated by Shawnee Airlines. The short commute time was a big perk for guests able to afford the ticket price, but the best thing about landing at Lake Buena Vista Airport was the singing runway. Built to surprise passengers, the runway had grooves built into it like the ones you find on the side of the motorway, which played When You Wish Upon A Star from Pinocchio when a vehicle drove over it at 40mph, although it has been reported that the grooves were removed in 2008. Walt Disney World Airport, which is also known as Lake Buena Vista Airport and Lake Buena Vista STOLport, operated until the 1980s, but it hasn’t been used for commercial flights ever since. The old road is still accessible, just after the entrance to the parks – anyone can drive there and check it out. The later released plans for Epcot were significantly scaled-down and did not include the airport. After Walt’s passing, this plan never came to fruition. In fact, Walt Disney’s plan for Epcot, (the original community, not the theme park) was for there to be a regional airport with 4 runways. Walt’s plans for EPCOT included a regional airport The airport, which sits south of the Magic Kingdom Park and north of Epcot, next to World Drive. Not many people know that Disney owned a private-use airport right off the property close to the parks.
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