Disneyland and Disney World
Yes, both of the United States Disney parks are protected by no-fly zones—Florida’s Walt Disney World and California’s Disneyland. They were included in a massive air-safety-focused act of Congress, Operation Liberty Shield, enacted in 2003.
But Disney World actually already had some degree of protection from too-close airplanes; they didn’t want low-flying aircraft scaring Animal Kingdom’s fauna. And while Disney parks were seeking the safety provided by a no-fly zone—they’re some of the country’s most major, and culturally significant, tourist destinations, after all—Disney also had a more self-serving reason.
Throughout the 1980s and ’90s, Disney was plagued by aerial advertisements, including religious and political messages and ads for competitors like SeaWorld, flying over their parks. They saw the no-fly zone as a perfect way to keep them away.
