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Restricting Disney Airspace among Security Steps Taken in Central Florida.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 19--Airspace over Walt Disney World and Disneyland became no-fly zones Tuesday as the United States prepared to go to war with Iraq.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued the temporary restrictions as the federal government took steps to reduce the threat of terrorism as the national threat level increased to "high," or Orange. The restriction is aimed primarily at small aircraft.

"The Disney parks are a potential target of symbolic value," FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in Atlanta.

Federal officials said there is no specific threat against either theme park. The action lumped the Orlando and California tourist attractions with Washington, D.C.,...

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