"Mickey and Shawnee Airline's Al Porter pick the winning ticket"

We’ve spoken before about the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, the long-abandoned airstrip that allowed guests to fly directly in to Walt Disney World in its earliest years. Sadly, the commuter flights from Tampa, Orlando, and other locations quickly ended, and the plans to add terminal and hangar facilities to the STOLport never materialized.

But back in the spring of 1972, hopes were still high at Disney for the exciting possibilities provided by owning your own airstrip. Even cast members got in on the act, with Walt Disney World’s Springtime STOLport Getaway – an opportunity for lucky employees to win a flight to the Bahamas directly from Disney property!

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