Previously hosted on Nexus Mods, the Walt Disney Runway is now available on Flightsim.to.
The Walt Disney Runway or more commonly known as the Walt Disney Airport (KDWS) is a recreation project. Reenvisioned in my own eyes of what it could have been if it still existed though still in the original state of being a small airport. The entire airport is built from reference images and all built from in-sim, not using ADE.
(Work in progress, releasing and updating as MSFS SDK grows)
The airport was never large, with only enough stand space to accommodate four aircraft at a time; no hangar space was ever built. When it was active it accommodated smaller commuter airliners that had STOL capabilities and could operate from airfields with short runways. It is no longer registered as an active airport by the FAA, ICAO and IATA and as of December 2017 serves Walt Disney World as a parking and storage lot. The runway to this day is fully intact and seen by motorists traveling along World Drive toward the Ticket Center, as well as by passengers on the monorail.
Reenvisioned Runway
This project was created on August 17th, 2020 when Microsoft Flight Simulator was released officially. I've been working on this project since then. The Walt Disney Runway is reenvisioned in which you can both depart and arrive onto the runway. Giving the player the option to fly into Disney World in their own aircraft or take off from Disney World, a very VIP experience. The runway features small runway lights though it's not recommended to fly at night due to lack of visibility and fog that Orlando gets occasionally.
If this runway existed today, I could imagine that this would normally get used for Club 33 members where they have their own airport to travel in and out from to avoid traffic and highways. It's remarkable how things could have turned if the Monorail didn't exist. Who knows with Walt's dream of making Disney a city to live in, this could have turned into an International Airport like JFK or LAX.
Runway/Airport:
- Project Name: Project 33
- ICAO: WDRW
- IATA: WDR
- Runway: 33 & 15 / 33 is an Easter Egg for Club 33.
- 2 taxiway paths
- 1 exiting and 1 entering the runway
- 4 small GA stands with taxi-pushback/ground crew.
- 1 helicopter pad
Other added stuff:
- 2 windsocks, one near GA and another by the helicopter pad.
- Small terminal building to handle passengers and hangers to store runway equipment, vehicles and the Disney airplanes.
- Custom "mouse" logo on top of the ATC tower.
Notes: If you'd like Commerical Aircraft, head to my 'Walt Disney International' airport. This one expands on later envisioned Airport.
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Known Issues:
At night the game has autogenerated lights that appear above the runway space. No idea how to get rid of them. Sadly flying in at the airport at night currently ruins the immersion. Until the developers give us the ability to get rid of these lights via the SDK, this will stay an on-going issue.
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Add-ons:
- This airport goes along great with the King Air 350i & TBM 930 Disney Planes. The 'Disney Plane V2 (King Air 350i)' will be required to show the airplane near the hangar.
- New to Walt Disney World? Download the Disney Tour Flight Plan enjoy a tour of all the theme parks, water parks and downtown.
- You can keep track on who travels to this airport via Volanta. Just search for 'Lake Buena Vista STOLport.'
Notes:
The King Air 350i is a big boy for this runway. You will need to get a rolling start from the taxiway near the helicopter pad. If not, you won't have enough speed to take off, you'll just stall the aircraft.
- Q: How can I give feedback?
- A: If you'd like to give me feedback of my mods, head to my personal Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ycbMseh
Licenses:
You can also read them in the Package build.
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In the meantime, check out my other airports that I created here.
HypePerformanceGroup
Happy to see you're still supporting one of my faves!
DennyAtkin
Never rated this but I've been flying in since you initially posted it on Nexusmods and it's just a fun little airport. So, thank you!
azgoodaz author
Thank you, I appreciate the review. An update should be coming around the corner that incorporates the newest World Update.
2 years ago
HypePerformanceGroup
One of my favorite airports ever for MFS!
azgoodaz author
As always, thank you for the continued support from the start. :D
2 years ago
gliderpilot1
Awesome scenery package and works great with my other FL scenery packages. I've become obsessed with this area now. Great work and works wonderful with SU5.
azgoodaz author
I appreciate that. I love this scenery a lot haha, I just wish more people found out about it to share the same love I have for it (well this goes for my other airports as well haha).
3 years ago
Friendly1084
Downloading now, thanks!
azgoodaz author
Sweet thank you. Be sure to re-download it again if you get any issues with the road clipping through the taxi-path. Didn't notice this until last minute but it's fixed now.
3 years ago
CaptJohnCoPPickles
FIRST!
I just Love anything Florida! Thank-You! 😀