Disney Receives FAA Approval To Use Drones For Nighttime Shows Over Theme Parks

Reports of Disney attempting to use drones in their nighttime shows first came about back in 2014 and work has been underway ever since to get approval to use them. Well, Disney has now received the approval of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to have drone flights for nighttime shows of their theme parks.

In order for Disney to be able to move forward and use drones in their nighttime shows over the theme parks, it took a lot of doing. In October of last year, Disney applied to have the FAA restriction on drone used lifted and it has now finally been granted.

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According to the full documentation from the FAA,  Disney will now be able to use drones in the parks at for all of the nighttime shows such as Illuminations, Wishes, Fantasmic, and any others that the company sees fit.

Now, please note that this FAA waiver means that Disney can use drones at all of its parks in the United States…that includes Walt Disney World and Disneyland locations.

The projection drones, which have been named “Flixels” by Disney, have not yet been announced as officially being put in or used anywhere. With this approval from the FAA, it is likely that work will move forward and Disney could make a reveal sometime in the near future.

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As read in the documents from the FAA, the waiver is good for the time period of Nov. 1, 2016, through Nov. 30, 2020.

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