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Fantasy of Flight to close to public next month
Fantasy of Flight will close its doors on April 6 after 18 years in business. The attraction is located halfway between Tampa and Orlando and has over 100 rare and vintage aircraft. Unfortunately, he said, there was not a big enough market of aircraft enthusiasts to justify keeping the doors open to the public. (www.baynews9.com) 更多...
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It is a really neat place. Kermit's collection is fabulous and he is one cool dude.
This is very sad news. I was able to visit this wonderful facility a few years ago and had a fantastic time. The amount of history and stories told there is amazing. Too bad for the employees losing jobs in a place they enjoyed. They seemed like family.
http://www.fantasyofflight.com/about-us/press-room/press-releases/fantasy-of-flight-takes-a-bold-next-step-on-its-journey/
As I told someone else, maybe we just need to consider the long term here and hope that this means more aircraft will see restoration and/or flying status sooner. It's not going away completely, so maybe that's a good sign.
Darn. At least he isn't auctioning his birds, yet. Maybe it will re-open.
I visited this excellent museum a couple of times after spending some time at Disneyworld. As a private pilot and above all an aviation enthusiast I asked repeatedly if they offered rides on their airplanes but I received a flat no something that was a bit shocking for all who had just enjoyed proactive rides and so at Disney. I know that insurance premiums are awful but there are many aviation museums in other parts of the U.S. where rides are offered (i.e. at nearby Kissimee) which are very expensive. I don't know but perhaps this was one of the reasons why the number of visitors went down. Too bad.
