Orlando Airport Wants to Partner with Theme Parks to IMPROVE Security

Disney4me · September 30, 2023

Some places go together perfectly. All our favorite malls have a Cheesecake Factory inside. Target and Starbucks seem to be pretty close friends, too. But the Orlando Airport and Disney World may be the ULTIMATE dream team.

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Orlando International Airport

Although we’re still a little sad that Disney eliminated its free airport transportation, we still love the feeling of landing at the airport and getting ready to go to Disney World. It’s the best! Well, as much as we love the arrival phase of our airport journey, many seem to agree that there are some parts of the airport we wish we could skip. Could MCO make things better? It seems like they’re trying!

The Orlando Airport has an ambitious new strategic plan for the next decade. The plan was created by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, a group that oversees the Orlando International Airport, according to Orlando Business Journal. There are two main goals laid out in the plan: 1.) To connect people, places, and environments and 2.) To facilitate the mobility of people, vehicles, goods, and more.

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The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority met on September 27th to discuss the 2023 strategic plan. Kevin Thibault, president and CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority noted, “Now as we evolve into this 2023 strategic plan, it’s really all about leading change and developing the aspirational goals for this authority in the next 10-plus years.”

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So, how can the Orlando Airport accomplish its goals? Per Orlando Business Journal, there are four priorities and four strategic goals and objectives within each priority. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority plans to focus on connections, community, innovation, and people through a series of goals to improve the airport.

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Most notably, there are plans over the next decade that involve “Partnering with theme parks to improve security checkpoint queues, install biometrics to increase throughput and provide family lanes,” according to Orlando Business Journal. Additionally, Orlando Airport hopes to work on “Becoming the first large airport in Florida to incorporate electric vertical take-off and landing technology within the next 10 years.” Talk about some big goals!

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Could Orlando Airport tap Disney for some security checkpoint tips? We’ll have to wait and see what happens over the next decade. Considering all the new things arriving at Orlando Airport, like a high-speed train and an entirely new terminal, there’s a lot happening in Central Florida right now. We can’t wait to see what’s next!