Travel Tuesday: Orlando March 2019 Helicopter Charter

When I moved to Orlando in 1985, Disney had only been open for a little over a decade.  The area that is International Drive was a massive defense plant and testing range.  I watched the area change, moved away and when I go back I really notice the change.  I was in Orlando in March of 2019, BC, to speak at two conferences.  There were signs for helicopter sightseeing tours.  I stopped, the price is always high, but the experience is amazing.  I was the only passenger, the pilot asked where to? We went south along I-4 to Lake Buena Vista, EPCOT, and Disney Studios.  When you have a chance, splurge and spend the $200 for an amazing ride. 

The Tower in the foreground, was built while I was working in Orlando, the foundation is one massive continuous concrete pour, every concrete plant in the area shipped only to that building site for three days, around the clock, non-stop.  

The pink building on the Right, is the Tower of Terror.  There is or was an elevator drop on the outside of the building that drops faster than gravity, faster than you would fall of you jumped.  It is pulled down by cables.  A gym friend of mine was on the engineering team that figured out how to do that.