{"id":38700,"date":"2022-10-28T19:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/28\/wish-upon-a-thunderbird-air-force-demo-team-does-disney-flyover\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:12:54","slug":"wish-upon-a-thunderbird-air-force-demo-team-does-disney-flyover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/10\/28\/wish-upon-a-thunderbird-air-force-demo-team-does-disney-flyover\/","title":{"rendered":"Wish upon a Thunderbird \u2014 Air Force demo team performs Disney flyover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a young boy growing up just outside of Orlando, Florida, home to Walt Disney World, Air Force Maj. Zane Taylor could only dream of one day getting to fly over what he considered the most magical place on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, the 34-year-old airman, whose father was a Disney executive in charge of the park\u2019s live entertainment, got to do just that as the number four slot pilot<\/a> in the U.S. Air Force\u2019s aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be able to fly over the Magic Kingdom, having that experience growing up, is really special,\u201d said Taylor, who uses the call sign \u201cStrobe\u201d and also serves as the team\u2019s lead instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n