The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing will fly over Magic Kingdom and EPCOT on July 4, beginning above Cinderella Castle around 10:30 a.m. and continuing over EPCOT shortly after.
Disney said the Walt Disney World flyover is weather dependent. Guests and neighbors near Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney's Hollywood Studios should expect extra aircraft noise during the morning pass.
The unit is based at Patrick Space Force Base on Florida's Space Coast. The flyover is part of Disney's America 250 slate across Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Store, and Disney-owned broadcast platforms.
Walt Disney World July 4 Flyover
Magic Kingdom and EPCOT are the two named flyover points. The timing puts the aircraft over Cinderella Castle first, then over EPCOT shortly after the 10:30 a.m. start.
Walt Disney World is also running holiday entertainment across the resort. Magic Kingdom has "Disney's Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky" on July 3 and 4, and EPCOT has patriotic lighting on Spaceship Earth, July 3-5 Voices of Liberty performances, and exclusive July 4 echo sets.
Disneyland Resort July 4 Entertainment
Disneyland Resort's July 4 weekend includes a fireworks pre-show tribute before World of Color, the return of "Disney's Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky," patriotic Dapper Dans attire, military band performances, and an America cavalcade at select times July 3-5.
Disneyland's holiday entertainment overlaps with Soarin' Across America's July 2 opening at Disney California Adventure. The new flight film already opened at EPCOT in May.
Source and images: Disney Parks Blog's America 250 announcement.
Image credit: Disney Parks Blog. The story uses four official images tied to the flyover and park entertainment. Merchandise, food, Disney Cruise Line, and broadcast images from the source package were outside this story's narrow scope.