Future Flights to Disney World Could Be DRAMATICALLY Shorter — But There’s a Catch

How long does it take you to fly from your local airport to Disney World? Ever wish that flight was significantly shorter?

We’ve seen all kinds of airport and airline changes announced or put in place that could make your next flying experience easier — like the addition of more non-stop flights or adjustments in security processes. But some new technology could take things to ANOTHER level.

According to Forbes, some new research has been released that suggests a flight from Sydney, Australia all the way to London, England — a trip that currently takes 22 hours — might only take 2 hours(!!!) by 2033.

How would that be possible? Well, it would all be thanks to help from “sub-orbital” space flights.

There has been medical research done by The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority to see how passengers would do on such flights. Research on this was published in a journal and concluded that that “physiological responses are likely to be benign for most passengers.”

There is a G-force part of the journey though, and it’s during that section that some might have trouble breathing or even have a momentary loss of vision. Interestingly, according to the CAA’s medical lead, Dr. Ryan Anderton, older people might do better in this section since they have stiffer arteries, and that can lessen the pooling of blood away from the brain.

With this sub-orbital technology, the flight from London to Sydney could involve taking off in a G-force rocket to a point where it would technically be in space. You’d feel a G-force of 4G for about 30 seconds.

By comparison, if you select the Orange Team on Mission: SPACE in EPCOT you feel G-forces of up to 2.5G (that’s a pretty substantial difference). But, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster can cause guests to experience forces of nearly 5Gs as they transition from launch to loop at the ride’s first inversion.

This flight wouldn’t really continue further into space though. Its journey would be suborbital for the rest of the way down to its arranged destination. It would re-enter Earth at a G-force of 6G for about 10-15 seconds.

Forbes points out that it would be “technically possible to travel anywhere on the earth’s surface within 2 hours,” but that would be a particularly big deal for extremely long flights (like the ones between Sydney and London).

A suborbital journey between London and Sydney wouldn’t come cheap though. It might be as much as $350,000(!!) at first, but “reduce over time and with increased demand.” There are environmental concerns to consider too as there are no current regulations for the fuels used by these rockets — that would likely need to be addressed before flights of this kind become ordinary offerings.

Ultimately, the research points out that commercial suborbital space flights might be mainly for tourism and research now, but they are expected to one day become a fast way to travel from one point to another.

Who knows? Maybe one day a flight from Sydney to Orlando (or from other destinations far from the Most Magical Place on Earth) will be done in MUCH less time! Where would you want to fly if you could go ANYWHERE in the world in 2 hours? Tell us in the comments!

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