It's not really. Sometimes these stories and the interpretations of clearly involved, and to some degree biased participants, are as alarmist and hyperbolic as the news stories we keep seeing on these machines. CBS did one this morning that had some obvious gaps in it. I couldn't find a full link to the segment on CBS this morning, but this is a summary of it:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drone-te...cern-for-nypd/
Of course this is going to be a concern of theirs, and it's a valid one. Sure the small units can barely carry a 2200 battery, but most folks have seen the larger ones that can carry much heavier payloads. And if it ever happens it's not so much the payload, it's going to be the fact that it was done, and god forbid LE didn't at least try to get out ahead of it before it happened. It's a no win for them if they do nothing, and the same if they do something.
I have no issues with a NOTAM for a sporting event, who would want one of these flying over their head if they were at a game. And I mean any RC aircraft, helis and planes too. It would also be a temp thing, not a standing one like DC. And the AMA being involved or not involved is irrelevant, this is a LE deal. AMA distancing itself from UAV's would have no bearing on anything. The technology, some seriously irresponsible people, and the scary possibility of what might happen has gotten us to this stage. Anyone remember this:
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party...merkel-130917/
Ya, they were smirking and smiling because it looked like a toy and crashed harmlessly and caused no damage to person or property. What if it had been more sinister though?
As for Disney, they have plenty of legitimate reasons to not have RC stuff flying over their property. As someone alluded to, no doubt they pulled strings to make that happen. Wouldn't be surprised to see other outfits like that do it as well.
It's a shame that specific rules and laws have to be carved out, and our freedoms curtailed because of a few. I'd like to see the folks that ignore these rules/laws, or damage property or injure someone be held accountable, financially and criminally. Fine them, then throw of couple of these people in jail and set a big example.