Oscar Award Winning Peter Jackson Visits Fantasy of Flight

Polk City, FL (Oct. 2, 2006) - Kermit Weeks, owner and founder of Fantasy of Flight, hosted Oscar Award winning director Peter Jackson on Sept. 24 at the attraction. Jackson accompanied Weeks on a biplane flight and greeted guests during the flight-of-the-day activities.

Jackson, known for his extraordinary directing of feature films including the Lord of the Rings series, was personally invited to visit Weeks at Fantasy of Flight.

Weeks and Jackson share a passion for early-flight aircraft, both having been inspired at a young age by the film The Blue Max. Both men collect and restore vintage aircraft with Jackson concentrating on the WWI era while Weeks is nationally recognized for his WWII restorations. Jackson is currently working on about 15 airplanes and is tooling up to build rare WWI engines from scratch.

Fantasy of Flight is home to the "World's Greatest Aircraft Collection" featuring more than 40 beautifully restored rare and vintage aircraft.

Fantasy of Flight is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission to the attraction is $26.95 for adults with discounted admission of $13.95 for children (ages 5-12), and $22.95 for mature guests (60 years and over). All prices are subject to state sales tax, and parking is FREE.

Fantasy of Flight is located midway between Tampa and Orlando off I-4 exit #44. Check out our Web site a www.fantasyofflight.com for more information or call 863-984-3500.

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