Disney's Gulfstream G650ER lands in Mesa the week Walt's plane is celebrated in Palm Springs

Disney's Gulfstream G650ER, tail N650WW, was tracked departing Oakland's airport on June 28 and arriving at Mesa Gateway Airport near Phoenix after a 1-hour, 37-minute flight. The aircraft, associated with The Walt Disney Company's executive fleet, typically operates out of Burbank.

If aboard, the timing would suggest Disney personnel traveled to the Southwest the same week the company's aviation history is being celebrated. The restored interior of Walt Disney's own Grumman Gulfstream I — known as 'The Mouse' — was unveiled in May at the Palm Springs Air Museum, per coverage by WDW News Today and Daps Magic, and remains on display. Palm Springs, about a 90-minute drive from Mesa, is hosting the aircraft on long-term loan, and the museum recently held a 'Toast to Walt's Plane' event with Disney Legend Bob Gurr.

Disney has been logging heavy cross-country movements in recent days: the same aircraft flew from New York to Oakland on June 27, and from Burbank to New York on June 26. A stop in the Phoenix area — a regional gateway to the Palm Springs and Southern California desert — fits the pattern of executive access to a major Disney heritage event.