Former NASA Executive Used COVID Relief Funds to Pay off Disney Vacation Club Balance, Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Resorts

Via wdwnt.com

Former NASA executive Andrew Tezna received Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program funds intended for COVID-19 relief in amounts over $350,000. The businesses for which he applied for the loans do not exist. Since pleading guilty, he has lost his position at NASA.

Tezna has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and will be required to pay back $285,000. He reportedly spent the money to pay off Disney Vacation Club balances, credit card debt, and more.

According to DVCNews.com, “Tezna and his wife Tiffany listed as owners on a variety of DVC contracts dating back to 2011, totaling 2,376 points. Many of the contracts were later sold, leaving them with 2021 holdings of 225 points at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas and 250 points at Disney’s Rivera Resort.“

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Soars Above Walt Disney World

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks

April 23, SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket with four astronauts aboard from the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, headed for the International Space Station. Disney photographers captured the rocket soaring above Walt Disney World in the photos below!

As shared by Disney Parks Twitter: “Disney photographers captured these stunning photos of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon atop, soaring above Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park early this morning! Photo Cred: David Roark and Kent Phillips”

While NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is located roughly 60 miles from Walt Disney World, these photos make it seem like the rocket is right next door.