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By Aaron

Nov. 26th, 2004 -- For the past few years, the skies within three miles of Disneyland and Disney World have been declared restricted airspace due to worries about terrorism, the only parks in the U.S. with this protection. For the second year in a row, this restriction is interrupting Anaheim's annual "Jingle Bell Jump".

Since 1999, Santa has skydived down to the Anaheim Town Square mall every holiday season, but the federal restrictions have recently blocked the event. Santa came in a fire truck last year, and at this year's event, held today, he came in a balloon tied to the ground.

The merchants in the shopping center are circulating petitions requesting that Congress rethink the law. Disney officials say the regulations are necessary to protect the park from terrorism.

See 11 Alive for more.