Disney Skyliner (Gondola Transportation System) Read Post 1 Now Open!

[The Pho]

It’s just crazy that other Gondolas and chair lifts that haven’t even begun construction yet will possibly open before these do.

 

[Weedy]

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/photos-di...dola-interior-passive-ventilation-technology/

 

[rteetz]

It’s just crazy that other Gondolas and chair lifts that haven’t even begun construction yet will possibly open before these do.

Yep this one is taking crazy long if it doesn't open until after August.

 

[The Pho]

Yep this one is taking crazy long if it doesn't open until after August.

If they opened today, it would still be crazy long. These go up in weeks, not years.

 

[Spridell]

I would be surprised if they cram 10 people in there very often - probably not more than 6-7 adults at a time.

Obviously we won't fully know until they are up and running but I really don't think heat will be an issue given the reflective coating, the passive cooling, and how short the trips are

The no ac wouldn't bother me as much as the 10 people.

I wonder let's say your a party of 4 or 5, will they let the car go or will they want to load them up?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The no ac wouldn't bother me as much as the 10 people.

I wonder let's say your a party of 4 or 5, will they let the car go or will they want to load them up?

I think it depends time of day/how crowded they are. I would think most times you would get your own but at Park opening and it is crowded I could see the adding another group of 2-3 to that

 

[22Tink]

The "months-long" part doesn't bode too well for my mid August trip either

Mine either. We’re there August 10-17 staying at Pop and I was really hoping!

 

[Q-man]

It’s just crazy that other Gondolas and chair lifts that haven’t even begun construction yet will possibly open before these do.

I'll speculate it is an emergency rescue training issue. Ski areas are well versed in emergency rescue issues but have never faced a wheelchair user, or an octogenarian with an oxygen tank, stuck over open water.

 

[rteetz]

I'll speculate it is an emergency rescue training issue. Ski areas are well versed in emergency rescue issues but have never faced a wheelchair user, or an octogenarian with an oxygen tank, stuck over open water.

Dopplemayr has built this for major cities before though and it’s dealt with it there.

 

[The Pho]

I'll speculate it is an emergency rescue training issue. Ski areas are well versed in emergency rescue issues but have never faced a wheelchair user, or an octogenarian with an oxygen tank, stuck over open water.

Handicap people still go to ski resorts, many resorts actually have entire programs dedicated to them. They do go over water sometimes, as well as valleys and far worse. These systems are also not exclusive to ski resorts, many different places use them. And Disney themselves already run a chairlift currently and have run gondolas before, so the procedures aren’t new to them either. People can be trained in a few hours in the operations of these, spending months for training is incredibly unusual. Training alone simply doesn’t explain why this is taking significantly longer than other systems. Disney just doesn’t need them up yet.

 

[Iowamomof4]

I'm not looking forward to spending 10 days looking at this thing like a carrot dangling from a stick. I've looked at switching resorts, but the other values are all full for our dates.

 

[writerguyfl]

No offense to the Orlando Sentinel reporter, but the entire article reads like a press release. Personally, I'm not sure it's worth debating the "months around-the-clock" part of the article. This wouldn't be the first time a throw-away article in the Sentinel was wrong.

Complete Speculation: Disney told the reporter that testing will last for months (and has already started). They also said Cast Members will get to try out the system starting in August. The reporter conflated those two facts even though she shouldn't have.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Disney Skyliner Travel Times Between Resorts and Theme Parks Revealed

How do these numbers line up with your estimations?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Disney Skyliner Travel Times Between Resorts and Theme Parks Revealed

How do these numbers line up with your estimations?

These seem a tad bit longer than the calculations done here - though I think many were working with closer to 14MPH vs the 11MPH they say they will run - but definitely in the same ballpark as what we had

I also would expect Disney to be a bit conservative in their estimates and perhaps include loading/unloading time

 

[OSUZorba]

I'll speculate it is an emergency rescue training issue. Ski areas are well versed in emergency rescue issues but have never faced a wheelchair user, or an octogenarian with an oxygen tank, stuck over open water.

I was just on a Dopplemayr system 300 feet high over open ocean with waves big enough to be visibly rocking the freighter ships anchored near by. The system is open to people in wheelchairs and I saw a group of about 100 senior citizens getting on it. There is literally no part of Disney's system that is new or challenging from a evac point of view. Of course, you have to train and certify people locally and get the equipment, but that shouldn't take an additional 6 months on top of the two years this thing has been in construction.

 

[Q-man]

I was just on a Dopplemayr system 300 feet high over open ocean with waves big enough to be visibly rocking the freighter ships anchored near by. The system is open to people in wheelchairs and I saw a group of about 100 senior citizens getting on it. There is literally no part of Disney's system that is new or challenging from a evac point of view. Of course, you have to train and certify train people locally and get the equipment, but that shouldn't take an additional 6 months on top of the two years this thing has been in construction.

Good to know these issues have been seen before.

 

[OSUZorba]

These seem a tad bit longer than the calculations done here - though I think many were working with closer to 14MPH vs the 11MPH they say they will run - but definitely in the same ballpark as what we had

I also would expect Disney to be a bit conservative in their estimates and perhaps include loading/unloading time

Assuming there is any need for more capacity, I wonder if Disney will crank up the speed as time goes on. This is pretty common in moving assembly lines. You start at a speed you know you can handle, and then you slowly crank up the speed until you hit your goal. Ideally you can crank the speed a little at time that people just naturally start working quicker.

 

[DanBoris]

The no ac wouldn't bother me as much as the 10 people.

I wonder let's say your a party of 4 or 5, will they let the car go or will they want to load them up?

Five guests per bench will allow for 18" per person, more then you get on a bus.

 

[STLstone]

Regardless of what level of comfort the cabins provide, I'm positive that some people will ride these and say it's perfectly fine and others will ride these and say it was unbearable and they were lucky to escape with their lives.

Based on past experiences with uncomfortable transportation, I'm expecting these to be more comfortable than a parking tram ride or the Kilimanjaro Safari - neither of which have air conditioning, but I have survived several rides.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Regardless of what level of comfort the cabins provide, I'm positive that some people will ride these and say it's perfectly fine and others will ride these and say it was unbearable and they were lucky to escape with their lives.

Based on past experiences with uncomfortable transportation, I'm expecting these to be more comfortable than a parking tram ride or the Kilimanjaro Safari - neither of which have air conditioning, but I have survived several rides.

I also think just the continuous nature of them will have a big positive impact on people. Nothing worse than at at long day at the parks to have to wait in the heat and humidity for severla buses to come and go before you get on one