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

[Ensusieasm]

REPORT

Saw this posted in a Facebook group - anyone else seeing any reports of reduced busses at Skyliner resorts starting today?

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Not good.

 

[Pyotr]

REPORT

Saw this posted in a Facebook group - anyone else seeing any reports of reduced busses at Skyliner resorts starting today?

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I’m at Pop and can confirm that sign. If I have time I will go to the other resorts and see.

 

[mom2rtk]

REPORT

Saw this posted in a Facebook group - anyone else seeing any reports of reduced busses at Skyliner resorts starting today?

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I have no problem using the Skyliner. But this makes me nervous heading into our trip. I hope they have ample buses running for early ADRs. And I hope they are nimble at ramping up when the line is down. And I'm still not sure when it will be running in relation to park open, if it's early enough for my taste.

 

[Iowamomof4]

And so it begins. (The drastic reduction in bus transportation for skyliner resorts)

 

[Mome Rath]

I think it will work fine as long as there is a heads up on when the buses will start running and when the 1 bus per hour will be there. If the app works properly and shows bus arrival time, I think it will work. However, they also need to develop a section of the app that shows when the Skyliner is running and when it is not, in real time.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I have no problem using the Skyliner. But this makes me nervous heading into our trip. I hope they have ample buses running for early ADRs. And I hope they are nimble at ramping up when the line is down. And I'm still not sure when it will be running in relation to park open, if it's early enough for my taste.

Yeah, those early mornings will be key as if the Skyliner doesn't start early enough and then you miss that one early bus (or it isn't early enough) you could be left in a lurch

 

[mom2rtk]

duplicate post.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I have no problem using Uber but some have reported availability problems around park open. As I said, it all just makes me uneasy. We only have 1 rope drop morning in DHS. Thankfully it's still a week away so I hope others will report how it's going this week.

We aren't going until next month but am similarly curious and was already debating how we would get to DHS ... We will have a car so I think we will just drive rather than risking it

 

[mom2rtk]

We aren't going until next month but am similarly curious and was already debating how we would get to DHS ... We will have a car so I think we will just drive rather than risking it

I'll probably check the app for bus availability on the way to the bus stop. If it's too backed up, I'll check Uber, but be ready to bail and take a Taxi.

It really shouldn't be this hard. I chose Pop because I expected transportation to be easy to DHS and Epcot. I really can't see using the Skyliner to DHS park open, even if it's open in time. Can you imagine sitting there watching the time tick by if it stopped?

 

[Disneylover99]

We aren't going until next month but am similarly curious and was already debating how we would get to DHS ... We will have a car so I think we will just drive rather than risking it

I’d definitely drive to HS for rope drop if you have that option.

 

[Brett Wyman]

REPORT

Saw this posted in a Facebook group - anyone else seeing any reports of reduced busses at Skyliner resorts starting today?

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And so it begins.

Disney is WAAAYYY premature on this. The Skyliner needs to improve its reliability before they reduce bus hours. I work for major media company as well so I know how this went down. Some PM pushed this through because it was on their GANT chart even though its clearly too early.

 

[Searc]

And so it begins.

Disney is WAAAYYY premature on this. The Skyliner needs to improve its reliability before that reduce bus hours. I work for major media company as well so I know how this went down. Some PM pushed this through because it was on their GANT chart even though its clearly to early.

 

[snappy]

The Riveria owners might be suffering buyer’s remorse soon if this sign shows up at that resort.

 

[AvidDisReader]

Skyliner or Bus --what the heck, I think I will just rent a car, LOL.

 

[mom2rtk]

The Riveria owners might be suffering buyer’s remorse soon if this sign shows up at that resort.

And has it? How about CBR and AoA? Everyone keeps mentioning only Pop.

But yes. It would be interesting to see them try this at Riviera.

 

[crvetter]

The Riveria owners might be suffering buyer’s remorse soon if this sign shows up at that resort.

Would they? I think Riviera owners being that they are buying for a long term might not care. The resort is heavily marketed as the way to HS and Epcot is via the Skyliner. They only mention the buses to MK and AK freely during the sales pitches (the marketing material don’t mention Epcot and HS buses really again just pushes the Skyliner). So in short I think many Riviera owners are buying thinking the Skyliner is the option or are buying wanting to use the Skyliner (really no different than the monorail resorts that lack buses completely and the monorail is much slower to two parks for them).

So I would suspect they roll back service at all skyliner resorts. We probably just haven’t seen people posting it yet.

 

[Brett Wyman]

And has it? How about CBR and AoA? Everyone keeps mentioning only Pop.

But yes. It would be interesting to see them try this at Riviera.

Pop may be the test area. Or someone simply hasn't taken a picture of the AoA sign yet.

 

[snappy]

Walking to 2 parks from the original Epcot resorts is looking better and better.

 

[Searc]

The Riveria owners might be suffering buyer’s remorse soon if this sign shows up at that resort.

@yulilin3 said a phone CM told her it will affect all Skyliner resorts.

 

[gwynne]

Walking to 2 parks from the original Epcot resorts is looking better and better.

And the friendship boat option is nice, too.