News Round Up 2018

[dina444444]

by "controlled" do they mean the rider controls it or that the ride system will control it so that it can direct you to face what it wants you to face for show scenes, etc.?

I think the ride system will control it. Will probably be like gringotts.

 

[rteetz]

Skyliner will open Fall 2019

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Skyliner will open Fall 2019

wow, really? Not until Fall - which means as late as next December? That is surprising with how fast they seem to be moving

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I think the ride system will control it. Will probably be like gringotts.

That's what I've figured (though I have never ridden gringotts so don't really know what that is like)

 

[rteetz]

wow, really? Not until Fall - which means as late as next December? That is surprising with how fast they seem to be moving

Testing will start in January. Cabins will starting moving in Spring (April). Fully operational for guests September.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Testing will start in January. Cabins will starting moving in Spring (April). Fully operational for guests September.

We're there Sep 7-15 so this will be the big question on my mind during the wait, 'Will the skyliner be open??'

Sadly I won't hold my breath as fall technically doesn't even begin until the week after we leave.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Testing will start in January. Cabins will starting moving in Spring (April). Fully operational for guests September.

welp, there goes the "bucket crawl" event we were planning during the DIS event next August

 

[jknezek]

That does seem pretty excessive for testing. It's not like this is some crazy unknown system. Oh well. Disney does what it does and we keep spending what we spend.

 

[The Pho]

Testing will start in January. Cabins will starting moving in Spring (April). Fully operational for guests September.

Such a ridiculously slow schedule. Even if they were only starting construction of it today that would be a long time.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Disney does everything on their own schedule which I find to be far more conservative then other places. Our local amusement park can install a huge new roller coaster through the freezing temps of winter and be open within 6 months when the park re-opens in the spring. I have yet to see Disney open a major new attraction in anything similar of a time frame. Not complaining, just the way Disney seems to do it and they work at their own pace.

 

[rteetz]

Such a ridiculously slow schedule. Even if they were only starting construction of it today that would be a long time.

This isn’t a sky resort. This is Disney after all.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

I know a lot of question about the Skyliner has to do with it being in Florida (lightning). Do you think Disney wants to test it through the rainy summer season to make sure every situation is tested?

 

[rteetz]

I know a lot of question about the Skyliner has to do with it being in Florida (lightning). Do you think Disney wants to test it through the rainy summer season to make sure every situation is tested?

Gondola systems are not new to Florida type climates.

 

[The Pho]

This isn’t a sky resort. This is Disney after all.

I'm not surprised in any way, they move at glacial speed. But the system will be essentially sitting there finished for almost a year.

 

[rteetz]

I'm not surprised in any way, they move at glacial speed. But the system will be essentially sitting there finished for almost a year.

Yep. I think getting cast used to a new mass transit system and Riviera’s construction are playing a role in the delay. Disney hasn’t introduced new transit since really the inception of the resort.

 

[rteetz]

News

Legoland is building more hotel rooms

https://www.legolandfloridablog.com...ion-of-third-on-site-accommodation-announced/

 

[rteetz]

News

Gran Destino Tower at Coronado Springs opens July 2019

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...open-july-2019/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q1wo1108180025A

 

[jade1]

That does seem pretty excessive for testing. It's not like this is some crazy unknown system. Oh well. Disney does what it does and we keep spending what we spend.

I wonder how far out Resort pricing goes. Be interesting to watch the skyliner resort pricing for next fall-unless its already out/avail I guess.

I suppose it could stay at current rates, then see if people get "hooked" on it.

 

[dina444444]

I wonder how far out Resort pricing goes. Be interesting to watch the skyliner resort pricing for next fall-unless its already out/avail I guess.

It's already available

 

[jade1]

It's already available

If its not a big increase they may want to watch with interest for a while as well.

I hope its not crazy, as many folks on here have predicted it will be.