Skyliner at AoA and Pop?s

[Alabama Minnie]

Where is the skyliner located at AofA and Pop? Between the two? Where does it stop after leaving here? I wasn't sure where to look for this info. Thanks.

 

[dansdad]

Where is the skyliner located at AofA and Pop? Between the two?

Yes. The station is on the bridge that connects the 2 resorts.

Where does it stop after leaving here? I wasn't sure where to look for this info. Thanks.

Caribbean Beach resort is the next stop. From there you can go to Hollywood Studios or continue on to the Riviera Resort then Epcot.

 

[Alabama Minnie]

Caribbean Beach resort is the next stop. From there you can go to Hollywood Studios or continue on to the Riviera Resort then Epcot.
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So how is this going to work? Everyone who get's on at AofA stays on while it stops to pick-up more at Caribbean Beach? How could there possibly be any room? I thought I had read that the stop at Caribbean Beach is a "switch-over"? We are going in Oct. and I'm hoping it will be running SMOOTHLY by then so I can't decide which one to book, if that makes sense. Thanks

 

[tnolan]

We are going in Oct. and I'm hoping it will be running SMOOTHLY by then so I can't decide which one to book, if that makes sense. Thanks

I don't think it will be running at all by October. No announcement has been made as to an opening date.

 

[crvetter]

So how is this going to work? Everyone who get's on at AofA stays on while it stops to pick-up more at Caribbean Beach? How could there possibly be any room? I thought I had read that the stop at Caribbean Beach is a "switch-over"? We are going in Oct. and I'm hoping it will be running SMOOTHLY by then so I can't decide which one to book, if that makes sense. Thanks

CBR is a hub so everyone that goes through there has to get off one line to get on another. The only station that isn’t a terminus (where people have to get off) is Riviera as that will be a pass through to Epcot.

 

[crvetter]

I don't think it will be running at all by October. No announcement has been made as to an opening date.

The rumor is likely before SWGE at least for the HS and CBR to Pop/AoA lines. Those lines are already under extensive testing. The HS line has CM riding in the gondolas being reported.

 

[dansdad]

So how is this going to work? Everyone who get's on at AofA stays on while it stops to pick-up more at Caribbean Beach? How could there possibly be any room?

We don't know exactly yet.

I thought I had read that the stop at Caribbean Beach is a "switch-over"?

Correct. CBR is the largest station by far.

We are going in Oct. and I'm hoping it will be running SMOOTHLY by then so I can't decide which one to book, if that makes sense. Thanks

It might or might not be running when you go. No official announcement yet.

 

[crvetter]

We don’t know exactly yet.

We do know that everyone coming into CBR will have to disembark there. The 3 lines terminate there so there is no continuing on. This has been seen doing construction with the haul ropes being laid and in the permits I believe. The question how they do the queues will be of interest. Pop and AoA will certainly be a large amount of guests and I assume CBR guests will some how mingle in with them.

 

[Alabama Minnie]

I just read on their website that it would start Fall of 2019. Doesn't say exactly, but to me Oct. would be later fall.

 

[Alabama Minnie]

I just read on their website that it would start Fall of 2019. Doesn't say exactly, but to me Oct. would be later fall.

Sounds like that switching at Caribbean Beach will be chaos.

 

[firefly_ris]

So how is this going to work? Everyone who get's on at AofA stays on while it stops to pick-up more at Caribbean Beach?

It does not stop, it is a continuously loading gondola system.

[eta] See post #1 here -- https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...on-system-read-post-1-updated-3-4-19.3578988/

 

[dansdad]

Sounds like that switching at Caribbean Beach will be chaos.

I doubt that. With the continuous nature of the system I see it moving smoothly.

 

[dansdad]

The question how they do the queues will be of interest.

Right.

 

[WEDWDW]

The only station that isn’t a terminus (where people have to get off) is Riviera as that will be a pass through to Epcot.

Will Guests waiting at the DRR Station have a hard time getting to Epcot as the Gondolas could already be full coming from the CBR Station?

 

[dansdad]

Will Guests waiting at the DRR Station have a hard time getting to Epcot as the Gondolas could already be full coming from the CBR Station?

Excellent question.

 

[Alabama Minnie]

Alright, would it be a better choice to stay at CBR if you are only going to DHS so you could just get on 1 time (I think?)?

 

[crvetter]

Alright, would it be a better choice to stay at CBR if you are only going to DHS so you could just get on 1 time (I think?)?

That depends where you are at within CBR for the time savings related to changing at the station. You will have a walk to the CBR station if placed in buildings further away. Whereas the walks at POP and AoA to the skyliner station at it's furthest would be fairly close. Also I would say that CBR is the only resort that won't have to change to go to either park but they will explicitly have an internal bus that is transporting guests to the Skyliner station because of the size of the resort.

 

[Alabama Minnie]

That depends where you are at within CBR for the time savings related to changing at the station. You will have a walk to the CBR station if placed in buildings further away. Whereas the walks at POP and AoA to the skyliner station at it's furthest would be fairly close. Also I would say that CBR is the only resort that won't have to change to go to either park but they will explicitly have an internal bus that is transporting guests to the Skyliner station because of the size of the resort.

We have never stayed at CBR. It's on my "bucket-list" so I booked rooms with a standard-view/queens/pull-down because I thought I had heard they were only in Aruba and Jamaica? Aren't (A & J) the the closest to the skyliner and you could walk there? Now just hoping for a PH discount for the 2 rooms.

 

[crvetter]

We have never stayed at CBR. It's on my "bucket-list" so I booked rooms with a standard-view/queens/pull-down because I thought I had heard they were only in Aruba and Jamaica? Aren't (A & J) the the closest to the skyliner and you could walk there? Now just hoping for a PH discount for the 2 rooms.

I personally don't know the answer that question, so I would check with the CBR specific thread. I will add that it sounds like you are booking a 5 person room. I've heard that Disney has upgraded people from those rooms if there aren't 5 people on the reservation, by offering an upgrade which just means the room is more expensive. But I will say that was on the boards and the bad experiences are always heard louder, so might not happen really if at all. Though perhaps you might get a better response on the CBR thread too related to that also.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...-thread-with-refurb-updates-new-pics.3461094/

 

[dansdad]

We have never stayed at CBR. It's on my "bucket-list" so I booked rooms with a standard-view/queens/pull-down because I thought I had heard they were only in Aruba and Jamaica?

Correct.

Aren't (A & J) the the closest to the skyliner

Correct again.

And you could walk there?

You can walk there from any room.