That didn't take long...Skyliner Accident

[brockash]

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...M0wABWTQoF823k1El6yKtQQZGhsbkWacHrHjMf58vc7EA

 

[momtosam]

Just saw this on FB. Oh my!!

 

[LENNON500]

Live...

 

[OThopeful35]

Omg!! I was already apprehensive about getting on this because I am scared of heights. But I will never get on it now.

 

[LENNON500]

.....biiiiiiiiiiiig trouble for Disney....they spent a fortune on this nonsensical project.

 

[fractalpotato]

I was just on these last week, I thought the descent in to stations was frighteningly fast, and it stopped fairly abruptly. It seems like in this case, it didn't stop as planned? Not sure yet. Too bad, it's very convenient but I'm not sure I'll ever be comfortable on them now.

Matt

 

[mrsap]

I hope everyone is ok.

 

[MikeOhio]

Omg!! I was already apprehensive about getting on this because I am scared of heights. But I will never get on it now.

Monorail crashes have resulted in deaths so don’t ride those either. Also don’t lookup how many people die per day in cars.

 

[Mike Mantis]

This post wins the internet...

 

[Rach3975]

Oh, no--I hope everyone is okay. DH hates heights, so once I learned that these were 60 feet above the ground in some places I knew we'd probably never ride them. But I didn't expect there to be real problems with them. I wonder how this is going to play out long term, whether they're going to have a history of problems or work well after this. Once minor crash they may be able to recover from, in terms of public perception and ridership. But more than that I don't think so...

 

[suemom2kay]

I read that the blue one got stuck leaving the station followed by a chain reaction. Reedy Creek stated they have complained about not having enough manpower for rescues and concerns about water rescues. People left on stretchers. Wait until this happens in the heat of day in July or August. No thanks!

Resale restrictions and Gondola crashes. Disney’s newest resort is off to a rough start. I’ll continue to enjoy my beach club contract.

 

[krayzie]

Monorail crashes have resulted in deaths so don’t ride those either. Also don’t lookup how many people die per day in cars.

I mean I guess those two are related to being afraid of heights....

 

[suemom2kay]

https://monorailnews.com/2019/10/05/breaking-crash-on-the-walt-disney-world-skyliner/
Update: A Disney spokesperson has described this incident as “unexpected downtime, not a crash.”

“We also now have a better image of the impacted cabin, you can clearly see shattered glass on the ground around the cabin.”

So shattered glass following an impact is not a crash. It is an unexpected downtime. Who do they think they’re fooling? The Skyliner will be shutdown for a loooong time for investigation.

 

[VandVsmama]

No way in heck am I ever taking my family on one of those. I'd rather deal with the frustrating buses instead.

 

[Lclark5678]

What is the rescue protocol for those stranded above water?

 

[suemom2kay]

What is the rescue protocol for those stranded above water?

They used cherry pickers rescuing 2 guests at a time. If this happened on a 98 degree humid day, there would have been severe possibly fatal consequences. Corporate greed really effects judgement and common sense.

 

[Lclark5678]

They used cherry pickers rescuing 2 guests at a time. If this happened on a 98 degree humid day, there would have been severe possibly fatal consequences. Corporate greed really effects judgement and common sense.

Cherry pickers over water?

 

[suemom2kay]

Cherry pickers over water?

No idea what they did over water. Can’t find any reports of those rescued over water. Reedy Creek said they complained about not enough manpower for rescues and concerns about water rescues. And here we are with the first crash on day 6.

 

[drosenbe0813]

DW was stuck for 3 hours. In with a girl with some sort of medical condition. All got out ok. She was not really rattled by it.

 

[Trevler]

From what I understand, there are emergency cooling systems that work for 3 or so hours, in the case of extended downtime during the heat. I haven't ridden yet though, so I might be wrong.