Tramway project and security relocation at TTC.

[JoeCamel]

I see that as a step up compared to the rusty chains that kids were constantly swinging from as we watched to see how big a cranium disfigurement they were going to get from hitting the pavement with their heads. I see nothing wrong with the powder-coated steel. The others weren't stainless anyway, they were galvanized pipes.

More construction expertise? How long has it been since you were there? Your memory and eyesight are failing - just look at the picture. The chains were to keep people from sitting on them. You think the kids won't use these as monkey bars and do larger swings bothering more people?

 

[Chicagoshannon2]

Where will they screen the people walking from the parking lot? We always walk because we travel with someone with an ECV.

 

[roj2323]

Powdercoated steel vs stainless posts and chains. How magical

galvanized steel. There's no paint involved at all from the looks of it.

 

[JoeCamel]

galvanized steel. There's no paint involved at all from the looks of it.

Looks like grey powdercoat to me. Not shiny enough for galvanized like fence railing

 

[Goofyernmost]

More construction expertise? How long has it been since you were there? Your memory and eyesight are failing - just look at the picture. The chains were to keep people from sitting on them. You think the kids won't use these as monkey bars and do larger swings bothering more people?

I was there three weeks ago. But all I had to do was look at the picture and I could see that it wasn't stainless steel even if I didn't know how cheap Disney Co. is. Look at the picture yourself. Notice that many of them have a very visible discoloration sometimes known as oxidation. Stainless wouldn't do that. The height of those new ones will keep kids from sitting on them especially with no center rail to put their feet on. Of course, they will still swing from them, but, they are far less dangerous then the chains and less likely for them to land on their collective heads.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Looks like grey powdercoat to me. Not shiny enough for galvanized like fence railing

The new ones indeed appear to be power-coated, however the old ones are the ones that are galvanized, not stainless.

 

[matt9112]

Disappointing. Only 1.5 decades later are they now taking threats more seriously if what you stated is true. After 9/11 you'd have thought everything regarding threats would have been taken more seriously.

Rather just live our lives and not waste money and time on things that simply do not work.

 

[JoeCamel]

The new ones indeed appear to be power-coated, however the old ones are the ones that are galvanized, not stainless.

Take a magnet next time you go, cheap stainless will do that where they welded it.

 

[matt9112]

What does this conversation have to do with the tramway construction project?

Seriously guys, Security screenings are being moved but beyond that you are getting into the Politics of why which is pointless.

De thread of the de thread:

Question how come anything that is a debate is inherently politics? Is politics not simply the activity of public office and running for it'holding it,supporting it ect?

Seems like any hot button issue is "politics" seems like a broad net to me.

 

[roj2323]

De thread of the de thread:

Question how come anything that is a debate is inherently politics? Is politics not simply the activity of public office and running for it'holding it,supporting it ect?

Seems like any hot button issue is "politics" seems like a broad net to me.

Stop poking the bear.

 

[DznyRktekt]

Moooo!

 

[mm121]

Photo update as of Saturday, Mar 11. New pedestrian "guide rails" are being installed next to the vehicle barrier posts in the middle of the tramway area. This appears to be the beginning of a new loading/unloading area. Remaining to be built would be a shelter to protect guests from rain and sun. The current tram loading/unloading shelters are in the background.

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As a comparison, here is the current guest waiting area under the shelter, using posts and chains. You might recall, the posts and chains used to extend to the right all the way to the vehicle barrier posts here. Two rows of posts and chains have been removed. My guess is to permit construction of the new security area under the current shelters.

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this feels all very thrown together willy nilly and quick and cheap, since the ground is just blacktop instead of pavers or stamped concrete or something

and the zero shelter aspect.

hope this is just temporary as part of a bigger TTC makeover

alot of the new security changes feel temporary though we know they aren't its almost as if they want to test out the layout in real world conditions before committing to a solid redesign with shelters and everything

 

[marni1971]

I see that as a step up compared to the rusty chains that kids were constantly swinging from as we watched to see how big a cranium disfigurement they were going to get from hitting the pavement with their heads..

Quote of the week

 

[matt9112]

this feels all very thrown together willy nilly and quick and cheap, since the ground is just blacktop instead of pavers or stamped concrete or something

and the zero shelter aspect.

hope this is just temporary as part of a bigger TTC makeover

alot of the new security changes feel temporary though we know they aren't its almost as if they want to test out the layout in real world conditions before committing to a solid redesign with shelters and everything

Maybe there just cheap.....

 

[roj2323]

Ok they are grey

All photos by bioreconstruct‏ @bioreconstruct

 

[Creathir]

Ok they are grey

Is this logo is new?

All photos by bioreconstruct‏ @bioreconstruct

Doesn't look like it.

 

[roj2323]

Doesn't look like it.
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fair enough.

 

[roj2323]

I hope they at least do some repaving here. This looks really really bad

 

[disney4life2008]

So this explains why both my tram and boat to fort wilderness was dog scanned

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Friday, Mar 17. Paint striping has been added to the "people guide bars" at the new tram loading/unloading area.