Minthorne
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Because it isn’t silly. There, I saved you a long read.
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News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner
- Thread starter danlb_2000
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Because it isn’t silly. There, I saved you a long read.
It’s a relatively quick, simple and "cheap" option to address a problem that arose from a desire to connect POP and CBR to Epcot.
Creathir
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Haha.
I love the use of “cheap”...
I wonder how much a ski resort pays for one of these things...?
I cannot imagine it costing as much as Disney is paying... they’d never recoup their investment...
Why does it seem silly? This is a proven method of transport used all over the work, and can move a very high volume of people.
Movielover
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I'm sure they said the same thing about the monorail at Disneyland in 1959...
Kamikaze
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The highest hard number I can find for a ski resort installation (besides Peak2Peak) is $15m for Killington's Skyeship. Peak2Peak was over $50m CAD.
According to whats been said previously, this is somehow costing Disney in the hundreds of millions.
wishiwere@wdw
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As I had mentioned, I was unable to go back through the thread at the time. Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense.
Jambo Joe
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Jambo Joe
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That’s an interesting point - I have been wondering that as well. The existing placement of the Eiffel Tower is designed to create the proper illusion from a more limited perspective than it will in future it would seem. I assume the imagineers are on top of that. When something new is added to WDW I really enjoy my first walk through of the new thing to see how they addressed those kinds of challenges.
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jmuboy
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At a minimum doubling its size ( assuming the roof could support a wider / taller version )
Maybe it could be moved to the new ratatouille roof?
In the end I’m not holding my breathe
Goofyernmost
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I believe that no matter which direction it is view from, it is suppose to look to be in the distance. I have faith that is what will be the case when it is all done. I also believe that it has been stated the Gondolas are just minimally, if at all, visible from inside the parks.
donaldtoo
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Actually, I've always heard that Disney used two colors to "hide" things..."Go Away Green" and "Fade Away Gray".
After a short Google search, I found "Go Away Green", but, nothing on "Fade Away Gray"...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ho...corating/colors/amp3915/disney-go-away-green/
It’s kind of a work in progress. With emphasis on work and not progress.
Jambo Joe
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Lol - the I am looking forward to. Y first walk around even more
Jambo Joe
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Sorry typo - I am looking forward to my first walk around even moreLol - the I am looking forward to. Y first walk around even more
Sorry typo - I am looking forward to my first walk around even more
Just a heads up: You can edit your post. I've corrected hundreds of my own typos.
NobodyElse
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AND... the thread just got even longer. (And I just contributed to the issue.)
GoofGoof
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I think the cost is going to be in the stations as opposed to the actual system. They are buying the system from a 3rd party.
tirian
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No a/c.
NoChesterHester
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How. Many. Posts. Need. To. Be. About. Air. Conditioning???