Disney Skyliner shutdown and evacuation - October 6 2019

[smile]

We should take these tweets with a grain of salt. It's obvious they have an axe to grind

 

[JenniferS]

We should take these tweets with a grain of salt. It's obvious they have an axe to grind

Some here too.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Twitter Thread from a group right over the highway next to the Boardwalk sign, with a baby on board: over 2 hours at this point.

Waste of tweets. The time on the original tweet will update as time goes by. They just want to complain.

 

[Magicart87]

I will say that I hope this system isn’t entirely staffed by college students. They should have some experienced people operating it. For what it is worth - and I don’t know this for a fact - a lot of the operators seemed very young to me. If so this to me is where I have issues with WDW. They take advantage of the college program and have kids running a lot of things at the parks. A system that is new for Disney should not be staffed with college students. I don’t care how great the training program is.

Ageism.

 

[gobstoper27]

Somebody is getting fired!

 

[KRW101]

Hope everyone is safe. This obviously does not fare well for this system... not even a full week after opening day...

 

[wm49rs]

Not even worth it....

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Somebody is getting fired!

Catherine Powell already was. Wasn't that supposed to fix everything?

 

[HoldenC]

Some here too.

You'd think they would have gotten over the axe grind in the almost 3 years since this was revealed.

 

[Rider]

I rode it a few hours ago. I thought that entry into the Riviera station came in a little hot but we stopped in time. Overall it was quite convenient and MUCH more efficient that monorails.

Hopefully they'll check them out and get them back into service quickly.

 

[wm49rs]

You'd think they would have gotten over the axe grind in the almost 3 years since this was revealed.

Or, they’re just passing along what they’re seeing/experiencing....

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Ageism.

It's a fact that the human brain does not reach full maturity until age ~27. That's why it costs more to insure your car until you get older. Call it ageism all you want, it's a fact of life.

 

[smile]

Waste of tweets. The time on the original tweet will update as time goes by. They just want to complain.

suppose she should keep her trap shut and remain confined quietly?

YOU KNEW THE RISKS, LADY!

wow

 

[zakattack99]

Twitter reporting that the line is moving

 

[Fairy32]

Is there any other system like this that carries as many strollers and wheelchairs? I feel like it might be a big issue at the Rivera Resort. Not sure if that was a cause, but now that there is an issue, it has me wondering since most of these types of systems have usual/experienced riders.

 

[Andrew C]

Twitter reporting that the line is moving

that’s good news. Get everyone off.

 

[Communicora]

Waste of tweets. The time on the original tweet will update as time goes by. They just want to complain.

I mean, do you blame them?

At least they aren't over water.



Deleted the second tweet because the photo was from when they were practicing evacuations.

 

[trainplane3]

A monorail doesn't have a single point of failure like the Skyliner does. Monorails have on board power and have numerous options for evacuations in timely manners. If 1 monorail goes down, blocking the line, all other monorails can "reverse" to the nearest station. The diesel tow truck can be called in the event of power failure. The monorail line has stairs at set intervals where guests can just walk off. Monorail cabins are all together and can be evacuated without needing to reposition the cherry pickers. Skyliner cabins require coordinating road shutdowns, tow trucks, boats, and a variety of specific evacuation vehicles that can only be used in specific locations throughout the entire line. Oh and don't forget positions where guests have to rappel down a rope to get off. All of this done one by one with resources that all have to be called in.

Unless it's like the other night where the Epcot line broke down right on the switch where the tractor was at. Evacuation still took nearly 2 hours.

Obviously not as bad as this will be but there isn't any perfect transit system. Heck a people mover evac would take a while and that has a walkway next to it.

A bus to DHS broke down at the entrance years ago. Instead of walking us in, we had to wait 45 minutes for a spare bus to pull up, load us onto it, and drive us 5 minutes to a stop.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Not exactly how it works, but I won’t go into a science lesson. Yes, yes I know Google said __________ and your spouse is a _______ and they have a well qualified opinion. But it is more or less ageism.

Acutally, no, I had to study brain development for my degree. But whatever.

 

[trainplane3]

I mean, do you blame them?

At least they aren't over water.

Looks like they're reversing the line now?