News Disney Skyliner closing for brief routine maintenance in January 2024

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DCBaker

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Here's the announcement from Walt Disney World.

From January 16, 2024 through January 21, 2024, Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance. Disney Skyliner service to and from Disney’s Riviera Resort and International Gateway at EPCOT will remain closed through January 27, 2024. During this time, complimentary bus service will be available.
 
Drdcm

Drdcm

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I understand the need for maintenance, I just wish they would plan this stuff way ahead of time and announce it beforehand. Three months is well within many peoples trip bookings. Call me a grinch I guess
 
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James Alucobond

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Drdcm said:
I understand the need for maintenance, I just wish they would plan this stuff way ahead of time and announce it beforehand. Three months is well within many peoples trip bookings. Call me a grinch I guess
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This is really true for all maintenance. I feel like Tokyo Disney, for instance, does a much better job of publishing their maintenance calendar super early so that you can plan a bit better.
 
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arich35

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What a bunch of BS.
Not only do they announce this about 80 days before the date but they decided to move the refurbishment up from the last two years. I specifically choose our dates to try and avoid the shutdown as much as possible.

Why wait until not even 3 months beforehand to announce this when it is done in January every year? People book at certain resorts because of the Skyliner, now you wait so people have less options to switch and are pretty much stuck
 
Horizons '83

Horizons '83

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arich35 said:
What a bunch of BS.
Not only do they announce this about 80 days before the date but they decided to move the refurbishment up from the last two years. I specifically choose our dates to try and avoid the shutdown as much as possible.

Why wait until not even 3 months beforehand to announce this when it is done in January every year? People book at certain resorts because of the Skyliner, now you wait so people have less options to switch and are pretty much stuck
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If it makes you feel any better, there are still plenty of resorts available with discounts if you need to change location.
 
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Touchdown

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I’m sure it has to do with how early Mardi gras is this year this maintenance takes 2 weeks, they start later they bump into Mardi Gras (Feb 13 this year.)
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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“From January 16, 2024 through January 21, 2024, Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance. Disney Skyliner service to and from Disney’s Riviera Resort and International Gateway at EPCOT will remain closed through January 27, 2024. “

So is the skyliner running to Epcot and just not stopping at Riviera? Or is the entire line from Riviera to Epcot not operating? I’m a bit confused.
 
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yellowb

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TrainsOfDisney said:
“From January 16, 2024 through January 21, 2024, Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance. Disney Skyliner service to and from Disney’s Riviera Resort and International Gateway at EPCOT will remain closed through January 27, 2024. “

So is the skyliner running to Epcot and just not stopping at Riviera? Or is the entire line from Riviera to Epcot not operating? I’m a bit confused.
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Sounds like the only lines up are CB to HS and CB to AoA/PC.
 
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celluloid

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James Alucobond said:
This is really true for all maintenance. I feel like Tokyo Disney, for instance, does a much better job of publishing their maintenance calendar super early so that you can plan a bit better.
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And they commit to it very well.

WDW sometimes will just scrap a refurb completely.

Proactive vs reactive in many cases.
 

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