Rob562
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I wonder if they started a new thread that a moderator quickly merged with this one.
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Disney Skyliner shutdown and evacuation - October 6 2019
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I wonder if they started a new thread that a moderator quickly merged with this one.
-Rob
Phil12
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Sorry, but that is not true. Thunderstorms with extremely heavy downbursts at WDW can arise quickly and without much warning. "During strong thunderstorms, straight line wind speeds can exceed 100 mph."
WDW is well known for its afternoon toad strangling thundershowers. Just make sure your gondola has a lot of weight in it and you'll be fine. It's those lightweight gondolas that detach from the haul rope.
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Incomudro
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While I believe the possibility of a gondola striking a tower - and falling - due to high winds in WDW is highly unlikely...
Highly unlikely everywhere.
I did think about the stoppage the other week, and imagined how people in the cars would feel if that stoppage happened and a severe thunderstorm rolled in.
I know that the gondola's are supposed to all head in if a thunderstorm is (correct me if I'm wrong) a 1/2 hour out.
The fact that the gondola's stopped for 3 hours could have subjected the occupants to a severe thunderstorm should one have come through during that period of time.
RustySpork
Oscar Mayer Memer
It's probably less of a "what if", and more of a "when will" game.
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
Til the sands of time run out........
Rich Brownn
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And of course thunderstorms appear in Florida with no warning at all......
Incomudro
Well-Known Member
My what if quite plausible in Florida.
RustySpork
Oscar Mayer Memer
Seems like a silly argument, and a bit disingenuous. If you've lived here for more than a minute you know that storms can come in with only a few minutes notice. There will be storms that begin before there's time to completely evacuate the gondola system.
Phil12
Well-Known Member
They can develop very rapidly.
It's best just to plan on a thunderstorm every afternoon at WDW. I got in the habit many years ago of buying a few dozen rain ponchos at my local dollar store prior to any visit to WDW. And a storm can suddenly develop, unleash heavy winds, lightning and rain and then clear out all within 30 minutes. I always carry a few ponchos in my cargo pants at WDW.
And let me add that thunderstorms are often very unpredictable. I have seen instances in which dark clouds are on the horizon and it looks like the storm is headed straight for my location. I put on my poncho and take cover, but the storm never materializes and the clouds pass over harmlessly. On other occasions I have been standing in bright sunshine, and without any warning, a bolt of lightning ensues from the sky and a sudden downpour erupts and I get wet before I can duck into shelter. Those are the uncertainties of dealing with thunderstorms at WDW.
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NormC
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As long as this thread is kept open and Phil continues to make stupid comments.
This is why they should never have built the gondola because of weather like this. It is much perferable, when you have these sudden violent storms, to be at an uncovered (or barely covered) bus stop waiting 15 minutes there for a bus. The bus is so much safer that way.
flynnibus
Premium Member
And what is the possible outcome from this discussion? More wild guessing and FUD.
The rescue folks already have their rules and procedures for dealing with storms. This is not some 'new discovery' to them.
Disney would also already have a plan in place for 'what to do if the line can not be emptied' - because, this too is not some 'new discovery' to them.
The answers always boil down to the same outcomes... Disney will conclude it is safe to run the line, or they will not, and when appropriate, evacs will happen.
There are no other outcomes... You either get evac'd, or you ride the thing. There is no magic third, fourth, or whatever possible outcome.
If you have to wait.. you wait.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Meh.. he's been on ignore forever... maybe some will learn eventually how not to take the bait.
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
Agreed.
Build me a concrete box to sit in. That should be much safer.
Wait. What if the box collapses?
I'll just sit in the grass.
But what if a plane falls out of the sky and lands on me?
Living is such a inconvenience.
RustySpork
Oscar Mayer Memer
Just tear down all of WDW and build more shopping malls.
Wait, that's already happening...nevermind.
