Orlando Sentinel quoted RCFD as saying that one cabin with 6 passengers was evacuated while still in the air. The delay was caused by emergency services being in the way of the cabins while they were evacuating that single car. All other cabins were returned to the stations for normal exit.
WOW! Three hours to remove 6 people from one cabin and lack of coordination between Park Op's and Disney emergency services really made this balloon into a even bigger problem than it already was.
Well, there were other contributing factors as well (like difficulty locating the specific cabin that needed medical services), but they can't move the cable while there's a cabin being actively evacuated.
Doesn't matter. Unless Disney prevents such guests from riding, they will continue to do so. And it's Disney's job to make if safe for them. It's Disney's job to know their guests and be prepared for these situations.
Which brings in to question their whole safety plan for the Skyliner. How did they not foresee needing a method to identify problem cabins to evacuate first?
A distinction without a difference for those stuck for 3 or more hours.
I'm thinking due to how they're attached to the line it really isn't that easy to do.This is a crazy question I know, but I'm curious if it is possible to remove a single gondola from the middle of the line if a machine were created to do so. Instead of having baskets and boats and lifts, could they just remove the whole box from the line, lower it down, and get the line moving again? Again, I'm sure there is an obvious reason why this can't be done, but I'm at work and don't feel like thinking.
The gondolas can be detached from the line. They do it anytime they enter any of the stations including Riviera and the turn station. But I can’t imagine many situations where removing a gondola out on the line would be beneficial or practical
It is an interesting, out-of-the-box, idea and it would make evacs a lot easier and faster. But, it would be a highly specialized piece of equipment. Like a self-propelled crane with an attachment on the end that can unclamp and lift the gondolas off the cable, then lower them to the ground. Something like that would really only work at the Disney gondola, since most gondolas don't have a service area under almost the entire length of the cable... so that being said, it would probably be quite expensive to develop and build for just this one gondola installation... But if they had a couple of them on-site, they could evacuate the entire line a whole lot faster.This is a crazy question I know, but I'm curious if it is possible to remove a single gondola from the middle of the line if a machine were created to do so. Instead of having baskets and boats and lifts, could they just remove the whole box from the line, lower it down, and get the line moving again? Again, I'm sure there is an obvious reason why this can't be done, but I'm at work and don't feel like thinking.
Just from pictures I've seen the numbers look to be in a bad spot without help from binoculars. Only one loction outside the cabin, which means they can't stand on the same side of the line and see gondola numbers traveling both directions. Also not really sure but is the number under glass or something that could reflect light?
This is a crazy question I know, but I'm curious if it is possible to remove a single gondola from the middle of the line if a machine were created to do so. Instead of having baskets and boats and lifts, could they just remove the whole box from the line, lower it down, and get the line moving again? Again, I'm sure there is an obvious reason why this can't be done, but I'm at work and don't feel like thinking.
I don’t think that would be faster than the current evacuation procedures
Well, I think it could be.....but it will never exist so we will never know. LOL
