News Gangway being prepped near to the Contemporary - second level access coming to the ferry boat?

[wdwmagic]

Is a second-level entry and exit coming to the Magic Kingdom Ferry Boat?

Work is taking place in three areas around the Seven Seas Lagoon related to the Magic Kingdom Ferry Boat.

www.wdwmagic.com

Anyone know anything about this?

 

[Phicinfan]

Must be for the walkway to the new resort they will add between Contemporary and Travel center......


yes, just joking... maybe

 

[doctornick]

Must be for the walkway to the new resort they will add between Contemporary and Travel center......


yes, just joking... maybe

This was my initial thought as well. Could they actually be considering a bridge to that area?

 

[Phicinfan]

Or, with the rumor of folks disembarking from the ferries from the 2nd floor.... could this be how they get to the elevated area?

 

[The Pho]

Anyone know anything about this?

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Looks more like gangway to me than a bridge. So boat related would make sense.

 

[PhilharMagician]

As soon as I saw the pics of the ferry mods with those large swing gates, I thought it looked like a second level load and unload was going to happen. Makes complete sense looking at the materials parked in front of the CR.

 

[dreday3]

What do you mean by second level unload?

Are you talking about the big ferry that comes from TTC?

 

[Walt d]

Is a second-level entry and exit coming to the Magic Kingdom Ferry Boat?

Work is taking place in three areas around the Seven Seas Lagoon related to the Magic Kingdom Ferry Boat.

www.wdwmagic.com

Anyone know anything about this?

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If they would just Chauffeur your vehicle to the front of mk, we Would not have to build anything…

 

[wdwmagic]

What do you mean by second level unload?

Are you talking about the big ferry that comes from TTC?

Yes, details at https://www.wdwmagic.com/transporta...it-coming-to-the-magic-kingdom-ferry-boat.htm

 

[dreday3]

Yes, details at https://www.wdwmagic.com/transporta...it-coming-to-the-magic-kingdom-ferry-boat.htm

Thanks!

 

[Brooklin Disney Dad]

I guess this will speed up the ferry service by a couple of minutes. But doesn’t help the bottleneck that will be created when everyone tries to get into the park at rope drop.
Doesn’t seem like money well spent to me. Saves a few minutes.

 

[Jon81uk]

I guess this will speed up the ferry service by a couple of minutes. But doesn’t help the bottleneck that will be created when everyone tries to get into the park at rope drop.
Doesn’t seem like money well spent to me. Saves a few minutes.

But that few minutes saved means the ferry can head back sooner and pick up from the TTC again. So the number of guests moved from TTC to MK in an hour will go up. Yes guests might then be waiting at the tapstiles to enter but it means more will be on the MK side of the lagoon.

 

[Ayla]

The larger ferries only service MK. Building accommodations for them at CR makes no sense.

 

[peter11435]

The larger ferries only service MK. Building accommodations for them at CR makes no sense.

It’s being built and staged there to then be moved to its intended location

 

[Kittlesona]

The larger ferries only service MK. Building accommodations for them at CR makes no sense.

CR has tons of other construction anyway so building it here generates no extra mess and keeps the TTC looking tidier.

 

[bigorangeandy]

If your able to save enough time to get an extra trip per hour from the ferries, that would help in the evenings and mornings. The other thing that could help is not having people going up and down the stairs on the ferry. I'm guessing that at times people fall and could get injured, which would be a bummer of a way to start or end your day.

 

[donsullivan]

I wonder if this is something planned for normal operations or more about all the work being done to improve emergency evacuation capabilities.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I feel like this is more for emergency exit than normal ops?

 

[mgf]

I feel like this is more for emergency exit than normal ops?

Fair question -- but I always assumed that with a water depth of ~14ft the upper deck would be above water if one sank. Obviously there are other types of emergencies.

 

[monothingie]