I'll be "risking my life" mid August, hope you're there!I'm prepared for that - I'm part of the zombie response team. The sticker on my vehicle says so.
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Honeypot: Complaints about the Skyliner/Gondola; also worries and insecurities
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I'll be "risking my life" mid August, hope you're there!
Just send out the Bat signal
MickeyCB
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Can you see them (the zombies of course), climbing up the big support poles and jumping onto the top of the gondola?At this rate, we'll get to zombie apocalypse pretty soon!
You failed. This isn't a thread for complaints. It's a thread for complaints about complaints.In another attempt to keep the original gondola thread focused on construction upates, I thought I'd create a separate thread for folks to use to complain about aspects of the gondola that the moderators have requested that we keep out of the main thread. In addition, people should feel free to create additional complaints or talk about their anxieties here as well.
I'll keep an index here in the first post.
Complaints that have only been rationalized, but not eliminated:
* Lack of air conditioning
* Ugly towers
* Sightlines
* Crowding due to forced sharing
* Acrophobia - It may not be that far off the ground, but if it's still a problem, you may have to use alternate transportation. There may or may not be a direct bus from your resort, but you can always transfer at Disney Springs or another park.
Complaints that have been addressed:
* Lightning
* Noise
Vanishingly low probability complaints:
* Drowning
* Falling due to truck hitting a support pole
* Falling for unspecified reasons
Fun complaints created in jest:
* Sinkholes
* Alligators
* Amoeba
* Gondola babies - I put this here because I'm not exactly sure what the complaint aspect is.
* Starvation
* Killer bees
* Low flying birds
Other
* Too many people are overly fascinated by the gondola
Edited to add: As part of this, those offended by the complaining should not read the thread. The whole point is to free you from having to read this in the main gondola thread!
Edited to add: If you're mad about the negativity and don't know what a honeypot is, read this article on honeypots in wikipedia:
Honeypot (computing) - Wikipedia
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Damon7777
Well-Known Member
You are mistaken
Even though those states have decriminalized recreational use US law supersedes/ trumps state law and most certainly still applies. Thus, irrespective of state law it is still a crime to possess and use in places like Cali and Maine.
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Goofyernmost
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I think I have solved the AC situation. It's simple really.. all they have to do is stagger the Gondolas so that one is for guests to ride in and that one is attached by electrical wire to one behind it that contains a propane gas powered generator. That generator would power the industrial strength AC mounted on the roof of the lead Gondola. Keeping the air inside cool, eliminating the odd odors and helping to keep your beer cold. So the sequence would be rider car and generator car then rider car followed by the generator car and so on.
The downside, although minor, would be that the capacity would be halved and there would be a minor charge of $50.00 per person to ride them, but, at least you would get to the other end alive. I'm not sure why they didn't think of this!
The downside, although minor, would be that the capacity would be halved and there would be a minor charge of $50.00 per person to ride them, but, at least you would get to the other end alive. I'm not sure why they didn't think of this!
Damon7777
Well-Known Member
For those out there talking stupid here is a statistical promise for you:
No need to worry about gators, drownings, skylining terrorism or starvation while riding the gondola because you will finish out your life via an unexpected failed circulatory.........you will die by stroke or heart attack before you even make it in the skyliner cabin.
Enjoy your ride.
No need to worry about gators, drownings, skylining terrorism or starvation while riding the gondola because you will finish out your life via an unexpected failed circulatory.........you will die by stroke or heart attack before you even make it in the skyliner cabin.
Enjoy your ride.
You should be developing attractions for the Wonders of Life pavilion!!
J_Carioca
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Sorry, you're mistaken. California, Maine, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, etc...Those states have not decriminalized, they have legalized. There is a very big difference.
And even though it is illegal at the federal level, in a state that has legalized only a federal law enforcement officer would be able to charge you with an offense related to possession or use.
Damon7777
Well-Known Member
I would love that but I doubt Disney would hire me for such work ---my attraction would end up "NC-17" with scenes like mom screaming every profane word imaginable at her husband while delivering.
Damon7777
Well-Known Member
Do you know the applicable provisions of Prop 64 out in Cali? I ask because of your misplaced admonishment.
Yes, we all should understand this by now(but countless do not). But anyway all you did was reaffirm what I said earlier: pot possession and use is a crime in all 50 states, irrespective of state initiative, legislative action or court decision.
eliza61nyc
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Has anyone else every smelled weed at WDW. I was at AKL early last year and was laughing because it was the first time I smelled someone smoking. We joked on how cigarette smoke was banned but evidently pot was still ok.
Maybe the correct verbage would be it's a "Federal" crime. so unless a fed officer bust you, you're good. Pa it's legal with a medical prescription. we just got a few dispensaries. Here in Philly they decriminalized it, which you are right it is not legal but pretty much if a cop bust you with up to 30 grams of weed, you'll get a 25 dollar ticket. I think smoking in public is a 100 buck ticket.
from the looks of it, doesn't seem like anyone is worried about it being illegal federally.
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PeoplemoverTTA
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Walking World Showcase one night back in 2014, someone was smoking weed across from the Japan pavilion. I couldn't believe what I was smelling (although I'm admittedly a total Pollyanna
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Cado603
Member
My complain in general is that WDW is getting to be/is like the original Disneyland in CA that Walt Hated and bought land in Fl to avoid. I actually with this addition think it is much worse. Ugly poles running thru resort area, 4 lane highways, huge tall ugly hotels. Crowded parks barely able to walk in. Dirty unkeep up areas in parks and less Disney stuff.
Janir
Well-Known Member
At that point I turn into a human chainsaw, deal with the psycho, then let a CM, hose out the gondola of miscreant leftovers.
eliza61nyc
Well-Known Member
??? how do you avoid 4 lane highways? would you rather 4 hours to just get into the lot? SMH, It is no longer 1955. AAA guestimate that there were nearly 43 million cars on the highways last weekend. When Disneyland opened there were only 165 million or so people in the country? today? we're just about doubled that at almost 328 million.
Yes he brought land in florida to avoid that but sorry no way, no how could he have predicted the country. Orlando itself looked nothing like it did in 1966 when wdw began construction.
There simply is more of us.
Now I can't complain about Dirty parks, I have never once saw the parks dirty. Not even close, but someone told me it's because I go during a slow period. Who knows.
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bayoubelle
amuck, amuck, amuck
Sorry but when I read no air conditioning, I began perspiring. Riding in a tin can (or reasonable facsimile)in Florida in the summertime with 90 degree temps and 100% humidity surrounded by sweaty people and uncomfortable children? Someone at Disney corp. has their mind.
JustAFan
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I agree with not complaining about something you haven't even experienced yet. However, I did experience this walking into HS. I know this complaint has been brought up, so I guess I'm just beating a dead horse here. If that's what the towers will look like, that's pretty disappointing. Disney generally does a good job of decorating and themes and such. This is ugly.
