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[Surferboy567]

Well, they're ONLY doing all this testing on one of the three lines. Sounds like they'll move on to testing the other lines one at a time (guessing Pop/Aoa to CBR will be next) and while they are testing the other lines we won't see much if any movement on the DHS line.

If they stop testing on the DHS line...doesn't that mean (besides the station architecture) that at least the DHS line is operational...basically?

 

[Patcheslee]

my wife will look forward to sharing with strangers. she loves to talk to new people

She'll go great with my jabbering jaw 10yo, I apologize ahead of time to anyone in with our group of 3 lol.

 

[danlb_2000]

This probably has been discussed but since this looks so...operational are we sure this system isn't going to be open sooner then expected?

@marni1971 at one point said an earlier open was likely, but he recently retraced that saying that there were still things that needed to be worked on that would keep it from opening early.

 

[Lift Blog]

I timed the interval at about 9.8 seconds. Approximately 3,670 passengers per hour at that speed. Looks like about 5 m/s. Hopefully she can go even faster. D-Line stated max is 7 but that may only be possible on lifts with bigger spacing or faster terminals (i.e. chairlifts)

 

[flynnibus]

Any good shakedown includes testing the range of operations.. including those outside your predicted targets. To validate the safety specs and/or test your theories to evaluate your predictions and choices. Interesting to watch.

 

[winstongator]

I time the interval at about 9.8 seconds. Approximately 3,670 passengers per hour at that speed. Looks like about 5 m/s. Hopefully she can go even faster. D-Line stated max is 7 but that may only be possible on lifts with bigger spacing or faster terminals (i.e. chairlifts)

Awesome. Buses carry maybe 40 people per, come every 20 minutes, so hourly capacity of 120. 30x is a nice round increase factor.

 

[flynnibus]

guess it's interesting to see gondola's on the second loop for the first time in these videos as I recall.

 

[Grimley1968]

Passport to the parks is streaming right now from DHS.

I have an illness. I don't know what it's called, but it's main symptom is a weird fascination with simple door opening/closing mechanisms. This video has more nice footage of that at around 1:17:00.

 

[joelkfla]

I timed the interval at about 9.8 seconds. Approximately 3,670 passengers per hour at that speed. Looks like about 5 m/s. Hopefully she can go even faster. D-Line stated max is 7 but that may only be possible on lifts with bigger spacing or faster terminals (i.e. chairlifts)

(I'm sure you know this) 2 of the newest lines on Mi Teleferico run at 6 m/s. But Martin has said Skyliner will run at 11 mph, which is 5 m/s.

 

[Lift Blog]

guess it's interesting to see gondola's on the second loop for the first time in these videos as I recall.

Can you tell the interval of how many cabins pass the regular loop before one goes on the back loop?

(I'm sure you know this) 2 of the newest lines on Mi Teleferico run at 6 m/s. But Martin has said Skyliner will run at 11 mph, which is 5 m/s.

The capacity on those two lines is 4,000 per hour.

 

[WDWtraveler]

1. Count the number of gondolas that leave a station in one minute.

Photo update as of Thursday, February 28, 2019. Looks like I took these photos at the same time as the live streaming from Disney Hollywood Studios. At normal operating speed, gondolas left the station every 10 seconds, which also means one was arriving at the station every 10 seconds.....but you already knew that.

Large landscaping items in place at the 90 degree turn near the Boardwalk Resort.

 

[danlb_2000]

Photo update as of Thursday, February 28, 2019. Looks like I took these photos at the same time as the live streaming from Disney Hollywood Studios. At normal operating speed, gondolas left the station every 10 seconds, which also means one was arriving at the station every 10 seconds.....but you already knew that.

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Large landscaping items in place at the 90 degree turn near the Boardwalk Resort.

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Still wondering why they put those two spur rails on the turn station.

 

[flynnibus]

Can you tell the interval of how many cabins pass the regular loop before one goes on the back loop?

They were only static while visible in the video

 

[MisterPenguin]

Photo update as of Thursday, February 28, 2019. Looks like I took these photos at the same time as the live streaming from Disney Hollywood Studios. At normal operating speed, gondolas left the station every 10 seconds, which also means one was arriving at the station every 10 seconds.....but you already knew that.

That's almost exactly what @Lift Blog got from looking at today's video. Thanks!

That's 3,600 PPH at 10 per gondola packing. Or, 2,880 at 8 per gondola.

 

[joelkfla]

New Attractions Magazine aerial footage of Riviera & CBR stations!

The CBR bus loop is finished.

 

[halltd]

New Attractions Magazine aerial footage of Riviera & CBR stations!

The CBR bus loop is finished.

Cool video. Did they use a drone to film that? Doesn’t seem like a helicopter made those loops.

 

[ParksAndPixels]

Cool video. Did they use a drone to film that? Doesn’t seem like a helicopter made those loops.

Helicopter footage. Drone shots would be more fluid.

 

[bUU]

I'm sure there are different parts of the shake-down. They will clearly have to test all three lines equally for mechanical considerations. However, it is also likely that they're using the testing of the first of the lines to define and refine operational procedures. While that will definitely be reviewed continuously even after the gondolas are open to the public, it's likely that a lot of time is being spent on that during the testing of the first of the lines.

 

[IMDREW]

Wow! Thats a lot of gondolas in the air at once! Imagine being evacuated and being the last gondola they get to. Should be a good few hours dangling there. Looks awesome though. Can't wait for all the colours.

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

That's almost exactly what @Lift Blog got from looking at today's video. Thanks!

That's 3,600 PPH at 10 per gondola packing. Or, 2,880 at 8 per gondola.

So are these figures just for the DHS/CBR line?