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GlacierGlacier
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99% of questions in this thread in a nutshell.
Rteetz
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Some sort of safety thing?
mm121
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He sure says the word fun a lot.
Disney gondolas, moving 11 mph, will give bird’s eye views nearly 60 feet over Walt Disney World Resort
Disney World’s monorails of the air were gliding smoothly Tuesday above a scenic lake separating two hotels. Soon the Disney Skyliner system of 300 gondolas, opening to the public later this …www.orlandosentinel.com
If Disney cared about fun transportation they wouldn't have been using mostly busses for the last few decades.
mm121
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toolsnspools
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Did anyone else find it ironic that they mentioned the great view, right before showing a bunch of cabins still covered with the white protective coverings?
chrisirmo
Member
Dustpan for sweeping up the ashes of previous passengers?
Creathir
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My interpretaion was wrong. It looks like the windows are closed, and what's inside the windows is an air flow deflector.
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larryz
I'm Just A Tourist!
Looks like a drink holder to me. I got one in my 2002 Chrysler two-seater sports van just like it.
Maybe it's the audio unit. It could contain a small computer to play the spiels, and a speaker.
mikesteffen
Member
Defibrillator.
flynnibus
Premium Member
emergency equipment is a sound guess... but what they include is up for speculation.
Padded seats would have been nice... the idea of being able to quickly pop them in or out as an assembly could have had some legs. Hopefully the slats will be contoured enough to be comfortable (this is from the guy who can't sit on bleachers flat anymore due to my back issues)
Padded seats would have been nice... the idea of being able to quickly pop them in or out as an assembly could have had some legs. Hopefully the slats will be contoured enough to be comfortable (this is from the guy who can't sit on bleachers flat anymore due to my back issues)
DisneyCane
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Whatever they do, we are talking about loading Gondolas not sending a crew to Mars! I've never seen such simple operations be so overly complicated.
I can't wait for this to open so people can experience how mundane the operation is. It's basically the peoplemover suspended from a cable from an operations standpoint.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Peoplemovers don't have gaps guests can intrude into or platforms they can walk off of. People movers use moving platforms. Omnimovers still typically use 2-3 CMs on the load platform. 1 at the controls, one walking the 'last chance'/check position.. and usually one at the entry point or guiding guests into the vehicles. Smaller platforms like SSE might only use 1 on the platform itself.
Something like peter pan is probably a closer analog.. as it has the gapped vehicles and recessed vehicle travel path.
But as soon as you introduce DECISIONS into the process - you can't rely on guests to do it themselves reliably and in the timely manner. For that reason alone, there will be people deciding when people enter the platform.. where they go.. and dealing with the second load zone.
Then add in the staff that will have to be there to help those who need assistance on the secondary load platform.
Look at monorails... which even have automated gates and pens. There still are multiple CMs that work the platform for a system that doesn't have any real variation for guests to screw it up except for to be slow/late.
Parachute.
They all tilt out. The two on the left and the side one are closed while the 3 on the right are open.
ABQ
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I hope that mesh screening is made of vibranium, as I can imagine it being torn to shreds before too long.