News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner - Every Possible What If ....? Has Been Discussed.

[creathir]

Never happen, I'd never stay there to begin with.

Disney is belt and suspenders. I don't believe there will be no other transpo option available for that trip than the gondolas.

There may be fewer buses, due to less demand, but I don't believe for a second they aren't going to exist at all.

We've been told bus service is being eliminated from resorts with Skyliner service to the parks.

Obviously AK, MK, and DS would still have bus service, so I suppose one could spend an hour doing transfers to get to/from the parks to your resort.

 

[brb1006]

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Looking at the image again it is very odd that they used both classic and new style Mickey and Minnie. Very very odd and it ruins the illusion, so they should pick one or the other. I actually think the new style looks better and fresh. Those particular drawings of the classic look like something straight out of the 90s.

I'm excited to see what other characters are included though. LOVE the hitchhiking ghosts gondola.

I remember seeing the 2013 Mickey and friends design being shown as pictures in the All-Star resorts as of 2015.

 

[brb1006]

This is a disaster waiting to happen. Better ride it while you can because it will be shut down after the first death.

And you said you are not always negative.

 

[brb1006]

Do you people not actually read the threads you post in, it has been said time and time again you wont boil to death in the Gondola they have venting that will keep it cool as it moves around, it is a tried and tested format used in places much much hotter then Florida. Yeesh.

And where were you guys when Skyway existed during the heat?

 

[brb1006]

Map (Pop station is actually in the middle of the bridge):

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Fly-through (which I hope to update by tonight with all the new stuffs):

To put it in perspective. Was the Skyway at MK open at night? Because I wonder if they might add lights to the Skyline?

 

[brb1006]

Yes..

"And many of the gondolas with Disney Skyliner will feature favorite Disney characters."

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/disney-skyliner-new-minnie-vehicles-to-transport-guests-around-walt-disney-world-resort/

Maybe Marie or Olaf?

 

[MisterPenguin]

To put it in perspective. Was the Skyway at MK open at night? Because I wonder if they might add lights to the Skyline?

Lights inside a gondola at night would be awful, you wouldn't be able to see out that well, just reflections of everyone in the gondola.

 

[GCTales]

Lights inside a gondola at night would be awful, you wouldn't be able to see out that well, just reflections of everyone in the gondola.

Some have low intensity foot level lighting or external lighting... But we will just have to wait n see..

 

[marni1971]

So... something I don't get is the mid-way station between Epcot and the new Riviera Resort. Why isn't it placed further north (e.g. right by the Boardwalk entrance, on the northern side of that road/cross), in order to make more of a straight line and shorten the travel distance?

Future planning.

 

[marni1971]

To put it in perspective. Was the Skyway at MK open at night? Because I wonder if they might add lights to the Skyline?

Skyway was open at night.

 

[KBLovesDisney]

I would imagine this feeling like the inside of a Ferris wheel ride vehicle at night. I think it might be pretty cool, but definitely scary during bad weather.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

Given the funny layout, I wonder how any possible future expansion could happen. I would have figured it to operate in some kind of circular pattern or wheel-n-spoke.

 

[truecoat]

Given the funny layout, I wonder how any possible future expansion could happen. I would have figured it to operate in some kind of circular pattern or wheel-n-spoke.

Adding resorts would probably necessitate another line. Due to the limited stops, I'm not sure this line would be conducive to an expansion. You only have 2 destinations and if you add more people to existing lines, would the transfer station be able to handle that?

 

[GCTales]

Adding resorts would probably necessitate another line. Due to the limited stops, I'm not sure this line would be conducive to an expansion. You only have 2 destinations and if you add more people to existing lines, would the transfer station be able to handle that?

You are assuming that the expansion has to be part of this line..

could be phase two is a line from AKL to AK.... or from a monorail resort or TTC to AK... That type of "expansion" would increase capability without really impacting the announced configuration.

 

[truecoat]

You are assuming that the expansion has to be part of this line..

Sorry, I thought that's what you meant.

 

[disneyC97]

I swear I have been here before... Deja vu.....

That sense that you have already read this argument 4 times before...

Lol only 4

 

[danlb_2000]

Given the funny layout, I wonder how any possible future expansion could happen. I would have figured it to operate in some kind of circular pattern or wheel-n-spoke.

If they do expand it I really don't seem them every trying to connect everything to everything else with gondolas. This will always be just one element of a larger transportation system.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

If they do expand it I really don't seem them every trying to connect everything to everything else with gondolas. This will always be just one element of a larger transportation system.

I agree. It is a shame, though, that the only real way to get to Animal Kingdom is by bus (or drive yourself). Linking it to the Disney Skyline would be more expensive, but ultimately worth it.

 

[danlb_2000]

I agree. It is a shame, though, that the only real way to get to Animal Kingdom is by bus (or drive yourself). Linking it to the Disney Skyline would be more expensive, but ultimately worth it.

I would agree with that. Last time we stayed there I had the frustrating experience of it talking almost an hour to get from the park back to AK Lodge.

 

[creathir]

If they do expand it I really don't seem them every trying to connect everything to everything else with gondolas. This will always be just one element of a larger transportation system.

Agreed. It feels like we are getting pieces of a major system, but the missing piece is what connects everything together.

You have this system for the Epcot/DHS area resorts, monorail for Bay Lake resorts, and a rumored light rail for AK area resorts...

Now they just need to be connected...