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[joelkfla]

Video of gondola action at the BW turn station, about 5 p.m. this evening. First 35 secs. are zoomed in, rest of video is at distance, I suggest viewing full screen. (I would have gotten more angles, but they apparently put them bed.)

Looked like they were running at full density, but not at full speed. Based on the change in spacing from the haul rope to the station, they're slowing down thru the station but not nearly as much as at the loading stations.

 

[MisterPenguin]

A lot of the gondolas on the line testing tonight. They seem to move surprisingly quick. The designs are nice, I may be in the minority but i think that it looks fine in the skyline

Really adds kinetic energy.

Best parking lots in the world!!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Video of gondola action at the BW turn station, about 5 p.m. this evening. First 35 secs. are zoomed in, rest of video is at distance, I suggest viewing full screen. (I would have gotten more angles, but they apparently put them bed.)

Looked like they were running at full density, but not at full speed. Based on the change in spacing from the haul rope to the station, they're slowing down thru the station but not nearly as much as at the loading stations.

That's just at 2 meter/sec, or, 4.5 mph.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Wait. You're going to have *a train* pass right by *my room*?!! No way. No one will ever want to stay there.

That would have been Fort Wilderness in the old days

 

[DisneyNeighbor]

Video of gondola action at the BW turn station, about 5 p.m. this evening. First 35 secs. are zoomed in, rest of video is at distance, I suggest viewing full screen. (I would have gotten more angles, but they apparently put them bed.)

Looked like they were running at full density, but not at full speed. Based on the change in spacing from the haul rope to the station, they're slowing down thru the station but not nearly as much as at the loading stations.

Are those coming from EPCOT?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are those coming from EPCOT?

Yes.

 

[Rteetz]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

200 - Red Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
201 - Red Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
203 - Red Pirates of the Caribbean
208 - Red Wreck it Ralph
209 - Purple Haunted Mansion
210 - Purple Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
211 - Purple Monsters Inc.
212 - Purple Stitch
216 - Green Zootopia
217 - Green Ducktales
218 - Green Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
222 - Red Toy Story
223 - Red Peter Pan
229 - Blue Guardians of the Galaxy
231 - Blue Beauty and the Beast
235 - Orange Coco
238 - Orange Finding Nemo
239 - Orange Toy Story
240 - Orange Wreck it Ralph
241 - Orange Star Wars
243 - Orange
244 - Orange
250 - Orange
251 - Orange
253 - Orange
273 - Teal Frozen
274 - Teal Moana
278 - Teal
281 - Teal
282 - Teal
284 - Teal Princess and the Frog
286 - Teal
289 - Teal Ratatouille
290 - Teal Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
306 - Yellow Pete, Goofy, Horace, and Clarabelle
307 - Yellow Beauty and the Beast
312 - Yellow Winnie the Pooh
315 - Yellow
334 - Yellow

(yes I realize I have too much free time)

 

[mm121]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

200 - Red Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
201 - Red Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
203 - Red Pirates of the Caribbean
208 - Red Wreck it Ralph
209 - Purple Haunted Mansion
210 - Purple Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
211 - Purple Monsters Inc.
212 - Purple Stitch
216 - Green Zootopia
217 - Green Ducktales
218 - Green Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
222 - Red Toy Story
223 - Red Peter Pan
229 - Blue Guardians of the Galaxy
231 - Blue Beauty and the Beast
235 - Orange Coco
238 - Orange Finding Nemo
239 - Orange Toy Story
240 - Orange Wreck it Ralph
241 - Orange Star Wars
243 - Orange
244 - Orange
250 - Orange
251 - Orange
253 - Orange
273 - Teal Frozen
274 - Teal Moana
278 - Teal
281 - Teal
282 - Teal
284 - Teal Princess and the Frog
286 - Teal
289 - Teal Ratatouille
290 - Teal Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
306 - Yellow Pete, Goofy, Horace, and Clarabelle
307 - Yellow Beauty and the Beast
312 - Yellow Winnie the Pooh
315 - Yellow
334 - Yellow

(yes I realize I have too much free time)

Look forward to seeing a full list once there all uncovered

 

[MisterPenguin]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

200 - Red Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
201 - Red Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
203 - Red Pirates of the Caribbean
208 - Red Wreck it Ralph
209 - Purple Haunted Mansion
210 - Purple Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
211 - Purple Monsters Inc.
212 - Purple Stitch
216 - Green Zootopia
217 - Green Ducktales
218 - Green Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
222 - Red Toy Story
223 - Red Peter Pan
229 - Blue Guardians of the Galaxy
231 - Blue Beauty and the Beast
235 - Orange Coco
238 - Orange Finding Nemo
239 - Orange Toy Story
240 - Orange Wreck it Ralph
241 - Orange Star Wars
243 - Orange
244 - Orange
250 - Orange
251 - Orange
253 - Orange
273 - Teal Frozen
274 - Teal Moana
278 - Teal
281 - Teal
282 - Teal
284 - Teal Princess and the Frog
286 - Teal
289 - Teal Ratatouille
290 - Teal Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
306 - Yellow Pete, Goofy, Horace, and Clarabelle
307 - Yellow Beauty and the Beast
312 - Yellow Winnie the Pooh
315 - Yellow
334 - Yellow

(yes I realize I have too much free time)

Thanks for starting the checklist for all those wanting to ride every gondola!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Hey, remember how deafening the gondolas were going to be going over the sheaves, ramping down coming into the station, and the noise of the fly wheel motor not allowing for any piece of mind passing under it near a station?...

 

[nickys]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

200 - Red Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
201 - Red Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
203 - Red Pirates of the Caribbean
208 - Red Wreck it Ralph
209 - Purple Haunted Mansion
210 - Purple Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
211 - Purple Monsters Inc.
212 - Purple Stitch
216 - Green Zootopia
217 - Green Ducktales
218 - Green Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
222 - Red Toy Story
223 - Red Peter Pan
229 - Blue Guardians of the Galaxy
231 - Blue Beauty and the Beast
235 - Orange Coco
238 - Orange Finding Nemo
239 - Orange Toy Story
240 - Orange Wreck it Ralph
241 - Orange Star Wars
243 - Orange
244 - Orange
250 - Orange
251 - Orange
253 - Orange
273 - Teal Frozen
274 - Teal Moana
278 - Teal
281 - Teal
282 - Teal
284 - Teal Princess and the Frog
286 - Teal
289 - Teal Ratatouille
290 - Teal Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
306 - Yellow Pete, Goofy, Horace, and Clarabelle
307 - Yellow Beauty and the Beast
312 - Yellow Winnie the Pooh
315 - Yellow
334 - Yellow

(yes I realize I have too much free time)

Nice work!

It would be great if this could be “stickied” somewhere. And you could continue to update it as things develop. Is it possible to move it somehow up to the top, after Dan’s intro post?

@wdwmagic, what do you think?

 

[surfsupdon]

I still have hope that Fall means August. I mean MNSSHP and Food and Wine scream Fall to me

 

[danlb_2000]

Nice work!

It would be great if this could be “stickied” somewhere. And you could continue to update it as things develop. Is it possible to move it somehow up to the top, after Dan’s intro post?

@wdwmagic, what do you think?

I put it in my post for now.

 

[larryz]

Hey, remember how deafening the gondolas were going to be going over the sheaves, ramping down coming into the station, and the noise of the fly wheel motor not allowing for any piece of mind passing under it near a station?...

What's the over/under on when the first video of a tower/cable being struck by lightning appears?

 

[larryz]

Nice work!

It would be great if this could be “stickied” somewhere. And you could continue to update it as things develop. Is it possible to move it somehow up to the top, after Dan’s intro post?

@wdwmagic, what do you think?

A spreadsheet would be nice, with column A blank so you can use it as a check-off list*...

*NOT a Star Trek reference!

 

[larryz]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

200 - Red Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
201 - Red Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
203 - Red Pirates of the Caribbean
208 - Red Wreck it Ralph
209 - Purple Haunted Mansion
210 - Purple Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
211 - Purple Monsters Inc.
212 - Purple Stitch
216 - Green Zootopia
217 - Green Ducktales
218 - Green Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
222 - Red Toy Story
223 - Red Peter Pan
229 - Blue Guardians of the Galaxy
231 - Blue Beauty and the Beast
235 - Orange Coco
238 - Orange Finding Nemo
239 - Orange Toy Story
240 - Orange Wreck it Ralph
241 - Orange Star Wars
243 - Orange
244 - Orange
250 - Orange
251 - Orange
253 - Orange
273 - Teal Frozen
274 - Teal Moana
278 - Teal
281 - Teal
282 - Teal
284 - Teal Princess and the Frog
286 - Teal
289 - Teal Ratatouille
290 - Teal Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
306 - Yellow Pete, Goofy, Horace, and Clarabelle
307 - Yellow Beauty and the Beast
312 - Yellow Winnie the Pooh
315 - Yellow
334 - Yellow

(yes I realize I have too much free time)

Like this... I'll upload the file later.

Been on	Seen	#	Color	Characters
		200​	Red	Pluto, Chip and Dale, Mickey and Minnie
		201​	Red	Chip and Dale, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie
		203​	Red	Pirates of the Caribbean
		208​	Red	Wreck it Ralph
		209​	Purple	Haunted Mansion
		210​	Purple	Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
		211​	Purple	Monsters Inc.
		212​	Purple	Stitch
		216​	Green	Zootopia
		217​	Green	Ducktales
		218​	Green	Pete, Goofy, Horace and Clarabelle
		222​	Red	Toy Story
		223​	Red	Peter Pan
		229​	Blue	Guardians of the Galaxy
		231​	Blue	Beauty and the Beast
		235​	Orange	Coco
		238​	Orange	Finding Nemo
		239​	Orange	Toy Story
		240​	Orange	Wreck it Ralph
		241​	Orange	Star Wars

 

[Incomudro]

Hey, remember how deafening the gondolas were going to be going over the sheaves, ramping down coming into the station, and the noise of the fly wheel motor not allowing for any piece of mind passing under it near a station?...

Nice!
I for one, always believed they would be very quiet.

 

[KikoKea]

Not sure if this has been covered yet- apologizes if so- but those things seem to be moving fast. How will people who aren't spry anymore be able to hop off and on so quickly? Will they slow it down for those who need more time, like the omnimovers? Will it move slower in actual use? Will scooters or strollers be allowed?

 

[BeckyTheTechy]

I was going back over video and photos of the uncovered cabins and noticed none were numbered lower than 200 and the highest number I saw was 334. So do we think they started the numbers at 200? 100? 0? Also the colors appear to be grouped by the numbers so mid 200s are orange, upper 200s teal, lower 300s yellow, lower 200s red, purple and green.

We know that Mickey is 001, the question is will it be on the line since it is the one they use for promos? Or will it immediately go to Disney archives? We may never get to ride “all” of them.

 

[Lift Blog]

Hey, remember how deafening the gondolas were going to be going over the sheaves, ramping down coming into the station, and the noise of the fly wheel motor not allowing for any piece of mind passing under it near a station?...

The birds are so loud.