News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

[joelkfla]

I must have been unlucky - just tried boarding at IG. Left doing the walk of shame. I’ll have to wait til my October trip

You're the 2nd to report this. You can try again Friday or Saturday, if you're still there.

 

[Bender123]

Going to have to wait till Riviera opens, but I would hope they could get a grasp on the volume needed and, as you said, possibly send empty gondolas to deal with it.

More than likely it wont really matter...The morning crowds are much more spaced out than at park closing. This means the only likely time they will be packed is when its all one way out of Epcot.

 

[joelkfla]

Also some Disney music would have probably been better than the occasional narrations. You could turn it into a guessing game for youngsters.

I've heard several riders on the YouTube videos say that they felt music would have detracted from the experience. I think I will agree.

 

[Rambozo]

I've heard several riders on the YouTube videos say that they felt music would have detracted from the experience. I think I will agree.

Okay, so I guess some people love awkward silences.

 

[joelkfla]

Okay, so I guess some people love awkward silences.

I'll be looking out the window at the views, not staring down the other riders. The comments were that the ride was peaceful & relaxing.

 

[Rambozo]

I'll be looking out the window at the views, not staring down the other riders. The comments were that the ride was peaceful & relaxing.

I will be doing the opposite. I will be staring at strangers just so I can make things more uncomfortable.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Full disclosure: I have not been on the Skyliner yet. But two concerns I'm hearing.
1) The overlays block the view
2) They do get hot when they stop

So far, every report I've seen from people who've been in a stopped gondola have said it's really not that hot.

 

[DisneyDreamerxyz]

I wonder how many people staying at the Boardwalk, or Yacht and Beach Club will walk to the Skyliner and use it to go to Hollywood Studios and back? I mean it's definitely an option but I guess only useful if you want to go to that one park. They've always had the benefit of being able to walk to Epcot.

 

[DisneyJoe]

So far, every report I've seen from people who've been in a stopped gondola have said it's really not that hot.

Same - and it was no hotter than the outside temp. Some even had thermometers and if the temperature did increase while stationary, it was only by a degree or two, and in many cases, there was still a breeze.

 

[homerdance]

A still photo of a line doesn’t show how fast that line is moving.

Considering your photo appears to show approximately 50 people those guests could be on board in 1-2 minutes.

Is there a picture of the boat/busses for the same time?

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

Full disclosure: I have not been on the Skyliner yet. But two concerns I'm hearing.
1) The overlays block the view
2) They do get hot when they stop

Of course it feels warmer when it stops moving, and it will get hot on hot days. The goal of the system is to limit stops, so it shouldn't be a problem. My longest stop was not uncomfortable, but it was after dark. I could see how it would get hot up there if/when there is an equally long stop in the middle of the day. There was, however, a slight breeze still blowing in the cabin.

The wraps: I think they were an awful idea. Some of them are cute and much better done than the buses, but the views are what makes it special. We found ourselves trying to time it to get the unwrapped gondolas.

 

[doctornick]

The wraps: I think they were an awful idea. Some of them are cute and much better done than the buses, but the views are what makes it special. We found ourselves trying to time it to get the unwrapped gondolas.

Solution: take the wraps off the cabins and instead put wraps on all the support poles so they are decorated and more pleasing to the eye.

 

[joelkfla]

Solution: take the wraps off the cabins and instead put wraps on all the support poles so they are decorated and more pleasing to the eye.

Nooo! That would turn CBR into Pop.

 

[Rteetz]

 

[MisterPenguin]

Add solar flares to the list.

 

[joelkfla]

There's a follow-on that says they got everybody off at DHS before stopping.

 

[Incomudro]

So far, every report I've seen from people who've been in a stopped gondola have said it's really not that hot.

It also hasn't been really hot yet with really high humidity.
98 degrees with 98 percent humidity and eight in a gondola is likely to change that.
As well as if travel stops for 15 seconds, or two minutes under those conditions.

 

[flynnibus]

Interesting safety requirement... certainly not one I've heard of before for other transportation options. Evac is far down on the list.. much less so than say 'emergency services required for bus crashes' or monorail stoppages.

They can't use phones to reach EMS if needed?

 

[flynnibus]

It also hasn't been really hot yet with really high humidity.
98 degrees with 98 percent humidity and eight in a gondola is likely to change that.
As well as if travel stops for 15 seconds, or two minutes under those conditions.

Clearly the solution for those concerned is staying indoors all the time.

 

[Incomudro]

I wonder how many people staying at the Boardwalk, or Yacht and Beach Club will walk to the Skyliner and use it to go to Hollywood Studios and back? I mean it's definitely an option but I guess only useful if you want to go to that one park. They've always had the benefit of being able to walk to Epcot.

I'll (we'll) be staying at Dolphin in April, and I would take a ride back from Hollywood Studios into IG.