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[fngoofy]

For park attendance yes. Had the parks been busy and SWL been achieving its targets this number should have been reached a week ago if not slightly earlier.

Ah, now I get where you are coming from. Yes, I agree.

 

[roj2323]

@The Mom The last 5 pages or so of this thread have gone wayyyyyy down hill. Can we clean up or even lock this thread?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I’m so glad I sent that Rosetta Stone: Comedy to you for Xmas last year...

You should have read it before you sent it away.

 

[Nigelbfc]

So just back from 10 nights at Disney Caribbean Beach Resort and I can tell you without dought that the Skyliner is the best on site mode of transport Disney has. We walked onto the Skyliner with no wait every time with the exception of leaving Epcot after Epcot Forever had just finished and even then it was only a 15 minute wait in a constantly moving line. Most of the time we had the cabin to ourselves but even when with other parties your guaranteed a seat something you’re not on a Disney bus especially at park closing or after fireworks.



On our last night after Happily Ever After at MK had finished the bus line for Caribbean Beach was at least 40 people deep so we just hopped on a half empty bus heading to Studios walked over to Skyliner took a seat for our flight and watched the fireworks going off from Epcot (was so cool).



We had no problem with the temperature in the cabin and one of the days it was in the low 90s. I will now spend a little bit extra on future vacations to make sure I am staying in a hotel on the Skyliner system.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Disney Skyliner quickly reaches 1 millionth guest milestone

Disney Skyliner News

In less than a month of flights, more than 1 million guests have ridden the Skyliner at Walt Disney World.

www.wdwmagic.com

Oh boy, there is that Disney Math again......

 

[The Mom]

I deleted a lot of back and forth comments that had nothing to do with the topic.

 

[ABQ]

I deleted a lot of back and forth comments that had nothing to do with the topic.

If you took a week, not that I'm saying you should, but if you did, you could probably get this thread down to 2 or 3 pages after removing every last bit of back and forth.

 

[Incomudro]

If you took a week, not that I'm saying you should, but if you did, you could probably get this thread down to 2 or 3 pages after removing every last bit of back and forth.

Endless unfunny jokes too.

 

[Chi84]

So just back from 10 nights at Disney Caribbean Beach Resort and I can tell you without dought that the Skyliner is the best on site mode of transport Disney has. We walked onto the Skyliner with no wait every time with the exception of leaving Epcot after Epcot Forever had just finished and even then it was only a 15 minute wait in a constantly moving line. Most of the time we had the cabin to ourselves but even when with other parties your guaranteed a seat something you’re not on a Disney bus especially at park closing or after fireworks.



On our last night after Happily Ever After at MK had finished the bus line for Caribbean Beach was at least 40 people deep so we just hopped on a half empty bus heading to Studios walked over to Skyliner took a seat for our flight and watched the fireworks going off from Epcot (was so cool).



We had no problem with the temperature in the cabin and one of the days it was in the low 90s. I will now spend a little bit extra on future vacations to make sure I am staying in a hotel on the Skyliner system.

This has been our experience too. We’re spending a week at Caribbean Beach and it’s incredible how much transportation to Epcot and DHS has been improved by the Skyliner. Our DVC home resort is SSR and we love the proximity to Disney Springs, but our next trip is with the family and we’re sorry they won’t be able to use the Skyliner. I was a little concerned it might interfere with the ambiance but you hardly notice it from most places in the resort. Don’t notice any noise from it either.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Oh boy, there is that Disney Math again......

There's nothing wrong with the math. Given the capacity of the system, one million could have been reached much earlier.

So, let's say the cabins are only filled with 8 people per cabin rather than 10. Each entry point on a line can push through 2,400 PPH. There are 6 one-way trips. So, that's 14,400 PPH. To hit a million at that rate, it would take only 69.4 hours. At 14 hour days, that would be just under 5 days... at 80% capacity.

There is zero reasons to think this is a manufactured number.

 

[Nigelbfc]

This has been our experience too. We’re spending a week at Caribbean Beach and it’s incredible how much transportation to Epcot and DHS has been improved by the Skyliner. Our DVC home resort is SSR and we love the proximity to Disney Springs, but our next trip is with the family and we’re sorry they won’t be able to use the Skyliner. I was a little concerned it might interfere with the ambiance but you hardly notice it from most places in the resort. Don’t notice any noise from it either.

We request block 45 2nd floor CBR so we only had a short walk to both Port Royal and Skyliner so the gondola flew direct over our room and we couldnt hear a thing from inside the room. I actual think the Skyliner adds to the CBR giving the resort a feeling of movement. Loved it

 

[Thelazer]

..or can't afford it (which is fine) and just want to tear down the ones who can...

There's nothing wrong with the math. Given the capacity of the system, one million could have been reached much earlier.

So, let's say the cabins are only filled with 8 people per cabin rather than 10. Each entry point on a line can push through 2,400 PPH. There are 6 one-way trips. So, that's 14,400 PPH. To hit a million at that rate, it would take only 69.4 hours. At 14 hour days, that would be just under 5 days... at 80% capacity.

There is zero reasons to think this is a manufactured number.

If your saying it's "Disney Skyliner quickly reaches 1 millionth Unique Trip milestone"
I'd agree with you.. but saying unique guest is IMO, slightly mis-leading.

 

[Kamikaze]

If your saying it's "Disney Skyliner quickly reaches 1 millionth Unique Trip milestone"
I'd agree with you.. but saying unique guest is IMO, slightly mis-leading.

No, its how counting people works in cases like this. Say the Yankees have 5000 season ticket holders for all 81 games. Do they count those people as 1, even though they attended 81 times? No. Its 5000 x 81, not 5000 x 1.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I’m more amazed it reached 1 million so fast. Especially given the downtime.

 

[BromBones]

No, its how counting people works in cases like this. Say the Yankees have 5000 season ticket holders for all 81 games. Do they count those people as 1, even though they attended 81 times? No. Its 5000 x 81, not 5000 x 1.

But that’s when counting overall attendance over the course of a season.
So that 1 million number is a bit misleading.
I still find that number hard to believe.
It’s not beneath Disney to inflate their numbers for the sake of PR.

 

[BromBones]

I’m more amazed it reached 1 million so fast. Especially given the downtime.

I don’t believe that number is accurate. I personally believe it is inflated.

 

[Andrew C]

I don’t believe that number is accurate. I personally believe it is inflated.

based on?

 

[Disney Analyst]

I don’t believe that number is accurate. I personally believe it is inflated.

I personally see no motive for Disney to lie about something like that... they really don’t even have a need to say anything

 

[flynnibus]

I personally see no motive for Disney to lie about something like that... they really don’t even have a need to say anything

The whole reason its posted at all is PR. How do you combat bad press about your prize new system going down just 1 week after opening? With press about just how successful it has been...

 

[tissandtully]

The whole reason its posted at all is PR. How do you combat bad press about your prize new system going down just 1 week after opening? With press about just how successful it has been...

FWIW it would have been announced if there hadn't been an incident.