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[roj2323]

It was always six...

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Note that the POP/AoA station has now been determined to be right in the middle of the bridge. Also, this doesn't include any intervening helping towers that would adjust height, tension, and in the case of the BoardWalk turn and IG, slightly alter the path.

I'm well aware of everything you said. Previously we have had drawings of the exact locations of the other 5 locations and we knew generally where the Epcot station would go but we had not seen drawings of its exact placement. That is what my question was about.

 

[lazyboy97o]

While six structures, only 5 will be stations, at least upon opening.

Despite not accommodating loading and unloading, the building at the Boardwalk is a turning station. That is the term used by Disney and the gondola industry.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I'm well aware of everything you said. Previously we have had drawings of the exact locations of the other 5 locations and we knew generally where the Epcot station would go but we had not seen drawings of its exact placement. That is what my question was about.

Upthread @marni1971 posted a picture of what he believes to be the exact placement. But, AFAIK, we don't have a permit showing exact placement.

 

[jt04]

, at least upon opening.

Sounds like further additions are possible.

 

[marni1971]

Sounds like further additions are possible.

Think about what I said about this a few weeks ago.

Made the connection yet?

 

[TiggerDad]

Think about what I said about this a few weeks ago.

Made the connection yet?

You said a lot of things a few weeks ago. I'm guessing this one:

There may be and it may do. I'm aware of another system type that *may* be built in the future to serve other areas of the property.

Maybe. Waaaayyyyy down the line.

 

[Goob]

 

[Steve_p]

Will the travel direction be selectable car-by-car at the T intersetion south of CBR?
Example:
Car 1 heading direct from POP to DHS, then the next car headed toward CBR/Epcot? Or is it planned to be one massive continuous loop of travel?

 

[marni1971]

Will the travel direction be selectable car-by-car at the T intersetion south of CBR?
Example:
Car 1 heading direct from POP to DHS, then the next car headed toward CBR/Epcot? Or is it planned to be one massive continuous loop of travel?

No. Everyone gets off at the T junction. Three separate lines that all meet at CBR South.

 

[Steve_p]

No. Everyone gets off at the T junction. Three separate lines that all meet at CBR South.

Cool, thanks for the info.

 

[cjkeating]

Think about what I said about this a few weeks ago.

Made the connection yet?

Coronado could link into the turning station very easily, it could also make it to Animal Kingdom with a turn at Coronado. Looks like a simple addition to the network.

 

[danlb_2000]

I'm well aware of everything you said. Previously we have had drawings of the exact locations of the other 5 locations and we knew generally where the Epcot station would go but we had not seen drawings of its exact placement. That is what my question was about.

The other 5 structures (4 stations and the turn station) have been show in permits filed with the South Florida Water Management District. The Epcot station will be build on land that is already part of the park and is not impacting a body of water so it didn't need a SFWMD permit.

 

[Goob]

I'm excited to see the actual gondola cars. There's not even so much of a concept drawing or anything.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm excited to see the actual gondola cars. There's not even so much of a concept drawing or anything.

They're not custom cars. Doppelmayr's website will give you a sense of how they will look.

 

[roj2323]

The other 5 structures (4 stations and the turn station) have been show in permits filed with the South Florida Water Management District. The Epcot station will be build on land that is already part of the park and is not impacting a body of water so it didn't need a SFWMD permit.

bummer

 

[roj2323]

They're not custom cars. Doppelmayr's website will give you a sense of how they will look.

True but they will get a wrap of some kind as Disney doesn't like leaving anything plain or boring.

 

[lazyboy97o]

True but they will get a wrap of some kind as Disney doesn't like leaving anything plain or boring.

Wraps would be awful. There is nothing magical about floating billboards.

 

[roj2323]

Wraps would be awful. There is nothing magical about floating billboards.

Who ever said they would be billboards? Perhaps they will look like lanterns from Tangled or tie fighters, or have tinker bell with pixi dust. There's a lot of creativity to be had without DVC logos

 

[GoofGoof]

Wraps would be awful. There is nothing magical about floating billboards.

A generic Disney centered wrap could be done tastefully, but I'm skeptical too. They wrapped the monorail with movie plugs so I think there will be a temptation to do this. Maybe they could use a wrap to depict Disney characters or at least different colors so each gondola is slightly unique kinda like the colors for the different monorails. Again, if it's done tastefully it would be fine.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Who ever said they would be billboards? Perhaps they will look like lanterns from Tangled or tie fighters, or have tinker bell with pixi dust. There's a lot of creativity to be had without DVC logos

What you describe is a bunch of billboards.

A generic Disney centered wrap could be done tastefully, but I'm skeptical too. They wrapped the monorail with movie plugs so I think there will be a temptation to do this. Maybe they could use a wrap to depict Disney characters or at least different colors so each gondola is slightly unique kinda like the colors for the different monorails. Again, if it's done tastefully it would be fine.

Random "Disney" stuff is not theming or storytelling or automatically magical. Nothing is added to the experience by slapping Mickey's face onto it.