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[Tonka's Skipper]

The Gondola system would be very expensive. The towers and mechanics especially. problems:
1. The gondolas would be relatively low capacity and slow.
2. The loading and unloading would be slow and what about strollers and wheelchairs and scooters?
3. As someone else mentioned.......The towers and gondolas in the view from the parks and resorts.

We need more details.

AKK

 

[jpeden]

Maybe his day job is over at WDI...

Just picking up some extra spending cash driving an Uber...

Considering he told us a story about how he used to be a bouncer and almost beat up a guy he dropped off at the Grand for talking bad about him in Italian, I'm gonna say probably not…

 

[Sachilles]

For what it's worth mapping out connections, or potential connections. There is a lot on Buena Vista drive to connect. Gondola makes a lot of sense from IG to CBR. However the CBR to DHS link could be many things. A funicular railway could be the right choice there. Similar tech, just the cars are resting on rails, yet being pulled by cable. All provided by one transportation company. It would deal with Florida weather far better than a gondola.
https://www.doppelmayr.com/en/products/funicular-railway/

 

[EmperorKuzco]

It's in forums somewhere. And at home.

Here is @marni1971 monorail expansion post and map from 2007 (Thanks again Martin!). You can definitely see the potential for more Skyway routes across WDW to tie in to the transportation options that's already there:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/any-monorail-news.177441/page-6#post-2235266

 

[DisneyJayL]

Assuming a 4-person gondola with traditional loading setup, I'd guess between 500 to 1k hourly capacity. Might be able to boost that with some sort of moving load area (turntable or belt), but then the discussion shifts to the maximum number of cars that can be hanging from the cable.

yeah, it is going to be interesting to see how they are going to do it. Also, how are they going to market this as well. Is it faster? Safer?

 

[Andrew C]

The Gondola system would be very expensive. The towers and mechanics especially. problems:
1. The gondolas would be relatively low capacity and slow.

I believe it would be the relatively inexpensive compared to other options. Also, capacity could be high depending on how they implement it.

 

[marni1971]

Here is @marni1971 monorail expansion post and map from 2007 (Thanks again Martin!). You can definitely see the potential for more Skyway routes across WDW to tie in to the transportation options that's already there:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/any-monorail-news.177441/page-6#post-2235266

That was more of a wish list than an actual plan.

Let me dig out the real one when I'm home unless someone beats me to it.

 

[peter11435]

The Gondola system would be very expensive. The towers and mechanics especially. problems:
1. The gondolas would be relatively low capacity and slow.
2. The loading and unloading would be slow and what about strollers and wheelchairs and scooters?
3. As someone else mentioned.......The towers and gondolas in the view from the parks and resorts.

We need more details.

AKK

1. Depending on the size of the gondolas capacity could be equal or greeter than the current bus system. Gondolas exist that can hold more than half what a bus holds.
2. Loading buses is also slow. This would likely be easier as wheelchairs and ECV could drive right in and out much more efficiently than the buses. Strollers also and they would not need to be folded like on the buses.
3. Sight lines could be an issue but it's also something that could be worked through and done properly

 

[djkidkaz]

Anything is possible.

Does anyone know the story behind that power line? Why is it off Disney property? Or does Disney still own that piece of land? I've always just wondered why it's in that random spot off I-4?

 

[EmperorKuzco]

Here is the Monorail/WEDWay expansion image from @marni1971 for comparison in case you didn't want to read the 2007 thread.

 

[marni1971]

Does anyone know the story behind that power line? Why is it off Disney property? Or does Disney still own that piece of land? I've always just wondered why it's in that random spot off I-4?

It's on property and made as a landmark and unofficial advert.

 

[djkidkaz]

It's on property and made as a landmark and unofficial advert.

Disney owns that piece of land all the way to I-4? I thought their boundary stopped somewhere just outside that World Drive entrance sign.

 

[marni1971]

Here is the Monorail/WEDWay expansion image from @marni1971 for comparison in case you didn't want to read the 2007 thread.

It's more armchair imagineering.

 

[peter11435]

Disney owns that piece of land all the way to I-4? I thought their boundary stopped somewhere just outside that World Drive entrance sign.

Disney owns quite a bite south of 192

 

[marni1971]

Disney owns that piece of land all the way to I-4? I thought their boundary stopped somewhere just outside that World Drive entrance sign.

Nope. World Drive South is still on property.

Or was when the tower was built.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I sure hope it stops at IG. That would greatly lessen my enthusiasm for this if it didn't.

It's International Gateway. The map in the first post is very close, so there is no point in speculating about more.

 

[DisneyJayL]

Anything is possible.

This reminds me that I have to get a picture of this next month. I always miss it.

 

[RobbinsDad]

Considering he told us a story about how he used to be a bouncer and almost beat up a guy he dropped off at the Grand for talking bad about him in Italian, I'm gonna say probably not…

Next time I tell you a rumor, believe it!

 

[FigmentJedi]

 

[monothingie]

Since I clearly have nothing to do at work this morning, I was playing around with Google Earth, overlaying all the official permit drawings and noticed a possible Disney Springs Route. Also with everything in scale, the "Elbow building" at the CBR is significantly bigger than the one at the Boardwalk. Again just me speculating, but it does seem interesting the potential expansion possibilities of this system.