Really? I guess reduced monorail hours, pieces falling off of them, and overall stench and disrepair on the inside of the cabins is considered good upkeep? Like I said before I hope they do a better job of maintaining the gondolas then they have the monorails.
The reduced hours had to do with the automation upgrade and beam maintenance. The pieces falling off have all been related to an external source, like a broken bus bar, that happened during operating hours. Yes, there have been some other breakdowns, but certainly nothing like the fire that happened on the Mark IV monorail. I think we hear about issues with the monorails far more often in this information age than in the past. Further, the cabins and even monorail exteriors have been, and are continuing to be addressed now. They never should have been allowed to get as bad as they did, but things seem to be improving now. My last point, guests of today, generally, are far less respectful of another's property than in the past, and are more likely to cause damage than before. That makes things harder to keep up with; not impossible, but certainly more difficult. The materials used in the gondolas appears to be almost exclusively hard materials; a quick wipe down and they'll be sparkling again. The monorail interiors have a mix of hard and soft surfaces that makes cleaning a bit more complicated than just a quick wipe down.
Very well written I must say. I would also add that the resort as a whole has seen a disastrous amount of spending this century, but the resort as a whole (which includes the monorails) is going up. It wasn't just the monorails that were neglected. But they are obviously not in danger of harming anyone as people like to say.
Hey, they could always start a WDW Gondola Mile High club ........
I'm excited about the gondolas too! Only been to Disneyland for about two hours when my high school band was playing there. I normally visit as many lift construction projects as I can to get pictures for my blog. Ski areas are great because you can literally just walk up the mountain and check everything out. The guys who build these things are highly-skilled and work incredibly hard. If I don't get to WDW during construction, I certainly will when Skyliner opens. Who knows, I even might splurge and go into the parks!
Here's how the O-Town bloggers do it.
Hey, they could always start a WDW Gondola Mile High club ........
Do they have waivers to the TFR? Otherwise, minimum altitude over WDW is 3,001 feet.
Bring your long lensDo they have waivers to the TFR? Otherwise, minimum altitude over WDW is 3,001 feet.
I have all of these in my yard, maybe I need to pick up the BH&G bookSince we're into them
March to October 2019. Construction allowing.
