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peter11435
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Not sure exactly what you're referring to
lazyboy97o
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The gondolas don’t switch paths. Guests transfer at Caribbean Beach. The only switching would be sending gondolas over to the accessible loading areas at the terminal stations or over to the storage areas at Caribbean Beach.
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TiggerDad
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It's actually the opposite of "grasp".
When the gondola enters a station, the clamp releases its grasp on the haul rope and then uses separate wheels to maneuver.
As others have said, the only switching is between main load and the alternate load for those needing more time.
nace888
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That's what i'm referring to... would that be controlled by the console?
EvilChameleon
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I've always wondered... when there is construction at WDW next to water, you always see those floating tubes appear on the water. What are they, and what purpose do they serve?
Contain garbage, oil, dirty construction run off.
JoeCamel
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They could, if necessary, move it to the slow load from the console but normal operation is to open the clamp as the gondola enters the station and the gondola is propelled by a tire drive which can move a cabin to the back trak or leave it on the faster track and have normal load. For the most part general population will not notice this, for the guests requiring assistance boarding then the cabins that are shuttled to the slow load can be accomodated. Neat system
Horizons78
Grade "A" Funny...
This will be used to keep agitated, panicking, and cooked guests in their aerial cells. You don’t want crazies running around the stations after a ride causing havoc.
As the Pink Floyd song goes: “Got to keep the loonies in the glass.”
uh, you're a bit off the path, there, mate...
Horizons78
Grade "A" Funny...
voodoo321
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The gondolas will have restrooms in them? That's good. That is one thing that I always thought was noticeably missing from the monorails. And does anybody know what the chances are of permanent blindness from the sunlight reflecting from the mirrored windows? There will be multiple complaints if that becomes an issue. Something that they should've considered.Will the restrooms have AC?
I always thought it was "got to keep the loonies off the grass..."Indeed.
Sull1102
Member
There is no "slow lane" persay. That off track or the farthest track in is for maintenance cars and if you need to pull a car for an emergency or something like that. Something like a window is somehow shattered, you could pull that cabin off and keep operations going smoothly. When a wheelchair or something arrives to board they'll just slow the line down, same operation that happens every single day at ski areas in winter and summer. The cabins come in on the main line at speed, detach from the line and are then driven by the tires around while people board and then they retach as they leave the station.
The extra section of the loading area, what he is calling the "slow lane", is unique to Disney's gondola and so far can be seen at both ends of every leg of the system. This is not for maintenance but it likely to help assist with handicap loading.
lazyboy97o
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Cars that need to be pulled from the line can be sent to the storage area when they return to Caribbean Beach. The terminal stations have dedicated accessed loading.
martymcflyy85
Member
I have a question that might seem silly, but I'll ask anyways because I know absolutely nothing about this. When I looked at video that showed the gondolas, it made me want to ask this.
1. Say if you are going from Art of Animation resort to Hollywood Studios. Do you ride your gondola from Animation to Caribbean Beach and then get off and get on ANOTHER gondola that goes from Caribbean Beach to Hollywood Studios? Or do you just stay in the same gondola and it just swings through the station and keeps going?
2. Same if you are staying at Caribbean Beach and going to Epcot. Do you have to make a transfer at the Boardwalk?
1. Say if you are going from Art of Animation resort to Hollywood Studios. Do you ride your gondola from Animation to Caribbean Beach and then get off and get on ANOTHER gondola that goes from Caribbean Beach to Hollywood Studios? Or do you just stay in the same gondola and it just swings through the station and keeps going?
2. Same if you are staying at Caribbean Beach and going to Epcot. Do you have to make a transfer at the Boardwalk?
lazyboy97o
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Caribbean Beach is the only transfer station, you must transfer yourself at the station by changing lines. Boardwalk is a turning station with no loading or unloading.
Minthorne
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Thank the Phoenicians!