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[MisterPenguin]

Okay you lost me- B:BSO?

Batuu : Black Spire Outpost

 

[monothingie]

Very unlikely they will paint them now that they are up, especially since we can see on at the that IG that was pre-painted.

Galvanized is really tough to paint. You have to prep it really thoroughly for paint to stick.

 

[Incomudro]

Very unlikely they will paint them now that they are up, especially since we can see on at the that IG that was pre-painted.

I didn't notice that - I was viewing on a small screen.
I had to re-watch the video.
So, I see that the tower in France is pre-painted green as it should be.
Would have been nice to put a finish on those towers in Caribbean Beach.
The industrial galvanized finish really stands out in contrast there.
I'll hold out some hope that something will be done.

 

[monothingie]

I didn't notice that - I was viewing on a small screen.
I had to re-watch the video.
So, I see that the tower in France is pre-painted green as it should be.
Would have been nice to put a finish on those towers in Caribbean Beach.
The industrial galvanized finish really stands out in contrast there.
I'll hold out some hope that something will be done.

Given the climate in Florida they have to be galvanized. The painted ones will be a constant source of maintenance.

 

[raymusiccity]

Station was unmanned during maintenance. Possibly running in reverse with safety systems bypassed. Maintenance personnel error was also ruled the cause of the widely publicized chairlift rollback in Georgia last winter.

Boiling it down to a simple reason..... It was in BOLIVIA !

 

[djkidkaz]

I wonder how much longer until we would start seeing cable strung?

 

[NormC]

Probably not until all stations are finished.

 

[Lift Blog]

Boiling it down to a simple reason..... It was in BOLIVIA !

That would be unfair. They operate the largest and most complex gondola system on the planet and have safely carried over 135 million passengers.

 

[Lensman]

That would be unfair. They operate the largest and most complex gondola system on the planet and have safely carried over 135 million passengers.

Yeah, and it's not like we don't have plenty of transit incidents in the U.S. caused by human error due to people text messaging while operating a train or falling asleep on the job due to them having sleep apnea or taking too many painkillers in combination.

 

[Patcheslee]

Galvanized is really tough to paint. You have to prep it really thoroughly for paint to stick.

Who says it need to be paint lol

 

[danlb_2000]

I didn't notice that - I was viewing on a small screen.
I had to re-watch the video.
So, I see that the tower in France is pre-painted green as it should be.
Would have been nice to put a finish on those towers in Caribbean Beach.
The industrial galvanized finish really stands out in contrast there.
I'll hold out some hope that something will be done.

I think some landscaping around the base would help a lot.

 

[dclfan]

Late spring / early summer 2019. Definitely before WDW-DHS:SWL:GE:B:BSO.

Thank you so much

 

[larryz]

That would be unfair. They operate the largest and most complex gondola system on the planet and have safely carried over 135 million passengers.

One "oh, carp" erases a thousand "atta boys"...

 

[Cesar R M]

I admit the tower is not attractive so close to rooms, but I think I'd be willing to let it slide for a room discount.

You will have to grab that discount from Iger's cold dead hands..

 

[HauntedPirate]

That would be unfair. They operate the largest and most complex gondola system on the planet and have safely carried over 135 million passengers.

Isn't that roughly the number of deaths expected on the Disney Skyliner in the first year due to: In-gondola combustion due to lack of AC/lightning striking gondolas and electrocuting everyone inside/gondolas falling hundreds of feet off the cable/being eaten by alligators after falling into swamp? (Did I miss any? )

 

[Cesar R M]

That’s actually not bad. With enough shrubs around it they could essentially hide the base from direct view...just don’t look up.

Unless you fill the area with plants that are "closed" on the top. Like these tall palm trees or trees that grow their parts horizontally.

Just run your MagicBand against everything until you hear something click.

Or when you get the notification of your bank about some big charge coming from Disney.

 

[cindy_k]

Isn't that roughly the number of deaths expected on the Disney Skyliner in the first year due to: In-gondola combustion due to lack of AC/lightning striking gondolas and electrocuting everyone inside/gondolas falling hundreds of feet off the cable/being eaten by alligators after falling into swamp? (Did I miss any? )

The zombie apocalypse happening so the guests eat each other while trapped in the tiny air cars.

 

[larryz]

Isn't that roughly the number of deaths expected on the Disney Skyliner in the first year due to: In-gondola combustion due to lack of AC/lightning striking gondolas and electrocuting everyone inside/gondolas falling hundreds of feet off the cable/being eaten by alligators after falling into swamp? (Did I miss any? )

You forgot "guests drowning in torrential rainstorms captured in the gondolas' passive ventilation system."

 

[King Racoon 77]

You forgot "guests drowning in torrential rainstorms captured in the gondolas' passive ventilation system."

Or choking to death on non plastic straws.

 

[pdude81]

It is imperative that everybody read all 557 pages of this thread before they dare discuss the various ways you could die in a gondola. We've rehashed this countless times