News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

[Cesar R M]

Likely to be no electricity in the gondolas (except during lightning storms), so, no audio announcement within the gondola. It will have to be playing in the station...

Woah, woah, woah! If you're not a Disney Vacation Club member then just sit down, this stop isn't for you. To our Disney Vacation Club members staying at the Riviera... welcome!

¡Basta, basta, basta! Si no eres miembro de Disney Vacation Club, siéntate, esta parada no es para ti. Para nuestros miembros de Disney Vacation Club que se alojen en la Riviera ... ¡bienvenido!

"basta" is no translation for "woah" in any way o_o
Basta = stop or enough.

 

[JoeCamel]

TIG rope will be approximately 16,500'
THS rope ~7,900'
TPD 6,200'
Total 30,600'
54 mm wire rope weighs around 12.3 lbs. per foot.
Total weight 376,380 lbs. or 188 tons. It will probably be three separate spools.

Side note when I went to get those distances, Google Earth now shows gondola construction. There's been a ton of progress in the last six months.

Thank you! I knew you were the right person to ask. You saved me a ton of work.

 

[MisterPenguin]

"basta" is no translation for "woah" in any way o_o
Basta = stop or enough.

Stop, eh?

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Sunday, August 19, 2018. The Hollywood Studios gondola station with concrete forms removed from the back wall (utility enclosure).

 

[marni1971]

For anyone interested, the angled centre section is the load /unload platform for studios. The two flat roofed parts either side are workshops and mechanical. Top of the image are the two exterior storage yards. Bottom are the two platforms (currently uncovered) for the other two lines.

 

[begood524]

Speaking of the ropes themselves, Mickey Views just announced that the Speedway station that the Skyliner will be crossing over will be closed for a few days this week and he suspects it is because they are going to "test" the towers at night near the station to see if the ropes are okay and everything. And on a side note, what do TIG, THS, and TPD stand for? I'm guess IG is International Gateway and HS is Hollywood Studios, but what's PD

 

[MisterPenguin]

Speaking of the ropes themselves, Mickey Views just announced that the Speedway station that the Skyliner will be crossing over will be closed for a few days this week and he suspects it is because they are going to "test" the towers at night near the station to see if the ropes are okay and everything. And on a side note, what do TIG, THS, and TPD stand for? I'm guess IG is International Gateway and HS is Hollywood Studios, but what's PD

I'm guessing @Lift Blog meant PC for Pop Century.

 

[AugieJ]

How many more towers need to be added?

It seems the towers, DHS -> Caribbean Beach are complete.
Also looks like Epcot -> Riviera are complete.
Are Riviera-> Caribbean and Pop -> Caribbean almost complete?

 

[danlb_2000]

How many more towers need to be added?

It seems the towers, DHS -> Caribbean Beach are complete.
Also looks like Epcot -> Riviera are complete.
Are Riviera-> Caribbean and Pop -> Caribbean almost complete?

The ones in Hourglass lake still need to be done.

 

[Lift Blog]

Speaking of the ropes themselves, Mickey Views just announced that the Speedway station that the Skyliner will be crossing over will be closed for a few days this week and he suspects it is because they are going to "test" the towers at night near the station to see if the ropes are okay and everything. And on a side note, what do TIG, THS, and TPD stand for? I'm guess IG is International Gateway and HS is Hollywood Studios, but what's PD

I'm not sure the guy in that video has a good grasp of how these work.
"the bullwheel which turns the gondola around."
"Is it possible some testing relating to the tension of the gondola wire and the operation of the gondola car itself could be going on above the speedway gas station after dark?"
"I feel like if there was a big mobile arm that was lifting up the gondola car onto a test portion of the the gondola line..."

TPD is what the Hourglass Lake line towers say on the number plates.

How many more towers need to be added?

It seems the towers, DHS -> Caribbean Beach are complete.
Also looks like Epcot -> Riviera are complete.
Are Riviera-> Caribbean and Pop -> Caribbean almost complete?

Best I can tell there are 2 towers left to put up on the Hollywood Studios line, 3 or 4 on the Epcot line and 5 on the Hourglass Lake line.

 

[Beacon Joe]

Photo update as of Monday, August 13, 2018. Skyliner station progress at Riviera resort.

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Why does that first photo remind me of this...

 

[PG 134]

Just a note..... DAAR acronym is used for Disney's Art of Animation Resort for some company things which would explain PD(Pop/DAAR) on towers.

 

[Bartattack]

Skyliner station at Epcot international gateway... (today).

 

[rickdrat]

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Do not climb bookcase. Watch for the bungee baby to bounce by and get you your book.

Sorry, I'm pretty certain the top one is No Crawling Through the Crosswalk.

 

[cindy_k]

Sorry, I'm pretty certain the top one is No Crawling Through the Crosswalk.

They need some of those at Epcot.

 

[MickeyMan36]

I can't wait to see how this all works. My biggest worry is how long the lines will be.

 

[peter11435]

I can't wait to see how this all works. My biggest worry is how long the lines will be.

No reason to worry. Wait’s will be shorter than buses.

 

[NormC]

I can't wait to see how this all works. My biggest worry is how long the lines will be.

Nothing to worry about. Lines will move quickly. It doesn't stop. 4500 people per hour. All covered in the last 570 or so pages.

 

[montyz81]

No, no, no. The line heading to DHS isn't perpendicular to the Pop-CBR-Riviera and so that pitched roof is at a slant. The whole structure needs to be torn down and built about 20 yard to the south. Start again!

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Thank you for pointing that out Sheldon!... (The is not meant to be an insult in any way)

 

[montyz81]

No, no, no. The line heading to DHS isn't perpendicular to the Pop-CBR-Riviera and so that pitched roof is at a slant. The whole structure needs to be torn down and built about 20 yard to the south. Start again!

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What really frustrates me about this is that you have to get off one line and walk to another line. There is no reason why the two stations at the bottom of the picture can't be all one line (unless of course I am completely wrong and it is all one line). There should be a digital input to tell your car where you want it to go. They should have built in transfer mechinisms throughout the entire line. How Disney would that be?