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[pdude81]

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?

If you have all systems linked that is a drastically different order of difficulty to test and keep track of. With 3 separate systems you not only just worry about the spacing on gondolas on that one spool, but you don't have to count how many are in each section and try to guess which way to send the return gondolas when they come back. No major signaling system needed just to keep turning the big red wheel and no collisions to be had if everything is moving in the same direction.

Imagine it's a DHS extra magic hour and everybody is looking to get to TSL. If people from 3 different departing stations wanted the same terminal station, then they can't all efficiently get to the same place at the same time. It actually ends up being more efficient any time there is unbalanced traffic to have people get off to switch to the next line and get on the next available lift.

 

[Lensman]

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?

I've heard this suggested a few times and I know it is mostly made in a blue-sky Shangri-La spirit, but since this also means that everyone in the cabin has to mostly agree on where they want to go, right? Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde, or Sea Castle?

I don't see what the big deal is with transfers, especially as it probably also means less downtime for the system as I'm sure some bespoke system would have more problems.

 

[GCTales]

I've heard this suggested a few times and I know it is mostly made in a blue-sky Shangri-La spirit, but since this also means that everyone in the cabin has to mostly agree on where they want to go, right? Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde, or Sea Castle?

I don't see what the big deal is with transfers, especially as it probably also means less downtime for the system as I'm sure some bespoke system would have more problems.

And if, somehow, one single line is down for any reason whatsoever the other lines remain operable and it is easier to run busses for the one destination than for all of them.

 

[montyz81]

If you have all systems linked that is a drastically different order of difficulty to test and keep track of. With 3 separate systems you not only just worry about the spacing on gondolas on that one spool, but you don't have to count how many are in each section and try to guess which way to send the return gondolas when they come back. No major signaling system needed just to keep turning the big red wheel and no collisions to be had if everything is moving in the same direction.

Imagine it's a DHS extra magic hour and everybody is looking to get to TSL. If people from 3 different departing stations wanted the same terminal station, then they can't all efficiently get to the same place at the same time. It actually ends up being more efficient any time there is unbalanced traffic to have people get off to switch to the next line and get on the next available lift.

Yeah, I see your point. I guess I was going for the "Disney can figure out something this technologically advanced" sort of route. I hadn't really thought about on and off time crowd flows. I guess the way it would have to happen is that some cars would have to go into temporary storage and be summoned when it was high flow to get people where they wanted to go. That being said, my idea would probably double the cost of the entire system if not more. I agree with you on this one.

I've heard this suggested a few times and I know it is mostly made in a blue-sky Shangri-La spirit, but since this also means that everyone in the cabin has to mostly agree on where they want to go, right? Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde, or Sea Castle?

I don't see what the big deal is with transfers, especially as it probably also means less downtime for the system as I'm sure some bespoke system would have more problems.

No transfers aren't that big of a deal. I just thought about trying to advance gondolas like no one has. But, I thought if anyone could figure it out, Disney could.... and probably would if Walt were at the helm. Then again, we'd have more Monorails if he were around.

 

[flynnibus]

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

 

[pvtim]

No transfers aren't that big of a deal. I just thought about trying to advance gondolas like no one has. But, I thought if anyone could figure it out, Disney could.... and probably would if Walt were at the helm. Then again, we'd have more Monorails if he were around.

We'd also have People Movers!!!!

 

[Disneybear]

Skyliner station at Epcot international gateway... (today).View attachment 304916

From the photo it looks like you will have to duck if you are walking back to the Boardwalk. I assume they cabins must rise up pretty fast after they come off the end of the turnaround.

 

[Movielover]

From the photo it looks like you will have to duck if you are walking back to the Boardwalk. I assume they cabins must rise up pretty fast after they come off the end of the turnaround.

No, decapitations are just another way Disney wants to kill us all with this machine...

 

[orky8]

From the photo it looks like you will have to duck if you are walking back to the Boardwalk. I assume they cabins must rise up pretty fast after they come off the end of the turnaround.

I wonder if Disney considered that people would be walking under there....

 

[Disneybear]

I wonder if Disney considered that people would be walking under there....

Perhaps its a new attraction - A life size version of 'Frogger'.

 

[jaklgreen]

Or you wouldn't have to hide it, just make it whimsical and amusing. Each one could have a character interacting with the tower in some way. You could have Goofy climbing one with a pole lariat, etc. They could design it to replace the mountable ladder.

I like this idea! Kind of like they do on the cruise ships.

 

[NormC]

Mickey Views is a little clueless about how gondolas work and what they may be doing at the Speedway. I like his energy though. He is entertaining. He will delete your post if you try to correct him though.

 

[cindy_k]

This morning I suddenly remembered this video:
We may need a gondola version.

 

[danlb_2000]

Mickey Views is a little clueless about how gondolas work and what they may be doing at the Speedway. I like his energy though. He is entertaining. He will delete your post if you try to correct him though.

I posted a rebuttal to the testing theory two days ago and it has not been deleted.

 

[NormC]

I posted a rebuttal to the testing theory two days ago and it has not been deleted.

Facebook? Mine was. I had to compliment him first and he left that one. I don't see any other rebuttals on the video.

 

[Kamikaze]

Mickey Views is a little clueless about how gondolas work and what they may be doing at the Speedway. I like his energy though. He is entertaining. He will delete your post if you try to correct him though.

All the way clueless is much more accurate.

 

[danlb_2000]

Facebook? Mine was. I had to compliment him first and he left that one. I don't see any other rebuttals on the video.

No, on YouTube.

 

[allgiggles]

Perhaps its a new attraction - A life size version of 'Frogger'.

 

[marni1971]

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?

Imagine if the company had developed some kind of... people moving.... system to do just that...

 

[MaximumEd]

Imagine if the company had developed some kind of... people moving.... system to do just that...

That would be pretty cool, but what would you name it?