So in a light, no electrical storm, you would want to ride in an open vehicle or jump in on wet seats for your ride back to the resort and/or to the parks? I know the British are used to a lot of rain and wet weather, but, really? Or are you imagining a fully enclosed vehicle? Answer when you are done absorbing sustenance. Priorities my man, priorities! And why aren't you at the Rose and Crown?
Vehicles would be fully enclosed. It was the third version of the Peoplemover remember. V1 was Disneyland. V2 was the Tomorrowland wedway. V3 would have been the more advanced LBV version. Enclosed cars on an open track. Destination selectable. Track switches. Gradient climbing.
It's not the tracks that I am concerned with. Even then it seems that it might be less expensive to cover the track then try and put a roof on every single vehicle needed for a people mover setup, which would explain why the tracks are covered in WDW. Just the numbers of vehicles needed in WDW as opposed to DL is palpable. People movers were available at Expo 67 in Montreal and they just couldn't run in the rain. Mechanically yes, but, no one wanted to be on it in the rain. They had a cover but anything less then a straight down rain ended up inside the vehicle. Even then as the thing would move forward the rain would be forced in. So, I can see it as possible if they were closed vehicles, but, that seems like it would be hugely expensive in today's economy.
Absolutely nothing about that sounds economical to build and mechanically far more complex then a simple cable drive system. No, I think they made the right choice with the Gondola's. The bread does sound good though.Vehicles would be fully enclosed. It was the third version of the Peoplemover remember. V1 was Disneyland. V2 was the Tomorrowland wedway. V3 would have been the more advanced LBV version. Enclosed cars on an open track. Destination selectable. Track switches. Gradient climbing.
And I like the bread at Coral Reef
And I like the bread at Coral Reef
Looks cool, but, it seems to me to look like a whole bunch of monorail wanna be's. Can't see them as being fiscally desired at WDW.
I’m sure you do and I’m happy for you.
just ran the rain and now aiming for B1 next door.
Absolutely love the shrimp and grits at Coral Reef!Vehicles would be fully enclosed. It was the third version of the Peoplemover remember. V1 was Disneyland. V2 was the Tomorrowland wedway. V3 would have been the more advanced LBV version. Enclosed cars on an open track. Destination selectable. Track switches. Gradient climbing.
And I like the bread at Coral Reef
For sure. Distances would be a lot less, though that wouldn’t have solved the real issue, getting large volumes of individuals to HS, that would have needed a more extensive WEDway to do that.
That looks like a gondola car without the hook on top.
Ah, so not a death trap.That looks like a gondola car without the hook on top.
Correct.
You should be able to build a similar size people mover type system for the same price or less. However, you should also be able to build the same gondola type system for less too. Disney finds ways to blow up budgets. That being said, I think a people mover would have been better received.
Aside from the drive system this looks similar to the autonomous vehicles that were talked about a short while ago...and I won’t even bring up the potential for A/C
I was thinking that AKL to AK would be a good use case for either personal rapid transit or autonomous shuttles.
Yeah, definitely similar in concept to a PRT system, though in systems today the propulsion is internal to the ride vehicle where the current people mover tech is a external.Aside from the drive system this looks similar to the autonomous vehicles that were talked about a short while ago...and I won’t even bring up the potential for A/C
