Pluto89
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So bummed to hear the earliest possible expected is April we are heading down in March.
And we are staying at CBR.
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And we are staying at CBR.
cosmicgirl
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I don't understand the concern about fitting 10 people in a cabin. Yes, of course I'm familiar with the different shapes and sizes that visit WDW but at peak times all those shapes somehow manage to squeeze themselves onto a standard size bus seat. Why would the gondola seats be any different? It's at most an 8-minute ride, which is shorter than most bus rides. It's not the end the end of the world if there ever happens to be an enormous line and they squeeze 10 in a cabin. Note that I'm not expecting there to be many enormous lines.
As for the number of ECVs: in my experience buses from Pop and AoA don't take more than 2 on board, but there can be more waiting at the bus stop. If you just missed the bus and have to wait for 20 minutes or more in the morning you can pretty much guarantee there will be at least 3 or 4 that get in line at the bus stop before the next bus arrives. To those who were first in line it looks like there's a high concentration of ECVs but on the Skyliner those people would be long gone by the time the second or third ECV arrives, so it would look very different.
As for the number of ECVs: in my experience buses from Pop and AoA don't take more than 2 on board, but there can be more waiting at the bus stop. If you just missed the bus and have to wait for 20 minutes or more in the morning you can pretty much guarantee there will be at least 3 or 4 that get in line at the bus stop before the next bus arrives. To those who were first in line it looks like there's a high concentration of ECVs but on the Skyliner those people would be long gone by the time the second or third ECV arrives, so it would look very different.
MickeyMinnieMom
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GlacierGlacier
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That's the one someone found in a lot on property a few pages back lol
GlacierGlacier
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Apparently the French painting is in concept art. Here is a photo from BioReconstruct zoomed in on the art.
WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Friday, November 16, 2018. The Skyliner station at Riviera Resort. The pedestrian entrance ramp can be seen in the center. Sorry I misled myself. Could not see an entrance on the other side from this ground level view. Note the emergency generator in the front center of the photo, similar to the one at Art of Animation.
Not sure whether to post the following on the Caribbean Beach Resort page or here, but since it is gondola station related....here goes.
New pedestrian pathways are being installed across the road from Caribbean Beach resort building 41 to the main gondola station. This first photo is the pathway on the parking lot side of building 41. The second photo is on the lake side of building 41, near the road bridge. Since this is the main entrance road to the Caribbean Beach resort, this seems to be a rather precarious pedestrian crossing.
Not sure whether to post the following on the Caribbean Beach Resort page or here, but since it is gondola station related....here goes.
New pedestrian pathways are being installed across the road from Caribbean Beach resort building 41 to the main gondola station. This first photo is the pathway on the parking lot side of building 41. The second photo is on the lake side of building 41, near the road bridge. Since this is the main entrance road to the Caribbean Beach resort, this seems to be a rather precarious pedestrian crossing.
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There has to be an entrance on the other side, unless Riviera residents will be forced to ride to CBR and reverse directions to get to Epcot. I'm almost positive I saw a ramp under construction on the Riviera side.
I don't doubt there will be all-way stop signs at that intersection, if not a full traffic signal.
lazyboy97o
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The loading area to head towards Caribbean Beach will be to the viewers right of the solid wall. People don’t need to enter where the vehicles are turning between unloading and loading.
The ramp in the photo is on the CBR-bound side. The side not pictured, on the outside of the curve, is Epcot-bound. Unless they're going to be running clockwise, which would be pretty unusual.
lazyboy97o
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Running clockwise. This places the queue at Caribbean Beach on the inside of the station building.
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OK ... interesting. I had assumed aerial gondolas ran counterclockwise, passing on the right, but upon further YouTube research I see that there are systems running in both directions.
Wouldn't the gondolas crash into each other, then?
DisneyLover
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But if there’s no air conditioning...and it’s completely closed in....how will Guests not overheat? That doesn’t make sense to me.
"Innovative airflow"
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
That made me more giddy than it really had any right to.
