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Berret
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Because the main engine failed and the ski lift went into an uncontrolled rollback and the emergency brakes didn't stop it. I know your question is probably lighthearted or maybe a bit sarcastic, but that's a serious thing that happened. People could've died if thrown far or hard enough. There's a similar YouTube video that shows a rollback test(among others) in Winter Park, Colorado, using rocks. It's pretty terrifying to watch that part. It's a very interesting video though, shows you what can happen when things go wrong.
They were coming down backwards. That side is normally the up side but with the mechanisms failing, all the weight on that side caused it to go backwards.
note2001
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Thank you, I couldn't see which way they were facing. This makes sense.
Disone
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Buckets of death? Oh yeah, been there done that! Who knew the most thrilling ride at the Disneyland Resort was going to be the ferris wheel. Hey with any degree of luck Walt Disney World will have its newest e-ticket, the Skyliner
Lift Blog
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No mechanisms failed. Humans lacking proper knowledge and training disabled multiple safety systems designed to prevent a rollback from happening. The ski resort took full responsibility for its mistakes.
Disone
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That must be why it seems to end with someone going over and pushing a button and suddenly you hear the lift wind down. It doesn't Screech to a halt seems to slow down and come to a controlled stop. I'm guessing this may be over simplified but someone panicked and forgot to hit the panic button which could have prevented the entire incident.
There was an article posted in the gondola wait times thread that stated the following (it’s about the system they were proposing in St Petersburg, but, I think the weather limitations wouldn't be terribly different than Orlando):
“St. Petersburg transportation director Evan Mory said the city worked with LeClair and his real estate company Echelon on the grant application. Mory said the city used years of research LeClair had done on gondola technology, which all points to a feasible transportation system in the Florida climate.
"It's not a danger for lightning strikes or any of the wind you'd receive in a normal storm," Mory said. "It would start swinging and become uncomfortable before it would become dangerous. Just like the highway patrol makes a decision when to close the (Sunshine Skyway) bridge in certain wind situations, there'd be a decision to close down that system."”
So, my interpretation is that it’s not likely a problem for your typical afternoon storms, probably only your much less frequent severe thunderstorms.
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GlacierGlacier
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Judging by the staging area, and how dense they're packing them, that's to be a ton of gondolas.
I'm excited.
Ouch.
the.dreamfinder
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There’s 36 Gondolas hanging there, in case anyone was wondering.
Based on these current pics, I estimate the full yard holds 325 gondolas. On the outside. Don't know if the hangers continue under the overhang inside.
peter11435
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Wasn’t 325 the number of gondolas that was mentioned for the system a while back?
JoeCamel
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You can count the 4 on the trailer waiting to have their hangars attached. I think if someone was to stand on an I-4 overpass for a couple of hours you just might see them being trucked in under the blue tarps.
cosmicgirl
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Bio posted this but either the picture's missing, or I'm completely missing the cabins.
I think there was just a mistake, I doesn't say this anymore and I don't see gondolas in the picture. If they needed to stage them I would think they would use the staging are in the POP/AOA parking lot.