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[larryz]

Photo update as of Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Riviera Skyliner station construction progress. This is the view from across the lake looking northwest.

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A "banded" or "striped" pavement can be viewed at the approach and departure ends of the Skyliner station.

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Is that the "danger zone"?

(Sing along -- you know the tune...)
Sittin’ in your cabin
Listen to the cable sing
Clamps are grabbing wires
There’s no air conditioning.

Skyway to the danger zone!
Ride into the danger zone.

Heading to attractions
Folding up your stroller tank
The door will open quickly
Kids that cry will get a spank

Skyway to the Danger Zone!
Will take you
Right into the danger zone!

You’ll never ride a bus again
Until you head to the Magic Kingdom
You’ll never see all that you can
Until you ride that line to EPCOT!

Get out of the cabin
Put that stroller up and ride
Tap your Magic Band
There’s no place that you can hide.

Skyway to the Danger Zone
It’s gonna take you
Right into the DANGER ZONE!...

Skyway to the Danger Zone…

 

[MisterPenguin]

If they painted them blue people might just assume they are part of the Guardians ride.

If they painted them blue, they'd be completely invisible!

 

[King Panda 77]

Do you know what a cronut without a hole is ?

a Cranish ?

 

[Thebolt]

This entire thread consists of people who act as if this is some new technology...They run them in London, so Im sure they have considered rain in the design.

Not really a useful comparison, as the London system has sealed units and air conditioning: http://gondolaproject.com/2012/09/12/how-londons-emirates-air-line-cable-car-powers-cabins/

 

[OG Runner]

The benches are slotted to allow water to drain to the floor. Probably designed that way for all the snow-covered skiers.

Or heavily sweating Florida Tourists, in July & August.

 

[King Panda 77]

In light of the new rules , will the Gondolas be fitted with smoke alarms ?

 

[larryz]

In light of the new rules , will the Gondolas be fitted with smoke alarms ?

Not until they can discriminate between broiling tourists and tobacco smoke...

 

[Incomudro]

Not really a useful comparison, as the London system has sealed units and air conditioning: http://gondolaproject.com/2012/09/12/how-londons-emirates-air-line-cable-car-powers-cabins/

Careful...
There are many here who will slam you for the idea that this is the route that WDW should have taken.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Is that the "danger zone"?

(Sing along -- you know the tune...)
Sittin’ in your cabin
Listen to the cable sing
Clamps are grabbing wires
There’s no air conditioning.

Skyway to the danger zone!
Ride into the danger zone.

Heading to attractions
Folding up your stroller tank
The door will open quickly
Kids that cry will get a spank

Skyway to the Danger Zone!
Will take you
Right into the danger zone!

You’ll never ride a bus again
Until you head to the Magic Kingdom
You’ll never see all that you can
Until you ride that line to EPCOT!

Get out of the cabin
Put that stroller up and ride
Tap your Magic Band
There’s no place that you can hide.

Skyway to the Danger Zone
It’s gonna take you
Right into the DANGER ZONE!...

Skyway to the Danger Zone…

That...was...beautiful.

 

[NormC]

Not really a useful comparison, as the London system has sealed units and air conditioning: http://gondolaproject.com/2012/09/12/how-londons-emirates-air-line-cable-car-powers-cabins/

And they do not work well. The capacitor banks and the units have been problematic and many are turned off.

 

[larryz]

That...was...beautiful.

Aw, thanks...

 

[OG Runner]

Photo update as of Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Riviera Skyliner station construction progress. This is the view from across the lake looking northwest.

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A "banded" or "striped" pavement can be viewed at the approach and departure ends of the Skyliner station.

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The main Skyliner station at the Caribbean Beach Resort.

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While visiting the Caribbean Beach Resort, the gondolas were moving between here and Hollywood Studios. Two gondolas were "unwrapped"; a yellow and a blue gondola.

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Is it just me or does the orange gondola look larger than the blue gondola?

 

[Grimley1968]

Is it just me or does the orange gondola look larger than the blue gondola?

It's in the perspective. One photo is taken of the door side, and the other is taken of one of the bench sides, which are longer than the door side.

 

[OG Runner]

It's in the perspective. One photo is taken of the door side, and the other is taken of one of the bench sides, which are longer than the door side.

Thanks. I don't know why I wasn't seeing that.

 

[TiggerDad]

Is it just me or does the orange gondola look larger than the blue gondola?

I thought I was the only one who thought the "yellow" gondola cited by the OP looked more orange than yellow.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Careful...
There are many here who will slam you for the idea that this is the route that WDW should have taken.

No, and that has never been the case.

They will slam you for saying that there will be A/C when it's been clear for a long time there won't.

They will slam you for making outrageous claims about what the lack of A/C will do to you.

But, if you say, "I wish they would have put A/C in them", you won't get "slammed."

 

[OG Runner]

No, and that has never been the case.

They will slam you for saying that there will be A/C when it's been clear for a long time there won't.

They will slam you for making outrageous claims about what the lack of A/C will do to you.

But, if you say, "I wish they would have put A/C in them", you won't get "slammed."

I don't know, maybe slammed a little. "gentle slamming". That is a thing, isn't it?

 

[HiJe]

Not until they can discriminate between broiling tourists and tobacco smoke...

And I better not see any of that recently banned Ice in these cabins.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I don't know, maybe slammed a little. "gentle slamming". That is a thing, isn't it?

Well.. pushback maybe. There's a difference between:

I wish they were A/C'd.
I'm sure they're going to A/C them!
I can't imagine what they'd be like without A/C!
This won't work at all without A/C.
People will be harmed if there's no A/C and the system stops!!

 

[HiJe]

Well.. pushback maybe. There's a difference between:

I wish they were A/C'd.
I'm sure they're going to A/C them!
I can't imagine what they'd be like without A/C!
This won't work at all without A/C.
People will be harmed if there's no A/C and the system stops!!

I'm all for putting AC in the Gondolas.