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[ImperfectPixie]

lol, it must be a slow day, we're arguing about why the wrappers came off?

I didn't see any arguing?

EDIT: Not today, anyway.

 

[eliza61nyc]

I didn't see any arguing?

you're right, too strong a word. didn't mean it like "fighting" going back to fix. thanks.

 

[begood524]

We have testing to Epcot!

Disney Skyliner Gondola System Testing Begins at Epcot

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[eliza61nyc]

We have testing to Epcot!

Disney Skyliner Gondola System Testing Begins at Epcot

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I wonder why the testing ones still have the covers on?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I wonder why the testing ones still have the covers on?

Maybe they're checking them in the stations to see if they need to be removed too?

 

[MisterPenguin]

lol, it must be a slow day, we're postulating on why the wrappers came off? anyhoo, they look very pretty. nice designs

You should hear them talk about the monorails. They know the maintenance history of each vehicle like some parents know their children's vaccinations.

 

[jrhwdw]

I wonder why the testing ones still have the covers on?

I know! Granted I never liked the covers from the start. Do POP and the Epcot line have to through the same system? Covers for weeks, than shedding the only plain colored gondolas, then revealing every gondola on that line? How long is this going to take? How long did DHS take from nothing on the line to all the characters?

 

[Patcheslee]

I know! Granted I never liked the covers from the start. Do POP and the Epcot line have to through the same system? Covers for weeks, than shedding the only plain colored gondolas, then revealing every gondola on that line? How long is this going to take? How long did DHS take from nothing on the line to all the characters?

Last I remember reading about first testing was back in February.

 

[toolsnspools]

I'm impressed with the number of different themed cabins there are. I figured there would be a half dozen or so, repeated over and over again. This almost looks like Disney had an in-house competition to design the coolest gondola cabin, and they printed all the entries.

 

[Phil12]

Was wondering about that too. Fall mentioned in there several times. Does that mean they won't have it open before SWGE which we know would better if they did? Maybe they are slow playing it in marketing so they can give a big surprise. Hey look at us, it's done early and open july/Aug which is summer.

Or perhaps they are using fall as a verb.

 

[DisneyJeff]

I was thinking about the towers lately. I know that it's been said that it is highly unlikely to impossible to paint the towers now that they are in place, but would some type of wrap be possible? If so, I imagine it could be possible to make a wrap that looks like the background of the tower, making it look almost invisible.

Of course PETA would have an issue once birds started flying into them!!

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I was thinking about the towers lately. I know that it's been said that it is highly unlikely to impossible to paint the towers now that they are in place, but would some type of wrap be possible? If so, I imagine it could be possible to make a wrap that looks like the background of the tower, making it look almost invisible.

Of course PETA would have an issue once birds started flying into them!!

They'd need to be wrapped indoors in order to avoid having dirt/dust/bugs/whatever getting stuck under the wraps. Not only that, but I sure as heck wouldn't want to have to be the person installing a wrap on one of those things once they're in the ground...

 

[pdude81]

I'm not sure there is any benefit to wrapping the towers unless the idea was to have very thin billboards. Also, the background of the tower depends on where you are looking at it from, so it's probably not even theoretically possible given an unlimited amount of money.

 

[ChrisFL]

I'm hoping they'll paint the supports/towers eventually....looking pretty dull right now

 

[mm121]

Would they consider leaving the majority or all of the character gondolas on the CB to DHS line?

That would mean almost all guests to DHS would get to ride in a character. Plus would keep characters out of the resort areas that have normally been mostly character free zones. And IG at World Showcase has been mostly character free until the recent addition of Frozen.

skyliner-gondola-update-may-2019

 

[jrhwdw]

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Can't tell where at CBR this is? DVC R is to the right, see no lines around there.

 

[jrhwdw]

Would they consider leaving the majority or all of the character gondolas on the CB to DHS line?

That would mean almost all guests to DHS would get to ride in a character. Plus would keep characters out of the resort areas that have normally been mostly character free zones. And IG at World Showcase has been mostly character free until the recent addition of Frozen.

skyliner-gondola-update-may-2019

I doubt they only made 55 Character gondolas.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I doubt they only made 55 Character gondolas.

If this was the case...I made concepts of one's the SHOULD make....

 

[mm121]

I am convinced they decided to reveal today because of me lol (kidding but the timing is sus) I did lots of investigative photography yesterday around several resorts and DHS taking pics and was stopped a few times matter of fact. I had my DSLR with zoom lens and was trying to figure out the character designs, even managed to get a pic of something clearly written in German and from Doppelmayr. Also got a super up close clear visual of what the tags on the wraps say (thinking about making that into a sticker or something and selling it) take a look and have fun. part 1 of photos

Those stickers prove there weren't really many delays building the cabins since they were complete way back last summer.

 

[Purduevian]

And interesting that so far the only Marvel design features Guardians.

I'm guessing this has a lot to do with the marvel contract. Similar to how the monorail that was wrapped in Avengers never went to EPCOT as it would have then been displaying Marvel inside a theme park. The gondolas on the Epcot line will cross over EPCOT's France area and technically be in the park.