Grimley1968
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They're on both sides.
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They're on both sides.
Actually on 3 sides. There's also one on the back (opposite the doors).
castlecake2.0
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Hope it’s just an intern costume for testing.
Grimley1968
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It seems long ago someone posted images of proposed Skyliner CM costumes in this thread. I can't remember if that was something WDW was proposing or the creation of the poster. Either way, it was far more presentable than what the yellow shirted CM's were wearing, IMO, but it's probably necessary with the last stages of construction still going.
GlacierGlacier
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You'll note that the CMs are still wearing what appear to be work boots. These wouldn't appear to be the final outfit.
Aries1975
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News - New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -
Couldn't they just build the Test Track system everywhere with longer vehicles? If they want a system that is never running, yes.
It was not official, but very creative nonetheless. @nace888 did more detailed colored sketches later, but I cannot find them at the moment.
ToTBellHop
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Untucked shirt from the man sending people off to their 437 degree deaths? So tacky. Is this Sea World?
mm121
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Looks like maybe some kind of safety feature to ensure no car can leave the station with its doors open
montyz81
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Ok maybe I just can’t see it. Does the passenger get to choose to open them or is that up to the operator?
ToTBellHop
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It must be open at all times to allow the fire department to easily put the flames out.
TeriofTerror
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So many jokes, none of them family-friendly.
Some more video of CMs being adjacent to the gondolas.
If this is the full speed and correct spacing when it goes live, then I've timed a gondola passing by the same point once every 11 seconds.
At capacity of 10 per gondola, that's 3,272 pph.
At a more reasonable 8 per gondola: 2,618 pph.
If this is the full speed and correct spacing when it goes live, then I've timed a gondola passing by the same point once every 11 seconds.
At capacity of 10 per gondola, that's 3,272 pph.
At a more reasonable 8 per gondola: 2,618 pph.
GoofGoof
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If you watch the video @MisterPenguin posted above you can see the vents on arrival and departure. It looks to me like the front has 2 slats that open and the back has 3 with one additional one on the side opposite the doors.
Front:
Back and side:
In the video the vents are all open while operating and they are closed in the still pictures. It’s a good question whether the guest has the ability to operate the vents. I would guess no based on the additional wear and tear if people keep playing with them. I think keeping them open would also help some with odors. Air the things out a bit.
You are right about people/kids operating or just playing with the vents, not good.
It would make sense to leave them open, to make air circulate in and out. I suppose the vents are angled so that heavy rain won't get inside (?)
GoofGoof
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Looks like rain won’t be a problem. I do wonder if they will consider closing them when colder. It’s Florida so that’s not often, but nights in the winter can get chilly on occasion.
Agreed.
You are one of the very few around here, who answers a question without any judgement.
Thank you!
BrianLo
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For posterity (since that is a longish video), one of our doom and gloom complaints way back when was about noise pollution.
There essentially is none apart from a soft zoom noise as they take off (with the park music and guest conversation more loudly dominating).