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[Rich Brownn]

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.

I'd imagine they'd just close the vents. People are going to be bundled up anyways if its that cold.

 

[mikejs78]

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.

Seems low based on what we've heard....

 

[NormC]

So many jokes, none of them family-friendly.

or funny.

 

[wdisney9000]

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).

A few weeks ago, we stood underneath the gondola station at HS as they were testing them and we couldnt hear a thing. They were very quiet. Too quiet if you ask me. Like a TR-3B. Straight outta Area 51

 

[larryz]

or funny.

 

[Wngo905]

One person making jokes about the Skyliner is too high.

 

[Movielover]

One person making jokes about the Skyliner is too high.

Only when they are on the Skyliner... or stairs!

 

[Grimley1968]

In the PttP story that accompanied the CM training video, there is a still photo of a CM manually closing vent windows on a gondola, so it looks like guests will be able to open or close them.

 

[GoofGoof]

In the PttP story that accompanied the CM training video, there is a still photo of a CM manually closing vent windows on a gondola, so it looks like guests will be able to open or close them.

Good catch. Did they just manually open/close the slats by hand or were they electronic with a button?

 

[tractor tipper]

Seems low based on what we've heard....

That's still better than a busload per minute.

 

[Lift Blog]

I do wonder if they will consider closing them when colder.

I hope you are joking.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Seems low based on what we've heard....

In this thread I've been regularly trying to debunk the high capacity numbers that were thrown around (and reported on a certain vlog). They depend on the system running at max speed with a tight spacing and reported record-setting numbers at various ski resorts. The Skyliner runs significantly below maximum quite intentionally as @marni1971 told us long ago. I've regularly been saying 2,400 pph (which assumes a comfortable and practical 8 per cabin), a figure that is more than sufficient to have a higher capacity than the current bus schedule.

It all depends on who you listen to.

 

[NormC]

Good catch. Did they just manually open/close the slats by hand or were they electronic with a button?

Manually

 

[Grimley1968]

Good catch. Did they just manually open/close the slats by hand or were they electronic with a button?

I think it was by hand.

 

[joelkfla]

In this thread I've been regularly trying to debunk the high capacity numbers that were thrown around (and reported on a certain vlog). They depend on the system running at max speed with a tight spacing and reported record-setting numbers at various ski resorts. The Skyliner runs significantly below maximum quite intentionally as @marni1971 told us long ago. I've regularly been saying 2,400 pph (which assumes a comfortable and practical 8 per cabin), a figure that is more than sufficient to have a higher capacity than the current bus schedule.

It all depends on who you listen to.

2400 pph divided by bus capacity of 70 = 34.29 buses per hour,
divided among 4 resorts = 8.57 buses per resort per hour,
= 1 bus every 7 minutes for each resort.

That might be less than the current bus service for Pop & AoA at the start of park exit, but it's inelastic ... i.e., bus service level decreases as buses are "used up", whereas Skyliner service level will remain constant.

 

[PJBuckeye]

Seems low based on what we've heard....

Honestly, does it really need more than 3k per hour? At 9:30 at night, how many people are in DHS, 30k? How many are staying at skyliner resorts, 10%? The math may work alright.

 

[halltd]

I hope you are joking.

It can be 30 degrees in Dec/Jan/Feb in Orlando sometimes and QUITE cold. So yeah, it'll happen too.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It can be 30 degrees in Dec/Jan/Feb in Orlando sometimes and QUITE cold. So yeah, it'll happen too.

Do they close the outdoor rides when it’s that cold or has Florida discovered coats and mittens?

There are “Skyliners” that go up frozen mountains. That’s how Adventures by Disney gets you from Arendelle to Elsa’s Ice Palace and Wandering Oaken’s.

 

[halltd]

Do they close the outdoor rides when it’s that cold or has Florida discovered coats and mittens?

There are “Skyliners” that go up frozen mountains. That’s how Adventures by Disney gets you from Arendelle to Elsa’s Ice Palace and Wandering Oaken’s.

I'm pretty confident the person was saying "close the vents". LOL! Unless I misunderstood, too.

Definitely talking about closing the vents, not the system:

 

[joelkfla]

Do they close the outdoor rides when it’s that cold or has Florida discovered coats and mittens?

Just the water parks, which used to stay open down into the 50's and even 40's for the hardy Brits, but for the last few years Disney has been closing them at the slightest hint of cold weather in the forecast.