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[danlb_2000]

When are these going to be fully functional?

Disney is still saying Fall, but there is a strong belief that they will be carrying guests before Galaxy's Edge opens.

 

[larryz]

I had thought someone mentioned that there were screens on the inside to prevent anyone from throwing things out of the gondola. If true, then the vents could only be operated from outside the gondola.

The opening/closing mechanism is at the bottom of each window frame, and traverses a channel that is below the main screened area.

 

[larryz]

Two families enter, one family leaves.

No Gondola For Old Men.

 

[larryz]

I think it was by hand.

No, it was manually.

 

[HiJe]

Two families enter, one family leaves.

I know every family will follow the rules, because there aren't any!

 

[mdcpr]

This is the tram my kids are used to, so we're excited to ride the WDW gondolas.

 

[GoofGoof]

There's a video of a CM closing the vents using a handle on the inside. I'll attach it once I find it.

Ok, starts at 3:27 if the link doesn't get you there in the first place.



As you can see, anyone can open and close those vented windows.

Excellent. There’s the answer and you can see the screens. It looks like a simple latching mechanism to open/close. Shouldn’t be too easy to break.

 

[GoofGoof]

One side will be open and cool and one side will be closed and hot. Not unlike the McDLT. I know only a few of you will get that reference because I'm old.

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...and you win the thread

 

[MisterPenguin]

No, it was manually.

So... by the book.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Quite honestly, if those vents are closed and I'm sharing my ride with some folk who had recently indulged in any number of gaseous food items, I'll be crying too.

Ever been on the monorail? Or buses?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Ever been on the monorail? Or buses?

Or an elevator. Or the stretching room. Or Enchanted Tales with Belle. Or Mission Space...

 

[ToTBellHop]

Or an elevator. Or the stretching room. Or Enchanted Tales with Belle. Or Mission Space...

The worst offender was 20K...Ewww.

 

[joelkfla]

The worst offender was 20K...Ewww.

That was theming. Submarines are supposed to be smelly inside.

 

[Kevin_W]

I *wish* that at closing of the MK a bus would show up for my resort once every 7 minutes. That would be heaven.

Also, EVCs won't hold up the line since they get their own boarding line (except at Riviera).

Yes - When an EVC loads (i.e. most buses going to Pop Century), it takes a minimum of 5 minutes to load a bus.

 

[DisAl]

No Gondola For Old Men.

Is that because we can't go longer than a few minutes without "going" or because we are ECVs?
(Extra Cranky Visitor)

 

[Goofyernmost]

At least they won't smell like AC mold like the monorails.

I haven't been on a Monorail in four years or so, but, unless the odor within the Monorails is different then it was after that, they have had the same odor since 1983. It worked like the smell of popcorn, it had it's own distinct odor and was always the same. I always just assumed it was the bacteria killing chemical that was used to clean the Monorails that created that odor, I don't know that for sure, but, up until that point in time, I always remember them smelling the same. It has always seemed to me that the source was always a guess on the part of people that really couldn't identify it so they put the worst label on it that they could think of. Mold, could be, but, that would leave Disney open to many lawsuits from illnesses and allergies.

 

[Minthorne]

There are very few times when it is appropriate for a man to shed eye moisture.

• Birth of first child.
• Out of beer and pizza money
• The breaking of a favorite tool that is no longer made.

@George can you think of any others?

The end of 'Old Yeller'

 

[Minthorne]

One side will be open and cool and one side will be closed and hot, not unlike the McDLT. I know only a few of you will get that reference because I'm old.

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[RSoxNo1]

Why are we calling windows "vents"?

 

[Andrew C]

Why are we calling windows "vents"?

Because they open on an angle for ventilation?