News New Gondola Transportation - Disney Skyliner -

[GhostHost1000]

Don't know how true this is but interesting nonetheless..

I saw that.. not sure how accurate it is.....but... sounds possible

 

[GlacierGlacier]

Don't know how true this is but interesting nonetheless..

As of yet, screenshots of texts posted in Facebook groups aren't particularly reliable sources.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Don't know how true this is but interesting nonetheless..

Depends how you measure it and lots of other factors too of course. Moving at full speed with all vents open, a breeze against the skin will then make you feel cooler. But put a thermometer in the direct sun in the bottom of a cabin and it won't have the benefit of a breeze evaporating sweat and it will read higher than it feels.
Same in a car, the outdoor temperature reading might seem high, but driving along with the windows down you feel a lot cooler than the temperature gauge is reporting.

I'm tempted to think the gondolas hadn't been moving for a while when that temperature was taken, too.

 

[pdude81]

I'm tempted to think the gondolas hadn't been moving for a while when that temperature was taken, too.

No air movement in a static load test, haha

 

[Grimley1968]

It sounds possible, if a) the vent windows are closed, b) the gondola isn't moving for a long period of time, such as in those stationary load tests, c) the gondola is in direct sunlight, d) the thermometer is placed in the hottest part of the gondola, e) the outside air temperature is in the mid-90's. In those conditions, I'm frankly surprised the temps aren't even hotter.

But I don't think that will be a normal experience for guests.

 

[bclane]

Don't know how true this is but interesting nonetheless..

That’s what happens when you fly so close to the sun. Obviously the towers are just too dang tall. Lol!

 

[Incomudro]

Depends how you measure it and lots of other factors too of course. Moving at full speed with all vents open, a breeze against the skin will then make you feel cooler. But put a thermometer in the direct sun in the bottom of a cabin and it won't have the benefit of a breeze evaporating sweat and it will read higher than it feels.
Same in a car, the outdoor temperature reading might seem high, but driving along with the windows down you feel a lot cooler than the temperature gauge is reporting.

Hot humid, air moving through a small box - is still hot, humid air.
There's only so much it can do.
Any claim of comfortable is relative to the humidity and temperature.

 

[bhg469]

Depends how you measure it and lots of other factors too of course. Moving at full speed with all vents open, a breeze against the skin will then make you feel cooler. But put a thermometer in the direct sun in the bottom of a cabin and it won't have the benefit of a breeze evaporating sweat and it will read higher than it feels.
Same in a car, the outdoor temperature reading might seem high, but driving along with the windows down you feel a lot cooler than the temperature gauge is reporting.

Agreed, but relying on the guests sweat for cooling is a little disheartening if true.

 

[bhg469]

As of yet, screenshots of texts posted in Facebook groups aren't particularly reliable sources.

no but it could also be 100% true.. Thats why i put it out there. I am not in a position to say it is or isn't true. If this was confirmed by someone like @marni1971 I would believe it.

 

[bclane]

Agreed, but relying on the guests sweat for cooling is a little disheartening if true.

Worst case scenario, they can always build an air conditioned pod around each gondola.

 

[Jon81uk]

Agreed, but relying on the guests sweat for cooling is a little disheartening if true.

That's how most fan/breeze based cooling works though, its all about evaporating sweat.

 

[Andrew C]

If the cabin can get that hot just by sitting there, Disney and Doppelmayr would have known that well in advance of today. So if true (and this is coming from one social media post??), it would be extremely hard to believe this would be a surprise for them.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

How about those ambient lights in the Gondolas.... I watched a vlogger last night that showed two cars on the skyway that had some sort of minor cabin lighting package installed. when the gondola would enter the Epcot station it had a red exterior light. When it left the station it was green.

 

[Grimley1968]

How about those ambient lights in the Gondolas.... I watched a vlogger last night that showed two cars on the skyway that had some sort of minor cabin lighting package installed. when the gondola would enter the Epcot station it had a red exterior light. When it left the station it was green.

I was just reading the PttP guy's story that accompanied the video, and he said the red/green exterior light might indicate occupancy (in the future).

 

[Lift Blog]

In other news, Doppelmayr just won a nine figure contract to build the upcoming urban gondola system in Mexico City. It will be the third D-Line system in the Americas.

 

[Jon81uk]

In other news, Doppelmayr just won a nine figure contract to build the upcoming urban gondola system in Mexico City. It will be the third D-Line system in the Americas.

Will it have air conditioning?

 

[skyphotographer]

Will it have bullet proof glass?

 

[Horizons '83]

Will it have air conditioning?

Unsure, Disney's will be the guinea pig as to whether people make it out unscathed or not

 

[GlassHalfFull]

This issue was pointed out by EVERYONE who first heard there would be no AC in these units. I would like to point out.. if there is ANY issue with the gondolas loading/unloading any other failure.. and instead of just having 1 monorail that needs rescued(as an engineer having spoke with a company who had been tasked with coming up with a solution to unload a monorail out of the stations) I knew disney's expectations for that failure.. and this will take far longer to unload car by car.. On a particularly hot day Disney will be in a world of hurt potentially if a ton of people have heat issues because they stranded people inside of greenhouses above hot blacktop to roast like a little piggy...

 

[BrianLo]