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Creathir
Premium Member
That’s actually really good news. One of the sources of much disagreement was this very topic.
Good to see they are taking a wait and see approach.
cosmicgirl
Well-Known Member
That looks fun!BlogMickey got the pictures Click and Co were hosting a couple days ago of the evac testing at the IG. Since it's out there, it's time to share:
https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/behind-the-scenes-disney-skyliner-evacuation-testing-posted-online/
MickeyMinnieMom
Well-Known Member
Imagine that... and some on boards swore up and down there would be no buses -- period. I'm not surprised at all that they'd wait and see.
starri42
Well-Known Member
It's going to be really hard to get a FastPass at first, though.That looks fun!
easyrowrdw
Well-Known Member
How long is that expected to last? I'd always heard one of purposes of the Skyliner was to be more efficient than and a replacement for buses from those resorts to HS and Epcot.
Minthorne
Well-Known Member
I am crashing the end of friends trip 9/27 -9/29 at BLT (yippee I get the couch!). Now I'm glad I have a late flight out on the 29th. I'll be checking out the Skyliner and looking for @Lift Blog!
mikejs78
Premium Member
Wow, another swing and miss from clickbait... If he were a baseball player, with his batting average lately, he wouldn't just be sent down to the minors, he'd be released.The good news is that TSTSNBN loses face once again.
mikejs78
Premium Member
Clickbait changed their tune after DPB posted the official opening date. The original article was Skyliner opening August.
IDK, Some people, even on here are still saying POP/CBR/DHS is still possible for SWGE. We may have to wait until Labor Day to see what what's running and not running.
Maybe Disney doesn't want to/can't announce 2 opening dates? So they just went with Epcot's date????
I know Disney announced a number of dates regarding SWGE and ROTR, but still......
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pdude81
Well-Known Member
I read the article before the DPB post and it said that workers were told the other two lines would open by 8/28, but not the Epcot line. I know people like to slam TC around here, but it's not clear that anything he reported on that story was wrong.
Just because they are going to keep buses for now doesn't mean that was the original plan.
It makes sense not to announce two dates, it would be confusing for the average guest that isn't following this project closely.
cosmicgirl
Well-Known Member
To be honest I was not expecting Disney to announce an official opening date. I thought it would just be closed one day and open the next, with guests in the affected resorts getting flyers in their rooms or something similar. Or the morning bus routes would drop them off at the Skyliner station.
Maybe they announced this because they were getting too many questions after the article was published and wanted to avoid 2,5 more months of getting bombarded with "when will it open?". I still think they'll do a soft opening of some sort but at least it isn't all up in the air anymore.
Maybe they announced this because they were getting too many questions after the article was published and wanted to avoid 2,5 more months of getting bombarded with "when will it open?". I still think they'll do a soft opening of some sort but at least it isn't all up in the air anymore.
MickeyMinnieMom
Well-Known Member
Sure -- but the tone of a lot of posts was that it would be crazy to keep buses. That always struck me as a ridiculous position. Some will have issues taking gondolas that most would not have taking a boat or monorail. Not to mention the lightning downtime this thing will see if insiders are right that they'll follow the same guidelines as for outdoor coasters.
peter11435
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It’s crazy because they would never have approved the expense of constructing and operating the skyliner if it didn’t include the removal of bus service and associated expenses on those routes.
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MickeyMinnieMom
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Disagree. Drastic decrease is different than removal, and I think is a viable possibility. Again -- they will be shutting this thing down for weather routinely if insiders are right. In any case, not worth debating. We'll see soon enough where it all lands.