jhendrix
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What is the large dark shaded area south of The American Adventure? That wasn't there before. It looks like a new lake.
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What is the large dark shaded area south of The American Adventure? That wasn't there before. It looks like a new lake.
msteel
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@danlb_2000 will know for sure but I think there was a construction staging area somewhere around there.
Yes, that area is being covered in gravel to be used for construction staging.
jhendrix
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That's a peculiar spot to have construction staging...
Not really. There's a large section of ropes and towers that follow BVD and can't afford to have construction traffic disrupting or crossing it.
I'd expect a few of these areas to appear.
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It's right next to one of the turn stations for the gondola system.
The cleared land south of Japan? Not really. Or are talking about somewhere else?
Sorry, I remembered it being closer to the Boardwalk structure then it actually is, although it's close enough that they may also be using it for staging for that part of the construction as well as the stuff along BVD.
truecoat
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Another thing I noticed at the beginning was how fast you could load 8 people.
Minthorne
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I wonder if they will allow scooters on these and if so how well folks will neogogiate the load/unload or will those be a separate queue that may move slower or not at all with more CM assistance.
truecoat
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Yes, scooters and wheelchairs can go right on. In a previous post, someone had a video of a gentleman in a wheelchair going on with no fuss. Being you don't have tie them down for safety, they can just drive on and off.
Minthorne
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I saw that. But most wheelchair folk are far more adept at driving than the average scooter driver in wdw.
truecoat
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Yeah, most people driving a scooter for the first time don't realize that they have a hand throttle not a go lever. The more you pull or push it, the faster it goes and they tend to just grab it and pull it down all the way.
jhendrix
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So is this construction area simply for the gondola system with the ropes and towers? I guess I didn't think such an area would need to be so large. I suppose towers, laid horizontally, take a lot of room though.
Seeing as the cleared land is such a large area and is where the rumored hotel south of the American Adventure was supposed to be, could we be looking at construction of the new hotel on that property once the gondola system is finished in 2019?
If you're asking me personally, I don't know of any plans for a hotel for this plot.
Besides materials they need room for construction trailers, construction equipment and place for construction workers to park.
trr1
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I found this here not sure if its true just passing it along
Update 3/9/17: Disney World has filed permits with the South Florida Water Management District for a new overlook located on Hourglass Lake between Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation Resort. The permits call for a 10,000 square foot building near the bridge that connects the two resorts, and a new boat ramp located at the north end of the lake.
The location of the overlook matches up perfectly with one of the rumored locations of one of the gondola stations, which can be seen in our image below. Also, if the theme park resort was going to build a gondola station, it would make perfect sense to build it between these two resorts for easy access.
Could this new building be the beginning of the rumored gondola system? No one knows for sure. We will have to wait and see once it starts construction.
Update 3:04PM: Shortly after publishing, a source familiar with the matter reached out to confirm that a gondola system is indeed coming to Walt Disney World. However, some of the details previously published, including the map circulating, is not entirely accurate. We have updated this article and the map with the latest information from the anonymous tipster.
An interesting new rumor has popped up that could be the next big mode of transportation for Walt Disney World. The resort currently hosts a variety of options to get from one point to another within the resort, such as the monorail, boat, and bus, but this new rumor suggests that Walt Disney World could be looking into building a gondola system that would connect Epcot (blue) and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (red), , along with a few of the surrounding resorts.
Update 3/9/17: Disney World has filed permits with the South Florida Water Management District for a new overlook located on Hourglass Lake between Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation Resort. The permits call for a 10,000 square foot building near the bridge that connects the two resorts, and a new boat ramp located at the north end of the lake.
The location of the overlook matches up perfectly with one of the rumored locations of one of the gondola stations, which can be seen in our image below. Also, if the theme park resort was going to build a gondola station, it would make perfect sense to build it between these two resorts for easy access.
Could this new building be the beginning of the rumored gondola system? No one knows for sure. We will have to wait and see once it starts construction.
Update 3:04PM: Shortly after publishing, a source familiar with the matter reached out to confirm that a gondola system is indeed coming to Walt Disney World. However, some of the details previously published, including the map circulating, is not entirely accurate. We have updated this article and the map with the latest information from the anonymous tipster.
An interesting new rumor has popped up that could be the next big mode of transportation for Walt Disney World. The resort currently hosts a variety of options to get from one point to another within the resort, such as the monorail, boat, and bus, but this new rumor suggests that Walt Disney World could be looking into building a gondola system that would connect Epcot (blue) and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (red), , along with a few of the surrounding resorts.
lazyboy97o
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That route map is very inaccurate. This thread is a better source of information.I found this here not sure if its true just passing it along
Update 3/9/17: Disney World has filed permits with the South Florida Water Management District for a new overlook located on Hourglass Lake between Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation Resort. The permits call for a 10,000 square foot building near the bridge that connects the two resorts, and a new boat ramp located at the north end of the lake.
The location of the overlook matches up perfectly with one of the rumored locations of one of the gondola stations, which can be seen in our image below. Also, if the theme park resort was going to build a gondola station, it would make perfect sense to build it between these two resorts for easy access.
Could this new building be the beginning of the rumored gondola system? No one knows for sure. We will have to wait and see once it starts construction.
Update 3:04PM: Shortly after publishing, a source familiar with the matter reached out to confirm that a gondola system is indeed coming to Walt Disney World. However, some of the details previously published, including the map circulating, is not entirely accurate. We have updated this article and the map with the latest information from the anonymous tipster.
An interesting new rumor has popped up that could be the next big mode of transportation for Walt Disney World. The resort currently hosts a variety of options to get from one point to another within the resort, such as the monorail, boat, and bus, but this new rumor suggests that Walt Disney World could be looking into building a gondola system that would connect Epcot (blue) and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (red), , along with a few of the surrounding resorts.
WDW1974
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No plans as far as I know. Plans for lots of other places, though.
WDW1974
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Do we have any inside knowledge on whether these gondolas will have AC?
I ask because a very good source has stated the original plan was open air, much like the cages on Mickey's Funwheel at DCA. I can't imagine how hot, wretched and miserable riding these things would be ... but this is the company too cheap to put moving walkways in its garages.
I ask because a very good source has stated the original plan was open air, much like the cages on Mickey's Funwheel at DCA. I can't imagine how hot, wretched and miserable riding these things would be ... but this is the company too cheap to put moving walkways in its garages.