DisneyGentlemanV2.0
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literally ... legitimately ... emergency
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lazyboy97o
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I’ve said it beforehand, but the gondolas are a great example of why built design matters. Most of us spend our lives in cheap, poorly designed boxes with an air conditioner attached. No consideration is given to the actual climate. If the air conditioner breaks then it just becomes a hot box because it’s sealed up so that it can be dropped anywhere. Even ‘high end‘ or ‘energy efficient‘ construction is usually just sealed up tighter to prevent leaks. It is somewhat reasonable to expect the gondolas to act like nearly every other enclosed space one has experienced.
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If the power goes out, the backup generator takes over. There are very few scenarios that would ever shut down all three lines at that same time, so at most they have to evac one line. We have seen a bunch of special equipment that will be used for evacs and Reedy Creek fire has been practicing the evac process.
Kamikaze
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Why is it recommended to put your shades/blinds down when its hot out?
Why does it keep your car cooler if you use a sunshade?
The gondola cabins are built with minimizing heat without using internal AC in mind. The monorails were built with keeping it cool by using AC in mind. There is a difference. Just because both things are enclosed doesn't mean they will reach the same temperatures at the same rate.
Kamikaze
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And as has been posted dozens of times, gondola lifts are one of the most reliable forms of transportation ever invented.
They will be moving constantly, except for individual cabins that are actively loading or unloading a wheelchair. They will move very slowly thru the stations, but the doors will be open, they'll be in the shade, and there appear to be high velocity fans aimed towards the cabins' side vent window.
It's very unlikely that they will be fully loaded with 10 riders during the hot afternoons. There aren't many Guests traveling at that time of day.
Oh yeah, "emergency" is a really impressive long word -- not!
Maybe "legitimately" & "literally" are just parts of her pattern of speech, like kids used "totally" a couple of decades ago. Seems like you guys are just being mean.
I went resort mountain biking for the first time and was able to get some photos of controls etc. for a chairlift. I thought some of you might find it interesting.
This lift is at Northstar California and is called Martis Camp Express. It was built in 2000 by Garaventa CTEC which has since merged with Doppelmeyr. When I worked at this resort about 10 years ago, I operated this lift a couple of times.
Inside the shack. There are two sets of controls inside, one where an operator may be sitting looking out, and another set on the 'board' on the right. The seated control panel has most of the controls needed to operate the lift in normal operation while the board has some additional controls (variable speed controls, ready override key, many other things).
This is probably around the time that digital screens just started appearing on lifts. The screen would display some basic details like speed etc. while in operation or what fault caused the lift to stop. Modern lifts now have touchscreens that let you look at all different kinds of Information about the lift.
This is a diagram of the station, most of the LEDs indicate some type of sensor that gets tripped by a chair passing though the terminal. I may have been more familiar with what they all were at some point but have no idea now. The lamp test button would light up all the LEDs to check that they work properly. This is something that would be visible on the touchscreens of a modern lift.
Another set of controls for when the operator is standing outside.
When the lift is being closed these tags are attached to a chair after the last guest, one at the bottom and one at the top for any downloaders. The chair isn't stopped (permanently) until the flag arrives at the other station to guarantee (but it can still happen) that nobody is still on the lift.
Chairs in 'storage' for summer.
This lift is at Northstar California and is called Martis Camp Express. It was built in 2000 by Garaventa CTEC which has since merged with Doppelmeyr. When I worked at this resort about 10 years ago, I operated this lift a couple of times.
Inside the shack. There are two sets of controls inside, one where an operator may be sitting looking out, and another set on the 'board' on the right. The seated control panel has most of the controls needed to operate the lift in normal operation while the board has some additional controls (variable speed controls, ready override key, many other things).
This is probably around the time that digital screens just started appearing on lifts. The screen would display some basic details like speed etc. while in operation or what fault caused the lift to stop. Modern lifts now have touchscreens that let you look at all different kinds of Information about the lift.
This is a diagram of the station, most of the LEDs indicate some type of sensor that gets tripped by a chair passing though the terminal. I may have been more familiar with what they all were at some point but have no idea now. The lamp test button would light up all the LEDs to check that they work properly. This is something that would be visible on the touchscreens of a modern lift.
Another set of controls for when the operator is standing outside.
When the lift is being closed these tags are attached to a chair after the last guest, one at the bottom and one at the top for any downloaders. The chair isn't stopped (permanently) until the flag arrives at the other station to guarantee (but it can still happen) that nobody is still on the lift.
Chairs in 'storage' for summer.
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Rhinocerous
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I worry that I'm a bad father. That I'm not preparing my daughter well enough for the life ahead of her. I fear that nothing I do will ever really matter in the long run. That I won't have any lasting impact on the world. I lie awake at night suffocating on my own wasted potential.
Or did you mean our fears about the gondolas?
durangojim
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I’ve read that some people think that the Riviera station won’t be open on 9/29 but doesn’t that mean no one could take the gondolas to Epcot?
durangojim
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It must be very hot because there is no air conditioning
Lift Blog
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No. The door opening rails could simply be disabled. Cabins would pass through without any opportunity for people to get off.
One of the things I worry about:
Being financially prepared for when retirement comes. I don't want to be a burden to anyone.
Worry or afraid of the gondolas? Nope.
eddie104
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One of the reasons I stopped following this thread.Posting just to say I've posted on page 1000.
Well, that and...
To ask why we have to argue out every minute operational point? Why not just leave some to "We'll see"?
DisneyCane
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Thank you for your service!
Aries1975
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One of the Spirit (10?) threads passed 1500 pages.