cosmicgirl
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Am I the only one who was expecting them to add a Metropolitain-style sign? But now it's clear that this is not the entrance/exit.
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Clamman73
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I went to catholic school as a kid in the early ‘80s and one year a nun had a wooden paddle at the ready...let’s keep this thread civilized.
GlacierGlacier
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I saw this up close for the first time this past week - photos are deceiving. That is a large covering and it's really, really impressive. That station is quite nice.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Makes sense. I never visit a theme park without my digital hygrometer...or one of those spray bottles with the fan
I’m picturing you with one of those huge backpacks heading into EPCOT
note2001
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I'm still a bit baffled by the layout of this system. Do the stations and turns have names to help differentiate them?
Here's what I'm getting - for those reading ... the following is not fact, it's my brain frying in the summer heat:
(edit: I changed some labels below to reflect what the guys have told me below, just so as not to confuse anyone)
Line: EPCOT - IG
- EPCOT
- Turn (not a station)
- Riviera (some CBR rooms will be close)
- Hub / CBR
Line: DHS
- DHS
- Hub / CBR
Line: AoA/Pop
- AoA / Pop
- Hub / CBR
So that Hub Rob was filming, that's not at a resort? Is that just the transfer station over to DHS?
Here's what I'm getting - for those reading ... the following is not fact, it's my brain frying in the summer heat:
(edit: I changed some labels below to reflect what the guys have told me below, just so as not to confuse anyone)
Line: EPCOT - IG
- EPCOT
- Turn (not a station)
- Riviera (some CBR rooms will be close)
- Hub / CBR
Line: DHS
- DHS
- Hub / CBR
Line: AoA/Pop
- AoA / Pop
- Hub / CBR
So that Hub Rob was filming, that's not at a resort? Is that just the transfer station over to DHS?
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GoofGoof
Premium Member
The hub is at CBR.
note2001
Well-Known Member
So CBR has 2 stations?
JaxFLBear
Well-Known Member
While the Riviera station will serve some CBR rooms, it's technically not part of CBR.
It's not a "Bend," it's called a turn station. I don't know if it's official, but people have been calling it the BW Turn Station, because it's in the BW parking lot. Riviera is just Riviera, not Riviera/CBR, but it will probably be accessible from CBR as well. What you're calling the Hub is the CBR station; it's located next to the CBR entrance road -- but I think somewhere I saw it referred to as the Trinidad Station, though I can't remember where.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
No. Riviera has its own station which is in the middle of the line between EPCOT and CBR
note2001
Well-Known Member
Well this just increased the value of CBR significantly in my eyes if folk will be pretty close to a station wherever they are.
Thank you @GoofGoof @JaxFLBear & @joelkfla ! I think I've got it straight now.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
If you look at the picture from the first page the red line is EPCOT to CBR hub, yellow is CBR to DHS and blue is AoA to hub. The green building in the middle of the red line represents Riviera. As you can see from the map depending on what part or CBR you are staying in you may be closer to Riviera station than the CBR station.
begood524
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Didn't Disney showcase a poster for the Skyliner at Festival of the Arts? I felt like the "Skyliner" font on that poster screamed the Metropolitan sign. Also, the concept art for that station does show something at the entrance that looks something like a Metropolitan sign....Am I the only one who was expecting them to add a Metropolitain-style sign? But now it's clear that this is not the entrance/exit.
trainplane3
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Yep but the poster was pulled after like 2 days of being on display if I remember correctly.
Lensman
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And everyone should remember that we have a dedicated complaints thread:
Honeypot: Complaints about the Skyliner/Gondola; also worries and insecurities
In another attempt to keep the original gondola thread focused on construction upates, I thought I'd create a separate thread for folks to use to complain about aspects of the gondola that the moderators have requested that we keep out of the main thread. In addition, people should feel free to...
I recently updated it to link to the nth discussions we recently had here earlier this week.
BlogMickey went out to get some really good photos tonight of CBR and Riviera stations. Also has some decent info on thunderstorms, etc
https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/disney-skyliner-station-at-disneys-riviera-resort-nearing-completion/
https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/disney-skyliner-station-at-disneys-riviera-resort-nearing-completion/
eddie104
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I really love all the little themed elements and details they are doing to the stations respective of their locations.
Riviera Guests have a nice covered walkway to get to the DHS side, but they'll have to go out in the sun or rain to get to Epcot.
It looks like the CBR station may be a good spot to view the mechanics of cabins moving thru the station.
Eeyore13
Member
No just you shouldn’t.
Disone
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There is plenty to discuss. Just a few pages back I learned a new thing about opening teams for attractions from this transportation that Disney is building. I have no idea if it applies to this Transportation but it was still fun and interesting learning for me. Stay away from " but what if....." And we'll all be fine.