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- Thread starter danlb_2000
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So Test Track isn't an attraction because it's just a ride in a car?
Anticipating the argument: "But it doesn't take you anywhere, so, it's not transportation."....
So what about MK Railroad? You can use that to get to other parts of the MK. So... a ride or transportation?
Hogwart's Express takes one to a new location: ride or transportation?
What about the train within DAK?
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
I am so confused.
Am I supposed to tell my kids to stop enjoying the ride? That they’re wrong to like something?
I thought telling people they were wrong for liking something was only for the Mickey and Minnies runaway railway thread
nickys
Premium Member
Sadly telling people they’re wrong to like something is now commonplace in almost any thread. Maybe having fun is not trendy any more?
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
Better to feel you are right than to have fun.....Sadly telling people they’re wrong to like something is now commonplace in almost any thread. Maybe having fun is not trendy any more?
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
This is an interesting point. I initially thought the determinant should be whether it is meant purely as a conveyance system (eg TTC to MK) or for amusement (looking at scenery). DL RR is - both?
Then I thought whether you could only ride if inside a park - but I think that shortchanges the amusement aspects of Skyliner and the Monorail.
gorillaball
Well-Known Member
I am a grown middle aged man and have:
Ridden the gondolas round trip - just for fun.
Have requested a clear gondola.
I can treat them how I choose.
Are you also the guy on an airplane that takes the window seat and then sleeps leaning up against the closed blind?
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
I feel completely certain that the Skyliner was always meant to be both transportation and a special mini-attraction...They are supposed to be fun... The view and flying above the ground are great. Just like the monorail... Yes it is transportation, but it is also a bit of an attraction.
If they wanted it to be viewed as purely transportation they would stick to the terrible bus system...
Monorail would have been the best option... More reliable, Faster and more efficient operationally. The Skyliner was cheaper on the front end... but closes every time there is a thunderstorm which is a huge problem in Florida.
If they wanted it to be viewed as purely transportation they would stick to the terrible bus system...
Monorail would have been the best option... More reliable, Faster and more efficient operationally. The Skyliner was cheaper on the front end... but closes every time there is a thunderstorm which is a huge problem in Florida.
John park hopper
Well-Known Member
For those of us who remember the MK Skyway it was an attraction --rode it every time we went. The Skyline IMO is an attraction and a mode of transportation
DisneyOutsider
Well-Known Member
The implication from you is that the user experience on a transit system doesn't matter. It's not true in cities/municipalities, and it's DEFINITELY not true at a vacation destination like WDW.
Disone
Well-Known Member
It is absolutely ridiculous to make the statement that the monorail and a skyliner are not attractions. They are not basic forms of public transportation simply put in place to transport people. This is not the moving walkway at the airport. You don't see that in commercial saying come visit the airport and additionally airports are not theme park destination.
You do see the Walt Disney World's monorail system specifically put into its commercials and publicity shots over and over and over again. Because it's an attraction!
If you want to try to treat it as some utilitarian public transportation system you go right ahead and do so. But it's ridiculous to set the expectation that everybody else do the same.
You are clearly in the minority here and just pushing buttons to be controversial. The basics of being a troll.
You do see the Walt Disney World's monorail system specifically put into its commercials and publicity shots over and over and over again. Because it's an attraction!
If you want to try to treat it as some utilitarian public transportation system you go right ahead and do so. But it's ridiculous to set the expectation that everybody else do the same.
You are clearly in the minority here and just pushing buttons to be controversial. The basics of being a troll.
DisneyFanatic12
Well-Known Member
You’d think, but my friend’s kids LOVE riding the busses…
They will ride busses to just random resorts sometimes just because they love riding the busses so much! And there is the added bonus of being able to walk around the resorts you bus to, but they mostly just like the bus ride…
They also like the tram, but to a lesser degree than the busses…
wserratore1963
Active Member
Agreed! Its not a complete WDW visit without a monorail & skylinner trip.
When I stay at Pop Century, the Skyliner isn't really transportation, because I eventually wind up back at the loading station I started from -- just like a ride!!
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
You peasant. All about art of animation.
Disone
Well-Known Member
You really should try getting off at the other station. It's far more productive that way.
mattpeto
Well-Known Member
The real question I have is when will they expand the skyliner service across the property? With resorts like Port Orleans having entire buildings vacant per @lentesta, it just makes too much ”cents” to add an extension here.
It had to help Pop/AoA and Caribbean Beach immensely.
Is it a question of when and not if IMO.
It had to help Pop/AoA and Caribbean Beach immensely.
Is it a question of when and not if IMO.
Skyliner was bankrolled by the extra money Disney could get by raising the room rates of Pop, AoA, and CBR as "Skyliner resorts" and so that Riviera could be considered a 'deluxe.'
Other routes dreamed up by guests are imagined for their benefit, not for Disney's ROI. And if it turns out that the Skyliner hasn't been profitable... no more gondolas, ever!!
While Disney has considered other Skyliner routes according to insiders, they certainly ain't moving on them. Dedicated lanes for buses or light rail is more likely.