trainplane3
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Are they going to coordinate the Riviera opening with the Skyliner? Or will one be open without the other?
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jt04
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I almost think they have to be coordinated. Perhaps Martin will weigh in.
ToTBellHop
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Those Hitchhiking Ghost stickers take 18 months to adequately seal to the surface. This also gives Disney time to raise the A/C by 2 degrees per month so guests find 88 degrees to be "refreshingly cool" by then. They've been completing a case study over at Spaceship Earth for the last couple years.
Seriously, the only drop dead date is that the gondolas must open with SWL.
I’ve not heard about resort coordination. But the Gondolas have to be guest ready by SWL.
CJR
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My goodness, Thanksgiving's next week? Time moves too fast lol
Nubs70
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One would think that a concurrent hard of 2 different operations should be avoided. 2 clusterforks at the same time would be a nightmare.
ToTBellHop
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Yes. They would want the flying ovens to be fully operational by the time SWL opens. They will have 4 GE technicians on staff to fix them at a moment's notice. Thankfully, they saw the writing on the wall and didn't go with Kenmore.
cosmicgirl
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"stylish themed gondolas" ≠ stylishly themed gondolas
Carefully chosen words?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Because, Disney.
As much as everyone likes to make excuses why Disney attractions are different.... and why it should take Disney so long... I don’t think anything is as cut and dry as this attraction to show the Disney tax in action.
I personally think the timeline has more to do with cbr and riviera schedules... but I can’t imagine holding these specialists up for this long is to Disney’s favor.
Lift Blog
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Doppelmayr did apologize yesterday for a three week delay in completing Whistler Blackcomb's new gondola.
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/w...-in-time-for-opening-day/Content?oid=11968684
Construction began in April and will now be complete by December 14th.
Training is in the works
Thebolt
Active Member
You can't associate gondolas and Fall... it has to bounce in for Spring.
I am taking that announcement with a pinch of salt. You don't invest that sort of capital, mothball it and then open it days before the busiest period of utilisation. If it has initial teething issues, 6 months gives you time to work it out before you are reliant on this capacity.
I am taking that announcement with a pinch of salt. You don't invest that sort of capital, mothball it and then open it days before the busiest period of utilisation. If it has initial teething issues, 6 months gives you time to work it out before you are reliant on this capacity.
mikejs78
Premium Member
I wouldn't be surprised if this had a lengthy soft-opening period....
Probably planning to "officially open" several things on the same day, that way it saves money by not having multiple events. 
Dunston
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Fall 2019 is a surprising and pretty disappointing opening time for the Gondolas. I would not have guessed there was still a year's worth of work to be done. Honestly was expecting like May, but that was mostly me hoping to ride them on my trip to AoA that month LOL. Ah well, that's the Disney construction pace for ya.
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Animaniac93-98
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Agreed. I think they say "Fall" because Riviera will not be completed until then.
Would not be surpirsed to see them run the system with the other stations before then.
Missing20K
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Wait, they don't have two months of classes training in skiing traditions, history, and culture?!!