Thanks @marni1971! So as unreliable in the summer as the discontinued express bus transportation was (or was that different somehow)? If so, to quote Shark Tank, for that reason, I'm out. And I had been looking forward to the gondolas. We'll stick with a rental car.
I’m sure the first season will be a learning curve for all involved. I’d hope things will run smoothly once implemented, although the logistics, timings, and location of the IG for example, throw up more questions than are answered so far.
In the video, it looks like there is room for 3 cabins.
To add the the above: this makes the human interface very simple: Push a button to "Hold for unload", then a button to "Release to load". At the the next position, push a button to "Hold for load", then a button to "Release for dispatch". This gives the system all it needs to know about the status of a cabin on the loop. If you want the option to unload or load 2 cabins at once, just have both sets of buttons at each position. If no buttons are pushed, the cabin is available to re-enter the line empty to replace an arriving cabin, and the system will know that the cabin does not need to routed to the outer loop at the distant station.
That wouldn't work because they can't necessarily know when they have to send the next one. by watching the video, if they need to pull one into the slow movers line, if you look, the incoming and outgoing moves when they both line up. Sending the extra out on the line. If they have 4 or 5 gondolas stationed in the special load area, it will always work out. In that case it was one coming in, If one is leaving with passengers then all they need to do is direct the next one into that line. That seems pretty simple to me and a very good easy solution. One loaded comes in... one empty or even one with passengers leaves. One loaded leaves... one incoming empty (or not) gets directed into that area. Always the same number of gondolas are available in that load area. and the departing car enters the regular cable to replace the one that was redirected. I don't know if I am explaining that correctly, but, that is how I see it and how it seems to me to be the simplest and less confusing then any other thought.
One thing that actually can't happen on the gondola for once! To end up like that, you'd have to be struck by
My concern isn't riding them in the lightning at all -- it's how frequently Disney will close them for "lightning in the area", rendering it wholly unreliable in the summer as a mode of transportation. Oh, well!
I guess the big question is, why are they even shutting them down during a thunderstorm if they are indeed as safe, while lightning is in the area, as others are claiming.
My guess is that it is for the peace of mind of the passengers.
Every afternoon, 20min to 2hrs... you and I have a different definition of “predictable”.
I was actually thinking of taking the boat in the opposite direction (from WL to the MK). It was easier to just rope all resorts into one by using the MK as a starting point example, but okay.
There will only be x amount of cabins classed as fully accessible. These will run in line normally for all guests to use, and those requiring one will have to wait for the next one to arrive. They will be spaced every y cabin apart.
You could run BTM through a thunderstorm with probably no issues. It’s the possibility of an issue that writes the rules.
Indeed. The lines will only be inaccessible for the duration that lighting is reported within the defined area. Assuming the wind doesn’t exceed limits, the lines will be open with thunder rumbling and rain still falling.
Plus with summer storms they are mostly dependant on the sea breeze which is visible on local radar. You can see where it is and where it is going. Very predictable where the collision will occur and where the storms will develop
