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Wngo905
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Epcot line is the most congested area of the three. It has the Riviera station and a turn station still with construction vehicles and personnel in the area. I do recall seeing gondollas being clearance tested in the turn station within the past two weeks.
Cesar R M
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Will there be pedals for emergency purposes? gotta put some power!
AugieMorosco
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So where are we with estimated opening dates? Anyone have a good guess?
Bender123
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Somewhere between this afternoon and the end of time.
Don't give them ideas...
tractor tipper
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My good guess, end Of July.
Phil12
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Cesar R M
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Luxe
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That's scary... Are there no employees to emergency shut down in that situation? I thought the video was sped up at first.
Missing20K
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Any confirmation about those nubs and their use? I've seen them before on lift towers and the only thing I could think they were used for is maybe dampening just as no ski resort I've been to where I've noticed the nubs (I did my best to look this winter) was there anything attached at those points.
A couple examples, both Doppelmayr (coincidence or not, I'm not sure).
Epcot line has been tested.
Rteetz
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Disney gondolas, moving 11 mph, will give bird’s eye views nearly 60 feet over Walt Disney World Resort
Disney World’s monorails of the air were gliding smoothly Tuesday above a scenic lake separating two hotels. Soon the Disney Skyliner system of 300 gondolas, opening to the public later this …
www.orlandosentinel.com
MickeyMinnieMom
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I come to this thread looking ONLY for your posts at this point! Thx!
Disney gondolas, moving 11 mph, will give bird’s eye views nearly 60 feet over Walt Disney World Resort
Disney World’s monorails of the air were gliding smoothly Tuesday above a scenic lake separating two hotels. Soon the Disney Skyliner system of 300 gondolas, opening to the public later this …
"On social media, some theme park followers have criticized the lack of air conditioning in the gondolas.
But Mazloum argued the ride is “absolutely comfortable.”
“We have specifically designed them with the Florida climate in mind,” he said, pointing to reflective windows that block out the sunlight and the mesh screens on both sides to bring in a breeze."
We will see how well this quote ages after a couple of days of operations when its 85 and above.
trainplane3
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iowamomof4
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Disney gondolas, moving 11 mph, will give bird’s eye views nearly 60 feet over Walt Disney World Resort
Disney World’s monorails of the air were gliding smoothly Tuesday above a scenic lake separating two hotels. Soon the Disney Skyliner system of 300 gondolas, opening to the public later this …
Interesting they say "by August" Disney castmembers might be riding in them. Still seems like a crazy long time to test and just wait for opening them up. I'm still irritated about how close we came to being able to make use of them for our trip. Sigh. Oh well, we'll still be at Disney World.
When it's 85 and above, everywhere in the parks is uncomfortable, especially walking in the sun. The gondolas will have no direct sun, no walking, and an 11 mph breeze.
Phil12
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The mesh screens are there to prevent insects and lizards from getting in the cabin and also to prevent passengers from throwing objects out of the cabins. The screens will actually impede the breeze. However, I understand why Disney wants to put a good spin on the ventilation issue.