The Future of Transportation at WDW

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Originally posted by Dizneydude87
Ok, this is kinda sorta off topic, but umm.... about 4 or 5 years ago, when I was at Disney, I would take the monorail from TTC to MK, and the monrail line next to us (I guess going to Epcot) [B4 you would get into Contemporary] would have an unfinished track. But it was after Epcot opened, a long time after. Is it possible I could have been dreaming this, or could they have been doing maitnence?:hammer: :brick:

That would be the Epcot Spur Line... that's the line that connects the Exterior Beam with the Epcot Main Line...

 

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Originally posted by Chad
I take it that these 'BRT's' are seperated into seperate cars, they'd have to be, how many cars can they have? Could we have them as long as the parking-lot trams?

BRT is Bus Rapid Transit... All BRT really is, is a set of dedicated roads/guideways that facilitate traffic-free driving. They trigger thier own stop lights, go thier own ways... etc... the CIVIS is a vehicle designed to work together with a BRT system. (Although pretty much any bus could work with a BRT system). As for cars... the CIVIS is simmilar to an articulated bus. Over here in the states, I beleive we're limited to one joint... however, I know VanHool has a double articulated bus over in Europe. (Pic below)

Originally posted by Chad
Other thought: I wonder if anyone has considered implementing the GPS guidance system that is used in Tokyo? I heard it was very reliable, tracking location to a fraction of an inch...I'd think that it would be useful here, maybe even as just a backup system...Just a thought.

Hrmm... a good idea, and a possible solution to the question I posed earlier!

Originally posted by Chad
My only complaint about this system would be that it wouldn't thematically fit in everywhere, ECSPECIALLY at Fort Wilderness, I still think they need a traditional train to connect FW and WL to the TTC....

Personally, I think it would fit in a lot better than the current Disney Transport bus, however, if such a system were implemented, I don't forsee it being used everywhere... *shrug*