Attractions is hearing August for CM's to be allowed on-board, potentially implying Skyliner to be ready by GE.
The system is pretty clearly ready to open tomorrow if they really needed. The thing is the don’t need it open for tomorrow. They need ops to be comfortable running it so that they are ready for SWGE.
While they are testing, are the actual stations done? Pics I've seen suggest they could be months away from being done.
Probably high winds and lightning.So...they have to close this during a thunderstorm?
So...they have to close this during a thunderstorm?
The winds would have to be extreme for them to close because of winds, but lightning yes. Typically, Disney closes when lightning is within 5 miles. I assume since it has three separate lines that if there's lightning over near Pop/AoA, but not the other stations, then they just shut that one line down. Same goes for DHS or Epcot lines. The big thing will be the Caribbean Beach Resort as it's the hub... that shuts down all three lines.Probably high winds and lightning.
A transportation system that ceases to work in a thunderstorm will be almost useless in the summer. Especially during those mid afternoon storms when a lot of people are leaving the park.
There’s likely a middle ground between rain and lightning versus sideways rain and a threat of electrical system failure.
It will likely only have to go down once per day as there's normally just a quick thunderstorm in the afternoon and then it's over. And the afternoon is normally when the least amount of people are traveling to the parks anyway. When the Skyliner has to go down, they will be running extra buses, but I don't think it will be as bad as some people think overall.A transportation system that ceases to work in a thunderstorm will be almost useless in the summer. Especially during those mid afternoon storms when a lot of people are leaving the park.
Maybe Universal can trade the Twister rights to Disney so they can keep Simpson forever.All I know is that I'm prepping my, "Auntie Em, I don't think I'm in Florida anymore" if a twister comes through. Although, maybe a twister won't come close since that is trademarked by Universal.