Disney Skyliner - Gondola Transportation System

[Andysol]

I think they're sturdier than people are giving them credit for... these won't be small 10 person pods. Think something bigger than the old Kong aerial trams.

And if anything it'll be like the ferry boats at MK when there's strong winds. The buses take over if the monorail is down.

Or the boats going down at citiwalk if you're staying somewhere that's pretty far away walking like portofino or sapphire. You just take the resort bus.

 

[Joel]

I guess this is cheaper?

Not sure how they intend to do this though considering the weather. What happens when its mid-flight and an afternoon storm appears out of nowhere?

These can withstand high winds and only the more intense storms hit this level (the front-variety that are usually detectable far in advance). I was on a lift in Vail's back bowls a few weeks ago with some crazy wind and felt completely safe.

 

[Truecoat]

Two things. One, the gondolas do not have to be overly high for this to work. Clear the treetops and that is as high as it needs.

Not even that high. This route will be clear of trees because they need access in case they need to evacuate the gondolas. I heard it will have a gravel road next to the line to facilitate that.

 

[s8film40]

You know looking at that map it's not direct between the parks so I wonder how long it would take to park hop on this.

Not even that high. This route will be clear of trees because they need access in case they need to evacuate the gondolas. I heard it will have a gravel road next to the line to facilitate that.

Well they already have that platform truck they recently got for monorail evacuations so I guess it could be used here as well.

 

[SkiBum]

Not even that high. This route will be clear of trees because they need access in case they need to evacuate the gondolas. I heard it will have a gravel road next to the line to facilitate that.

If that is the case, they may only need to be ten feet off the ground, right? Maybe a little higher? If they are clearing a path, the least expensive method (and way easier to offload for an emergency) would be to keep it low and that would help with exposure to wind and lightning.

 

[Tyc00n96]

Now I just heard that it may not be a sky gondala but a boat one. What the hell is this thing haha

 

[fryoj]

If that is the case, they may only need to be ten feet off the ground, right? Maybe a little higher? If they are clearing a path, the least expensive method (and way easier to offload for an emergency) would be to keep it low and that would help with exposure to wind and lightning.

Bare minimum over roads is 14 ft and some change. And that is the bottom of the gondola. At 10 ft, semis will be running into them. I wouldn't think they'd want bare minimums either in case they had anything tall they needed to bring through. Not to mention, the one plan showed it going into epcot over pavilions. If that is true, it'll be higher still. While I'm not expecting it to be 50 ft in the air, I think 25 ft to the bottom of the gondola is a fair guess. I guess variable heights are possible. How it negotiates around the parks and hotels will have an effect too.

 

[Mad Dog]

Stick the head of a Banshee on the front of the gondola, and voila, you've got an E attraction.

 

[GAcoaster]

I'm still not sure this is a gondola. It could be a funicular just as easily designed to look like a monorail but with a fraction of the cost.

Either way, this jogged my memory of being told by one of my insiders there was a new transportation system coming and it was supposed to have been announced at D23. He couldn't say anything about it, but he said it was something unexpected. I'll have to ask if he can tell me more now...

 

[GAcoaster]

So in case you've never heard, there's always been an urban legend that the weird box in the Dolphin was designed to have a monorail run through it. Someone made this (this is a joke of course):

 

[Mad Dog]

Nope, it's there to fly drones through.

 

[LJGonz]

I heard a rumor a while back that It would be a good idea for universal to add monorails. Is that still up for discussion? Sorry it's off topic, but I remembered talk about unievrsal getting a WDW transportation system.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I heard a rumor a while back that It would be a good idea for universal to add monorails. Is that still up for discussion? Sorry it's off topic, but I remembered talk about unievrsal getting a WDW transportation system.

No.

 

[epcyclopedia]

Anyone have links to the actual documents in question?

 

[epcyclopedia]

Thoughts... backstage France makes the Eiffel Tower look as tiny as it actually is. Wonder if this will push them to revise it?

 

[rioriz]

Apparently this system has designs to connect to AK in future Stage 2 plans....but we all know how those Stage 2 plans go

 

[deathcab4cutie]

i guessing the boats are going away if these are added

 

[JoeCamel]

Anyone have links to the actual documents in question?

Possible New Gondola Transportation | WDWMAGIC - Unofficial Walt Disney World discussion forums

That will get you there

 

[s8film40]

i guessing the boats are going away if these are added

This is different from the boats as the boats serve Yacht & Beach, Boradwalk, Swan and Dolphin. This would serve Caribbean Beach, Pop and AoA.

 

[GAcoaster]

Orlando Business Journal has some good questions about the system:

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/...ions-we-have-for-disneys-rumored-gondola.html