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Disney Skyliner - Gondola Transportation System

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So from this, it looks like you’ll have about 15-20 second from when the gondola comes around to load station to when the doors close. For most people, should be enough time. Then again, tourists.
 
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So from this, it looks like you’ll have about 15-20 second from when the gondola comes around to load station to when the doors close. For most people, should be enough time. Then again, tourists.
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I wonder if the cabin size has anything to do with the new stroller regulations.
 
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The cabin size can accommodate an ECV, so the stroller issue was more a case of the wagons and strollers getting larger and larger all the time.
 
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So from this, it looks like you’ll have about 15-20 second from when the gondola comes around to load station to when the doors close. For most people, should be enough time. Then again, tourists.
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Looks like around the same amount of time if not more than Peoplemover or Spaceship Earth loads and both of those you have to step up into.
 
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Looks like around the same amount of time if not more than Peoplemover or Spaceship Earth loads and both of those you have to step up into.
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Not with a stroller tho.
 
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Not with a stroller tho.
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The gondolas are flush with the ground so it won’t be difficult to get them in... just roll right on up. Or CMs will simply ask that guests fold up strollers prior to boarding.

And of course ECV’s and wheel chairs will have a separate boarding area that will allow them more time.
 
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This is way closer to the water than I imagined but it looks great.
 
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This is way closer to the water than I imagined but it looks great.
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Looks like that is where its coming don into the station, but it makes sense for areas over water to be lower in case of an evac situation.
 
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Looks like that is where its coming don into the station, but it makes sense for areas over water to be lower in case of an evac situation.
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Jump in and swim! Avoid the crocs!
 
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I believe they'll have a rescue boat on site, just in case
 
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Disney Skyliner Travel Times Between Resorts and Theme Parks Revealed - Blog Mickey
 
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15 minutes from Caribbean Beach to International Gateway is... quite a long time. I've been one to say that these will work with no air conditioning, but it's not like they're gonna be cold. They're gonna have a slight breeze coming in which will be working off of already hot weather so for 15 minutes, this could get rough.

The upside is that they it's a consistently moving mode of transportation rather than waiting 15 minutes for a bus and then driving 15 minutes to a theme park. I'm fascinated at how these will handle a thunder/lightning storm or how early Disney will shut these down prior to a storm reaching the area, though.
 
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Longer than I would have thought.
 
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15 minutes from Caribbean Beach to International Gateway is... quite a long time. I've been one to say that these will work with no air conditioning, but it's not like they're gonna be cold. They're gonna have a slight breeze coming in which will be working off of already hot weather so for 15 minutes, this could get rough.

The upside is that they it's a consistently moving mode of transportation rather than waiting 15 minutes for a bus and then driving 15 minutes to a theme park. I'm fascinated at how these will handle a thunder/lightning storm or how early Disney will shut these down prior to a storm reaching the area, though.
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Thats kind of a long time - Figure if you're going the Epcot/Studios route - 15 minutes + 7 minutes plus whatever transfer time (lets say 5 minutes) thats 27 minutes!
 
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Thats kind of a long time - Figure if you're going the Epcot/Studios route - 15 minutes + 7 minutes plus whatever transfer time (lets say 5 minutes) thats 27 minutes!
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Still better than walking all the way back up to the front of the park and to the bus stop if I’m back in World Showcase.

But yeah, the transfer from Epcot to DHS could take a long time... but then again, this system wasn’t meant to connect parks, but connect previously unconnected resorts.
 
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Shows off the gondolas a bit:
 
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Shows off the gondolas a bit:
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LOL! Crack-opened windows is now considered Passive Ventilation Technology. How hard did Disney Imagineers work on developing this "technology"?
 
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All I know is taking a WDW bus is pure agony. I will be using these.
 
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For going between Epcot and DHS, I really do enjoy the walking path and, for me, it’s easily the fastest route. But it desperately needs some trees along the riverbank by DHS. In the afternoon, that direct sunlight can be brutal.
 
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