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Interesting Q&A with the Gondola Project in Rio de Janeiro. Doppelmayr built both
http://gondolaproject.com/faqs/
http://gondolaproject.com/faqs/
No one know for sure but my guess is you will be able to stay in your ECV and there will be no tie down for ECV.I'm just curious, will those of us with ECVs be asked to transfer to seats, like on buses? Or will we stay on the ECV, like on monorails? And are there tie downs for the ECVs or are they freewheeling, able to roll around on the gondola? If they can roll around, that might be an Eticket ride for sure!
No one know for sure but my guess is you will be able to stay in your ECV and there will be no tie down for ECV.
That's my best guess too. I think they are going to rely upon ECVs that will use the system to have passive braking when the ECV is stopped/turned off.
Parents will need to hold on to strollers, and any device with active braking can engage that as well.
If the system operates at the speed I think it is going to, there shouldn't be too much "sway" overall. There might be a little when the cars enter/leave the stations, but even then, I have a feeling it's going to be pretty steady.
@gap2368, I like that sign you found a picture of! Is that from HS? I never really considered that the stations will likely be themed to their locale; in my head, it's all been kind of generic until now.
While visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, we noticed that signage has been installed for the Disney Skyliner gondola station. The signage is still wrapped, but it’s pretty easy to make out “Disney” in small font, and then “Skyliner” in the larger font.
It may just be how it’s wrapped, but Skyliner almost looks like two words here. Of course, in all of the verbiage so far, Disney has formatted it as a single word. We’ll reserve judgement until it’s fully unwrapped.
As closer inspection of the wrapping reveals the project codename “Italian Job”, indicating gondola work.
Also new in the station is another piece of signage that we’re not sure of the usage yet.
Disney has stated that the Disney Skyliner gondola system will open this fall, but it looks like it could open well before Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens on August 29th.
As closer inspection of the wrapping reveals the project codename “Italian Job”, indicating gondola work.
Photos can certainly be done with a little know-how. The trick is to get a shallow depth of field with a wide aperture or large sensor (both is better), and put the lens almost up to the glass. I like to actually have my lens hood touching the glass, which also minimizes any reflections on the glass as well. They even sell special accessories that suction cup onto the glass and then wrap around the lens to remove all reflections.8. One photo/video talked about the great view. Sorry, but there is obscuring film over every single window, so unless you're able to see down out of an open end window slat, you're not going to be able to see anything. I was very disappointed on our return journey to the airport in the DME because of the film over the glass: I couldn't see a thing. Even if you are able to see something at a distance (because of the magnificent way our eyes work in conjunction with our brains), you can probably forget about taking videos/photos out of the windows, as they'll just focus on the first solid thing they see - which will be the film.
Walls Removed Around Disney Skyliner Station at Epcot’s International Gateway 20190520
Disney has begun the process of removing the construction walls from around the Disney Skyliner station at Epcot’s International Gateway. The station will not only service Epcot, but also guests looking to travel to Disney’s Hollywood Studios via the air from the Epcot area resorts. Disney’s been hitting a lot of milestones with the Disney Skyliner project, including testing on all lines and unwrapping their character gondola cabins.
Disney has stated that the Disney Skyliner gondola system will open this fall at Walt Disney World.
More video. Thanks to Rob from Passport to the Parks
Well since he start each video with hi this is Rob with passport to the park ( I think I have that right) I am going to go out on a limb and say his name is Rob.His name is Jack?? I thought it was Rob?
First Look at Disney Skyliner Water Evacuation Boat
As work on the Disney Skyliner gondola system progresses, Disney is in the process of putting some finishing touches on their construction. One element that we haven’t seen much chatter on yet is how a water evacuation would work over Hourglass Lake between Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort. As you might remember, we already covered the land evacuation testing quite extensively at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Today, we have a first look for you at the Disney Skyliner water evacuation boat that will be used should an evacuation over Hourglass Lake be necessary.
The boat is a heavily equipped pontoon boat with platforms that would get to the various heights that the Disney Skyliner gondola cabins will be at over the water. The boat (and small dock) are on the west side of Hourglass Lake, near the 7000 blocks of rooms at The Little Mermaid section.
A few closer looks at the boat appear to show a fixed platform about 10-12 feet off of the water.
There appears to be plenty of space on the pontoon for at least a few full Disney Skyliner cabins worth of guests, if not more. While we haven’t seen the boat in action yet, it appears that there might be two platform levels that the gondola cabin could rest on as they navigate under the cabin. We’ll have more on the logistics of an evacuation once we see Disney begin testing.
case you haven’t guessed it I’m a bit obsessed with the Skyliner.