Disney Skyliner (Gondola Transportation System) Read Post 1 Now Open!

[Iowamomof4]

Numbering could start at 100, so they all have 3 digit numbers.

I agree, we really don't know what the numbering scheme is yet. Though it would be easy enough to give cabins three digits even by starting with 001.

 

[Tiki Birdland]

we really don't know what the numbering scheme is yet

Kinda reminds of the old joke. Students let loose three greased pigs in the dorm rooms. Numbered them "1", "2", "4". Hilarity ensued while admins looked for Number 3!

 

[vacationer1954]

There really aren't any more entry/exit points than the resort monorail has.

The resort monorail is outside the theme park security check.

 

[disneygirlsng]

The resort monorail is outside the theme park security check.

Not sure what you mean by outside. Anyone who boards the monorail at any of those 3 resorts must go through security before boarding. That would be inside in my mind.

 

[vacationer1954]

Interesting. We haven't stayed at a monorail resort since that was instituted.

 

[rteetz]

Interesting. We haven't stayed at a monorail resort since that was instituted.

If you are coming from the TTC you go through security at the TTC before boarding a monorail or ferry. If you are at a monorail resort you go through security before boarding the monorail.

 

[disneygirlsng]

Interesting. We haven't stayed at a monorail resort since that was instituted.

It's been like that for about 2 years now. So still relatively new.

 

[Q-man]

Numbering could start at 100, so they all have 3 digit numbers.

Like, starting with 001?

EDIT- see this has already been covered.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Gondola 322 is sitting in the DHS station. As seen in blown up photos from Bioreconstruct on WDWMagic.

It also says Trinidad to DHS

 

[rteetz]

Initial Testing Underway for Disney Skyliner Gondolas – More Details Revealed!

 

[NotUrsula]

It would seem to me that, given that there will almost certainly be some people who don't like the gondola experience for whatever reason, and that it's a very novel transit mode for most visitors, debuting it at a time when the weather is cooler will reduce the likelihood of negative press and potential load issues due to people just being cranky in the heat (I mean outdoor heat, which is a sure thing, not the heat that may or may not accumulate inside the cars.) Besides that, fall is the slowest season, so that should reduce the number of visitors affected if there *are* any glitches getting the system into service.

 

[mom2rtk]

It would seem to me that, given that there will almost certainly be some people who don't like the gondola experience for whatever reason, and that it's a very novel transit mode for most visitors, debuting it at a time when the weather is cooler will reduce the likelihood of negative press and potential load issues due to people just being cranky in the heat (I mean outdoor heat, which is a sure thing, not the heat that may or may not accumulate inside the cars.) Besides that, fall is the slowest season, so that should reduce the number of visitors affected if there *are* any glitches getting the system into service.

I don't think fall is the slowest season.

 

[bpadair32]

I don't think fall is the slowest season.

There is no more slow season.

 

[NotUrsula]

I don't think fall is the slowest season.

Note that I didn't say SLOW season, I said slowest.

At least one widely-used crowd calendar says that it is, especially during peak hurricane season in September (which, granted, does not usually mean significantly cooler temps yet.) Thanksgiving week, of course, is a season unto itself, and some people think that Jersey
Week is as well. Parts of January and February are slower also, but that period is more broken up by two long weekends, and there are also the Australian Summer holidays in January and the UK/Ireland half-term holidays in February.

http://allears.net/walt-disney-world/wdw-planning/historic-attendance-levels/ (they base this on a simplified avg. of the TouringPlans crowd calendars)

This year, of course, the planned opening of GE will increase crowds at the Studios.

(FTR, I'm saying that September, October and November are "Fall" (or Autumn, if you prefer), but that Thanksgiving week is historically much busier than the rest of that "season" at the theme parks. The solstice &/or ambient temperatures aside, September does not count as Summer in this context because US elementary and secondary schools are in session by then.)

 

[Roxyfire]

Note that I didn't say SLOW season, I said slowest.

At least one widely-used crowd calendar says that it is, especially during peak hurricane season in September (which, granted, does not usually mean significantly cooler temps yet.) Thanksgiving week, of course, is a season unto itself, and some people think that Jersey Week is as well. Parts of January and February are slow also, but that period is more broken up by two long weekends, and there are also the Australian Summer holidays in January and the UK/Ireland half-term holidays in February.

http://allears.net/walt-disney-world/wdw-planning/historic-attendance-levels/ (they base this on a simplified avg. of the TouringPlans crowd calendars)

This year, of course, the planned opening of GE will increase crowds at the Studios.

I'm confused, are you saying October and November are not fall?

 

[vacationer1954]

At least one widely-used crowd calendar says that it is, especially during peak hurricane season in September

Most of September is summer.

 

[ThistleMae]

No hot tubs, either.

The only difference I see as a value to pay would be a hot tub. My experience with the hot tub's is they close too early. We only got back to the resort to enjoy the hot tub one or two times, and one of those we got kicked out at closing.

 

[ThistleMae]

Me too. You just can't beat the continuous loading feature of the gondola.

Love the idea of another form of transportation. It gives me more options. And since I'm a PoP lover, even better.

 

[ksromack]

The only difference I see as a value to pay would be a hot tub. My experience with the hot tub's is they close too early. We only got back to the resort to enjoy the hot tub one or two times, and one of those we got kicked out at closing.

My experience with Disney hot tubs is that they are usually full of little ones. We tried on several occasions to enjoy a little evening/daytime relaxation.....they are actually not recommended for toddlers! We have 5 kids but I always told them the hot tubs were for grown ups, lol! Now they are grown!

 

[rteetz]

The only difference I see as a value to pay would be a hot tub. My experience with the hot tub's is they close too early. We only got back to the resort to enjoy the hot tub one or two times, and one of those we got kicked out at closing.

I definitely wish Disney pools/hut tubs would be open later than they are.