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My last experience on one was in Gatlinburg. On our way up to Ober Gatlinburg the dumb thing stopped and we were stuck there for about 30 minutes. My wife and I were fine but two other occupants were having a panic attack.
Good times
I wonder what kind of capacity they might be if in fact this is true.
My last experience on one was in Gatlinburg. On our way up to Ober Gatlinburg the dumb thing stopped and we were stuck there for about 30 minutes. My wife and I were fine but two other occupants were having a panic attack.
It would make for some good popcorn eating entertainment.My first thought, could you imagine the Resort board after the thing stopped for 30 minutes! LOL
It would make for some good popcorn eating entertainment.
I don't believe for a second that Disney will build any gondola system. The gondola is such a slow, hot and expensive way of transportation that Disney would never do something that stupid. My town has a gondola to go up our ski resort mountain at about 3 miles an hour. The ride is about 10 minutes long and costs $10 one way per person. To take a gondola from Pop to Epcot would take an hour!!! Yes, there's no traffic lights, but you are only going at 3 miles an hour while the bus goes at 60! The bus only takes 10 minutes (I timed it).
I would think that it would be more cost effective and sticking with an already established Disney icon to extend the monorail. You already have connectors to three resorts as well as the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. A connector to DHS seems to be very manageable......not necessarily to AK. The amount of people that can be moved at one time would be vastly greater than compared to a gondola. I have heard about the cost per mile to extend the monorail but I have to believe that construction and maintenance of a cable type transportation system would be significant. Also, if cable / gondola systems are safe and economical, why does it seem that so many amusement parks are shutting them down. Magic Kingdom shut the Skyway down in 1999 and Disneyland shut theirs down in 1994.
It's my claim to fame.Just wanted to say that I enjoyed your squirrel photos in your subtext spot. Funny
I would think that it would be more cost effective and sticking with an already established Disney icon to extend the monorail.
You can be SURE that Disney has crunched the numbers on this. I would think if it was even CLOSE, they would have gone with the monorail, but I am guessing it wasn't even close.I have heard about the cost per mile to extend the monorail but I have to believe that construction and maintenance of a cable type transportation system would be significant.
Because as a "Ride" or an "Attraction" a Gondola/cable car .... well.... SUCKS. Especially in Southern California and Florida. Who wants to ride a relatively slow (and let's face it THOSE type are meant to run slow) open air chair lift in the hot sun. All it really offers is a birds eye view of the area. Not cooling, not "Thrill ride" and is mostly boring after you have done it the first time.why does it seem that so many amusement parks are shutting them down.
Plus you could always "Gondola Hop" too if you really wanted to.It sounds pretty neat, but not neat enough for me to give up the Fort and the boats to MK, the monorail resorts and beyond.