Gondolas

This is my favorite: Disney has been referring to this project as “The Italian Job”

:| That being said…

My question is this: Doesn’t Epcot TO Hollywood Studios already have a unique transportation system in the friendship boats AND the walkway? This will be the 3rd park to park transportation system between those 2 parks. :|

This whole new project just seems ‘weird’ to me. Not sure how I feel about this yet.

RIDisneyPinGuy wrote:

I do not see it being efficient-enough for the volume of guests. It seems more of a novelty to me. Perhaps it is to ease up some of the strain on the bus system, but at best it is a supplement if they keep the busses rolling at the current rate.

It will also drive up pricing at some of my favorite resorts, likely to the point where they will not be worth what the rates will be. Pushing me up to the deluxe resorts, which will in-turn decrease how often I go.

In a way, I see it strong-arming more people into DVC, which I’m not sure how I feel about it…

I would be more excited about investment into the monorail system by fixing current issues with it and expanding service.

All of your points are spot on. I can’t see how this would be more efficient than any other form of transportation that they have currently. AND if they start jacking up the prices of POR, POFQ, or CSR I’m going to cry. :'(

RIDisneyPinGuy wrote:

I do not see it being efficient-enough for the volume of guests. It seems more of a novelty to me.

I agree on all points, but especially this. Seems like the time, money, and effort this will take really won’t help much at all. As I’ve said before, they scrapped the Skyway for a reason. I can’t see myself using the “gondolas”.

Also I have issues with how messy I can see this making the WDW landscape look :|

Figment wrote:

Acamm wrote:

In a way, I see it strong-arming more people into DVC, which I’m not sure how I feel about it…

Ohhh It’s a profit deal!

Isn’t everything? :p

@stupidjudy Do you think they will make guests get off, wait in line, and get back on at each of the transfers? OR would they allow you to stay on to get from A to B? That could be very time consuming if they make you get off at each one.

Grumpytude wrote:

From what I’ve seen there is just the one “station” on the way from Pop. That is at the CBR. The rest are just towers/turns in the route. They haven’t said who would have to transfer at CBR, it could be those coming from/to Pop or it could be those going to/coming from the studios.

Ok, not so bad then!