![]() After crossing over the Epcot Resorts Boulevard and passing behind the France pavilion at World Showcase, the gondola descends into its final terminus at the International Gateway entrance to World Showcase. This midstation is unthemed, as it only serves to turn the line to resume traveling north. As it reaches the Boardwalk Tennis Courts parking lot, the line hits its second midstation. ![]() Here, the line turns west and travels alongside Buena Vista Drive. This is also accessible from and adjacent to the Aruba village of Caribbean Beach. Departing from the Caribbean Beach hub, the line rises up to cross over the Jamaica and Aruba Villages of the resort, before descending to the first of two midstations at the Riviera Resort. The longest of the three lines is the Epcot line. The lines for the Disney Skyliner are hubbed from a central terminus at Caribbean Beach Resort. Routes ĭisney Skyliner system over Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, with Disney's Riviera Resort in the background Depending on the route, park hours and season, the Disney Skyliner begins operations up to an hour and a half prior to park operating hours all routes remain open an hour and a half after each park closing. ![]() Operating hours vary depending on park hours and if weather permits, such as wind and lightning, in which case, operation would be suspended and alternate transportation is offered via Disney Transport buses. Each cabin has wooden bench-style seating that fits a maximum of 10 people, 5 per bench. With over 250 cabins in operation, each one features onboard audio, which is unique to each of the three routes. Select Skyliner cabins feature characters from Disney Animation, Pixar, Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Walt Disney World attractions The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. In July 2019, the Disney Skyliner was given a Septemopening date and began operations as scheduled. Testing with passenger cabins began in late January 2019, on the Hollywood Studios line. In November 2018, Disney Parks announced that the Disney Skyliner would open in fall 2019. The towers and gondola stations were more than halfway completed by summer 2018. ![]() īy 2018, the Disney Skyliner was already under construction. The proposal was announced as part of the unveiling of 23 improvements to Disney Parks, including a "makeover" of Epcot and carpool-style " Minnie vans." The Disney Skyliner would also connect to Disney's Riviera Resort. No opening date was announced at the time. Bob Chapek, then chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, said that the system was going to connect four hotels with Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios, affording "a bird's-eye view" of the area. On July 15, 2017, the gondola lift plan was confirmed at the D23 Expo. These V-shaped structures were also planned for Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort and Disney's Art of Animation Resort. The blueprints described improvements to the south end of Epcot at the World Showcase, as well as in Disney's BoardWalk Resort and Disney's Hollywood Studios. On February 15, 2017, the Reedy Creek Improvement District filed plans with the South Florida Water Management District for "various improvements." Among these plans was a design for a 100-foot-high (30 m) building in the shape of a "V," consistent with a gondola lift changing direction. The Magic Kingdom Skyway closed in 1999, with the station in Tomorrowland demolished in 2009 and the Fantasyland station demolished in 2012. When Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort was opened, the same gondola system was implemented – as well as at Tokyo Disneyland when it opened to the public in 1983. Not long after the opening of Disneyland in 1955, a similar gondola system called the Skyway debuted, connecting Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
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