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  • PHOTOS: Disney Skyliner Construction Update

    PHOTOS: Disney Skyliner Construction Update

    After our most recent trip to Walt Disney World we’re back with some updates on the progress of construction for Disney’s new gondola system. We were able to get a good look at the mechanical and aerial components that will make up the Disney Skyliner entrance area at the Hollywood Studios.

    Just past the bus loop, within viewing distance of Tower of Terror, you can see the Dream Builders are hard at work.

    Disney Skyliner Gondola Construction
    One of the poles that will hold up the new transportation system has already been put into place.

    Disney Skyliner Gondola Construction

    And right next it on the ground you can see the actual parts that will attach the gondola to the cables.

    Disney Skyliner Gondola Construction

    The design style of the station at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will fit with that of the park’s main entrance and bus stations. Passengers traveling here from the Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort station can expect a new aerial perspective of the park’s iconic attractions.

    Disney Skyliner Gondola Construction

    When it’s finished, the transportation system will connect Disney’s Art of Animation, Pop Century and Caribbean Beach resorts and other locations with Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the International Gateway at Epcot.

    There is no official date, but the Disney Skyliner project is expected to be completed by 2019.

  • Disney’s Gondola System Costs $3.8 Million For Electrical Work Alone

    Disney’s Gondola System Costs $3.8 Million For Electrical Work Alone

    Walt Disney World’s gondola system is already under construction and it comes with a hefty price tag.

    This new transportation system, known as Disney Skyliner, carries guests through the air from select Disney resorts to Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Reedy Creek officials approved a $3.8 million construction budget Wednesday for just the electric services on the project alone.

     

    Reedy Creek Energy Service’s, Manager for planning and engineering, Jason Herrick said, construction on the electrical infrastructure that will power the gondola system could begin in the next six months or sooner.

    According to a bid proposal submitted by Apopka-based Carter Electric the work should be completed by October.

    Reedy Creek documents show that just one part of the gondola project, which will include four switches, six transformers and 9,000 feet of cable (about 1.7 miles’ worth) — will cost $1.2 million.

     

    The six points of service will be built by Reedy Creek and one each could possibly have multiple transformers to run the transportation system, according to Reedy Creek district administrator John Classe. Having multiple service points is important so, in the event of a power failure, there’s an electricity backup to the keep the system running, said Classe.

    In December, more details were released showing that select Disney Skyliner cabins will have iconic Disney characters featured on the outside of the gondolas. Guests will experience an unforgettable journey and a picturesque view of Walt Disney World Resort as they take to the sky and get a birds-eye view of the resort like never before.