Why would you need hills? A Funicular is simply a mode of transportation that uses cables to propel the vehicle. Look at Universal. the train between the 2 HP worlds does not go up or down a hill and is a funicular.How so? There's no hills.
Why would you need hills? A Funicular is simply a mode of transportation that uses cables to propel the vehicle. Look at Universal. the train between the 2 HP worlds does not go up or down a hill and is a funicular.How so? There's no hills.
You don't need a hill.
Why would you need hills? A Funicular is simply a mode of transportation that uses cables to propel the vehicle. Look at Universal. the train between the 2 HP worlds does not go up or down a hill and is a funicular.
See the post directly above yours.Because the general defition of one, and generally what it's always talking about, involves hills. I've never heard of hogwarts as a funicular.
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Buses won’t be phased out because they are the backup to the Skyliner. They could add Skyliner stations wherever they see fit.So heard this from our DVC sales rep Saturday so you know how correct cast member rumors are but he said if they see the Skyliner working out extremely well they would set up more hubs and eventually phase out buses. Now I don't see them getting rid of buses but where else could they set up Skyliner hubs?
I agree about buses sticking around. At our Skyliner resort we still had a pick-up for both Hollywood Studios and Epcot. A pretty vacant stop for sure with the Skyliner working in the background, but I asked the driver of our MK bus and he smiled and said that some people won't ever step foot in it. Fear of heights sorts of things. So they still had to make the Epcot and Hollywood Studios trip to the resort.
I hadn't considered that.
If I were king for the day, I think I'd make blizzard beach a hub. Have it serve Cornado and all stars, to get a big cluster of people. Then also have lines to Animal Kingdom and Hollywood studious from the the blizzard hub. I think that would encourage some use of under utilized water park space, and serve a great deal of your bed base.
As much as I'd want AKL linked with Animal kingdom, I think that link could remain buses easily, or some other type of transport.
Skyliner can handle the crowds too. We saw our share of 8:30 foot traffic in the morning between Pop Century and AoA. That line would extend around the bridge like a giant fish hook and you'd search for the end to get in line. Yet even on the longest line mornings, my wife clocked our continually moving line at 5 minutes. No, you can't choose your gondola and yes, you will be in there with your newest, closest friends.... but the line was the fastest line at WDW that week.
Would you mind explaining the physics of this one to me?The biggest advantage of a funicular over other similar or dissimilar methods of transport is that one cabin (descending a hill or incline) assists in propelling another (the other) cabin ascending. That advantage is lost if there is no hill.
Simple counterweight.Would you mind explaining the physics of this one to me?