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- The Sea to Sky Gondola was in the news this week for receiving their replacement cable early, as well as for ramping up security. Located in British Columbia, in August the Sea to Sky Gondola haul rope wires were deliberately cut while under tension. This caused the ropes to separate and send about 30 gondola cabins to the ground. An investigation said there were no defects with either the haul rope or its design.
- Despite a breakdown in September after its initial opening, the Disney Skyliner has already served its one-millionth guest. The new Walt Disney World gondola transportation system has nearly 300 cabins and connects multiple theme parks and hotels. Florida’s Walt Disney World is the most visited vacation resort in the world, with an average of over 52 million visitors a year.
- In Boston, Millennium Partners has decided not to pursue a $100 million gondola system that would have spanned Fort Point Channel. Other alternative transportation solutions are being considered to serve Boston’s Seaport District.
- Prairie Sky Gondola Inc. has shared a sketch of a station for a gondola system that would fly above the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Canada. Located at the Rossdale Power Plant, it would be a key stop and include connections to trails, shopping and dining. SCJ Alliance, the Gondola Project’s parent company, has been retained to provide gondola expertise. Prairie Sky Gondola’s president and CEO says the project already has 40 investors backing it.
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