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Disney World cable car network to go live in September

POSTED 26 Jul 2019 . BY Andy Knaggs

Walt Disney World in Florida is to start operating its new cable car transit system from 29 September, with several of the gondola cabins sporting Disney character and film-themed wraps.

The Disney Skyliner gondola network will connect Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot and four resort hotels: Disney's Art of Animation Resort; Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort; Disney's Pop Century Resort; and the new Disney's Riviera Resort, which is scheduled to open in December 2019.

A number of cabins have been decorated with fun graphic wraps, with characters such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Chip & Dale represented, as well as stories such as Finding Dory, Haunted Mansion, Monsters, Inc., Pirates of the Caribbean and Ratatouille.

The time-saving system will run alongside the existing monorail, watercraft and motor coach fleets that are accessible to guests.

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The gondola network gives guests a birds-eye view of the theme park as they travel around

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