Walt Disney World Gondolas will NOT offer Air Conditioning

So these things don’t have A/C because there isn’t any power to the cars. The Imagineers claim the cars when moving will be 10 degrees cooler than the outside air temp. Here is the real rub. If this breaks down for any reason the only way down is Disney calling Reedy Creek Fire Dept. Once they are on scene they can evacuate one car in about 30-35 minutes. That’s right 30 minutes for one car. Then they have to move their equipment to the next car and start the whole process over again. So the EPCOT line has about 120 cars and the hotel line has about 70. So you do the math on how long it will take to evacuate just one line. Apparently this is okay with Disney because the put survival packs under the seats in the cars with water and bags to relieve yourself in and assorted other things. All while you bake in the Florida sun. In addition if there is lightening within 10 miles of the area the fire department can’t use their aerial equipment so that’s even longer you will be waiting. Good luck if you are brave enough to ride it because you won’t catch me on it.