Disney Skyliner

The Disney Skyliner is a gondola lift system, part of the Disney Transport system, that opened on September 29, 2019, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The system is composed of five stations that service four resorts and two theme parks, with a fleet of over 250 gondola cabins that can accommodate up to ten guests per cabin, or up to six with an open wheelchair or other mobility device. Guests sit on twin, inward-facing, wooden benches.

Disney Skyliner

Disney Skyliner cabins over Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, with Disney's Riviera Resort in the background
Overview
SystemDisney Transport
LocationWalt Disney World
Bay Lake, Florida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.35910°N 81.54495°W / 28.35910; -81.54495
TerminiCaribbean Beach Resort (hub)
Elevationhighest: 60 ft (18 m)
No. of stations5
Services
Built byBuena Vista Construction Company
Construction begin2017
OpenSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
Websitedisneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/disney-skyliner/
Operation
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
OperatorDisney Transport
No. of carriers250+ CWA Omega IV
Carrier capacity
  • 10 passengers per cabin
  • 6 passengers per cabin with wheelchair or other mobility device
Operating times
  • Open: 1 hour before earliest park opening
  • Close: 1.5 hours after park closing
Trip duration
  • 11 min. (Epcot via Riviera)
  • 5 min. (Hollywood Studios)
  • 4 min. (Art of Animation/Pop Century)
FareFree
Technical features
Aerial lift typeMono-cable gondola detachable
Manufactured byDoppelmayr USA
Line lengthApprox. 3 mi (4,800 m)
No. of support towers48
No. of cables5
Operating speed11 mph (18 km/h)
Map

Monorail (at main entrance;
via walk through park)
Epcot (at Int'l. Gateway)
(Turning Station)
Riviera Resort
Caribbean Beach Resort
Hollywood Studios
Art of Animation /
Pop Century Resorts

Friendship Boat transfer
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