Another random weekend story. Might take a while to explain, but maybe it’ll help someone if you find yourself in a similar situation.
I knew this situation was technically possible, just not something I had totally thought through or come across on our Skyliner travels to date.
So, DS and I were at DHS yesterday, left mid afternoon. We had walked over earlier that day so opted to take the Skyliner to the Int’l Gateway to get back to YC. There were darker clouds in the far distance, but nothing obviously imminent when we boarded at DHS. Weather was otherwise sunny and pleasant.
En route to the CBR station DW texted to say they had just cleared SAB for lightning. OK.
When we got to the CBR station to transfer, they had stopped boarding all of the lines for weather. OK. So, we were stuck - far from YC!
There was a CM with a microphone asking to come see her to give your name/destination and they said there would be buses shortly. Not thinking much about it and as IG was our destination, we added our name to the Epcot list (note, critical error here).
After awhile they had cleared all of the lines and there were maybe 100-200ish people (rough estimate, always hard to judge head counts) sitting around the CBR station waiting for further instruction. Despite the somewhat chaotic scene and the uncertainty on bus timing, I was pretty impressed by the CM organization/process. I think the lower mid afternoon crowds helped - if this had been a rush hour time, wow it would be messy. I’ll admit it was a bit of a bummer since it was still not actively storming, only a few distant rumbles - I trust the experts that run the system, but it seems the weather tolerance is similar or the same as with pools, I guess?
I didn’t time it exactly, but after roughly 20-25’ish minutes a bus to Epcot came and they called our name to board.
We board the bus, grab our seat. At that point DS10... yes, DS10.... says “you know dad, this is going to take us to the front of Epcot, not the IG.”
Ummm, yeah, I guess you’re right. OK, we’ll just walk through Epcot, no big deal. Oh wait...we can’t....
The error in my decisions quickly came to realization.
So... if anyone finds themselves in a similar situation stuck at the CBR station trying to get back to YC with the Skyliner closed - make sure to put your name on the DHS bus list and then walk back to YC!!!
Or bail and call a rideshare!
It gave me a new appreciation for things to consider when using the Skyliner to get around when weather may be coming.