ORLANDO, Fla. _ The Disney Skyliner gondola transportation system was returning to service Monday, a little more than a week after visitors were stranded in the air for as long as three hours.
Notifications on Walt Disney World's official website and the My Disney Experience app indicate that the hours of operation Monday will be 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Disney also says that on Wednesday, the line going to Hollywood Studios will be closed for "system updates," and the other two lines will run from 1-10:30 p.m.
All lines are scheduled to run from 1-10:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
The Skyliner has been closed since the evening of Oct. 5, when the system stalled with hundreds of visitors aboard. Disney has not disclosed the cause of disruption or commented about photos circulating on social media showing crumpled cabins at one of the system's loading stations. The Skyliner had been open for seven days when it halted.
Last week, observers on the ground could see the lines and cabins being periodically put through their paces without passengers.
The three lines of the gondola system connect Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot and four Walt Disney World resorts, including Caribbean Beach, Art of Animation, Pop Century and the Riviera Resort, a Disney Vacation Club property set to open in December.
