This is the latest addition to the ways to get around DisneyWorld. When I first heard about this, I couldn’t imagine how this would be an easy and efficient way to move people around, but it really works. They even have a system that pulls off every tenth or so vehicle, to be loaded separately for people who need extra time, have wheelchairs, etc. Very efficient!
I have heard rumors that Penn State University, where we live, has a plan to eventually end all campus traffic and parking, and transport people in from outlying parking lots to the campus. The rumors include the use of buses, or a monorail system.
This would be a really cool authentic project, designing a way to keep cars out of a specific area by developing a plan to get people quickly and efficiently into the area using methods of mass transportation. Even more fun, develop a new method of mass transportation. This could also lead to an authentic project about the benefits of mass transit.
Models, charts, proposals…lots of ways to present authentic ideas.
*I am not totally thrilled about the dangling-by-a-cable part of the Skyliner travel, but it looks secure so I just ignore that part!
The Educational Journey 