The boats I was referring to were the Magic Kingdom resort boats. The point you make about the friendship boats supports why I feel better about an active airflow system than an AC. AC tries to cool down the trapped air in the canopy, which is constantly being heated by the greenhouse effect. Active airflow is more like being on an open boat. It replaces stale, warm air with moving (still warm, but at least moving) air. Not like dipping into an ice bath, but it should be enough to allow sweat to evaporate, letting you stay comfortable even in hot weather.
Weather disruptions will be an issue, but if they have bus backups in case of them, people may be more forgiving as long as disruptions aren't too frequent or for too long.
I agree there. Perhaps this thread took off too early, considering there isn't much to talk about in terms of the resort, so it just turned into another skyliner gripe session. I for one am excited about the resort in terms of its location. CBR is my favorite moderate resort, it has a centralized location, and a rooftop restaurant that can view the fireworks will be neat. I have a feeling they will have to add some bells and whistles to this resort in order to fight any fears about the gondolas, but they may be banking on its location alone.
I am almost certain that their price per point will completely drive me away, though, so until we know what that will be it will be hard to gauge interest as well.