I see no restaurants in the landside areas of Terminal C; only a few Starbucks cafe's. With meeters and greeters and those saying goodbye to loved ones before flying there needs to be restaurants and shops in the landside area just like at the North Terminal. Only those with boarding passses will be able to access the palm court. Where are the non-flyers going to dine: the North Terminal?
1:08 It's gonna be pretty tough to park planes at the three south gates without a ramp in front. Also, I can't tell if the voiceover just sounds robotic or actually is robotic. Looking forward to the new terminal and Brightline connection, though!
I wished modern architects would stop worrying about silly stuff (360 degree interactive screens) and more about the usability of their buildings. I used the Measure Distance tool on Google Maps and discovered that it's nearly 0.5 miles from the front of the terminal to the furthest gate. Instead of massive video panels, they should have spent some money on a few moving walkways.
Why would you need moving sidewalks? The gates are very close to the checkpoint at the south terminal and parking garage. It does not have a tram going to the airside like in the north. The only tram is south to north terminals.
In some of the concept art it shows the completed South terminal (with about 120 new gates) having a people mover with stops along the full length of the two new terminal buildings, but idk when they plan to actually implement that. In the meantime it would be nice if they’d add some moving walkways because that looks like an awfully long walk even for just the initial phase.
Immigration after baggage reclaim will delay the arrival process. Currently the time it takes to get the bags to reclaim belts is productively used for immigration. People will be waiting at the belts for bag delivery and subsequently waiting further for immigration. With Orlando the threat of lightning regularly prevents baggage handlers heading onto the ramp during the key afternoon international arrivals peak.
Looks like a lot of walking! All this to dock 14 or 15 planes. At the main terminal, each of the four gate clusters serviced by trams has 29 gates totaling 116 gates. And as some have already pointed out, the very large planes are on their way out. This place will be obsolete before it is finished.
The architecture is hideous, and like someone already said, the airport should’ve invested in moving walkways for limited mobility passengers instead of unnecessary video walls.
Hope the blue print allows for downsizing those large gates. Won’t see 747s flying after the pandemic and A380s will be gone in another 10 to 15 years.
You can tell this design is already behind the times. Almost no A380s are flying in the world, and they will all be retired in the next 10 years. So when that gate comes online in 2024 it may get sporadic use before that plane is fully retired globally. The odds of an A380 coming to Orlando before it shuts down is not particularly high.
Right, but there will be another big plane to accommodate in the future i’m sure. They planned for it. I am proud of the airport i spent 30 years serving.
@@robo9883 Actually, their won't be. No plane is going to replace the A380 - it was proven to be too big for demand before the pandemic - and even Emerites who flies over half the number built is going to phase them out in the next 10 years for the smaller 777 and A350. The 747 is almost out of circulation and the A380 may go out before it does because the 747 can carry cargo - the A380 cannot. All it means is the second gangway won't be used at that one gate - nothing else will happen.
@@jstoli996c4s Where did I say it was doomsday??? All I said is the A380 gate will never service an A380. Smaller planes can use the one gangway - the second gangway is just a waste of taxpayer money at this point. Put it another way - JFK has three gates equipped to handle A380s. They use a total of one now. Emerites still has a flight but that is going away soon - to be replaced with a 777 to JFK. So even two of JFK's three gates are not used for A380s- and the third won't be used much longer. At least Orlando only built one - JFK built three, and never used more than one at a time even at the peak (Air France had one gate as well as Air Singapore, but Air France and Singapore have both grounded their A380 fleets and they don't plane to bring them back into use).
Hopefully more effort will be put into the terminal itself then was put into this terribly edited video. Using amateur transitions and can't even time them properly.
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It opens tomorrow. Very excited to see next time I’m over there flying out.
Excited to ride train south to Miami for a day trip.
I see no restaurants in the landside areas of Terminal C; only a few Starbucks cafe's. With meeters and greeters and those saying goodbye to loved ones before flying there needs to be restaurants and shops in the landside area just like at the North Terminal. Only those with boarding passses will be able to access the palm court. Where are the non-flyers going to dine: the North Terminal?
1:08 It's gonna be pretty tough to park planes at the three south gates without a ramp in front. Also, I can't tell if the voiceover just sounds robotic or actually is robotic. Looking forward to the new terminal and Brightline connection, though!
Lol I think those gates are for future expansion but who knows, maybe they're looking to double as a boat terminal as well!
Hopefully this means more direct international flights!
Is there an estimate on bright line construction start in Tampa?
I still love the North terminal
Truly, a new terminal for the 21st Century.
More frequent coverage!!
Why no moving walkways? The airport is ignoring the needs of older passengers with limited mobility.
I wished modern architects would stop worrying about silly stuff (360 degree interactive screens) and more about the usability of their buildings. I used the Measure Distance tool on Google Maps and discovered that it's nearly 0.5 miles from the front of the terminal to the furthest gate. Instead of massive video panels, they should have spent some money on a few moving walkways.
Why would you need moving sidewalks? The gates are very close to the checkpoint at the south terminal and parking garage. It does not have a tram going to the airside like in the north. The only tram is south to north terminals.
@@robo9883 For those with limited mobility as the op said. When you're old and feeble you'll want them!
In some of the concept art it shows the completed South terminal (with about 120 new gates) having a people mover with stops along the full length of the two new terminal buildings, but idk when they plan to actually implement that. In the meantime it would be nice if they’d add some moving walkways because that looks like an awfully long walk even for just the initial phase.
I’m sure the United Club will still be closed by than
Immigration after baggage reclaim will delay the arrival process. Currently the time it takes to get the bags to reclaim belts is productively used for immigration. People will be waiting at the belts for bag delivery and subsequently waiting further for immigration. With Orlando the threat of lightning regularly prevents baggage handlers heading onto the ramp during the key afternoon international arrivals peak.
Yes, it seams inconvenient, unless it has something to do with finding their belongings if for some reason they aren’t allowed to enter the US.
Looks like a lot of walking! All this to dock 14 or 15 planes. At the main terminal, each of the four gate clusters serviced by trams has 29 gates totaling 116 gates. And as some have already pointed out, the very large planes are on their way out. This place will be obsolete before it is finished.
Flew through MCO a few weeks ago, the APM doors don’t open half the time.
My favorite airport !
Very nice. See you in 2022. Can I have a invitation? I would like to take a tour opportunity for me. Can I do photography?
Wanna bet it won’t be done by 2022??? One word... Unions....
If you get someone to drop you off you can explore the intermodal terminal, the main doors are unlocked.
The architecture is hideous, and like someone already said, the airport should’ve invested in moving walkways for limited mobility passengers instead of unnecessary video walls.
Looks like a hospital Atrium
there is zero need for moving sidewalks.
Hope the blue print allows for downsizing those large gates. Won’t see 747s flying after the pandemic and A380s will be gone in another 10 to 15 years.
787s,777s a330s and a350s fly out to Orlando too so it would be necessary to downsize the gates but I do get ur point
not true Lufthansa just started to send a scheduled passenger 747-400 to mco about a week ago. Still is here.
You can tell this design is already behind the times. Almost no A380s are flying in the world, and they will all be retired in the next 10 years. So when that gate comes online in 2024 it may get sporadic use before that plane is fully retired globally. The odds of an A380 coming to Orlando before it shuts down is not particularly high.
Right, but there will be another big plane to accommodate in the future i’m sure. They planned for it. I am proud of the airport i spent 30 years serving.
@@robo9883 Actually, their won't be. No plane is going to replace the A380 - it was proven to be too big for demand before the pandemic - and even Emerites who flies over half the number built is going to phase them out in the next 10 years for the smaller 777 and A350. The 747 is almost out of circulation and the A380 may go out before it does because the 747 can carry cargo - the A380 cannot. All it means is the second gangway won't be used at that one gate - nothing else will happen.
It’s only a handful of gates. It’s not like the entire terminal will be obsolete. Keep things in perspective, not doomsday.
@@jstoli996c4s Where did I say it was doomsday??? All I said is the A380 gate will never service an A380. Smaller planes can use the one gangway - the second gangway is just a waste of taxpayer money at this point. Put it another way - JFK has three gates equipped to handle A380s. They use a total of one now. Emerites still has a flight but that is going away soon - to be replaced with a 777 to JFK. So even two of JFK's three gates are not used for A380s- and the third won't be used much longer. At least Orlando only built one - JFK built three, and never used more than one at a time even at the peak (Air France had one gate as well as Air Singapore, but Air France and Singapore have both grounded their A380 fleets and they don't plane to bring them back into use).
Hopefully more effort will be put into the terminal itself then was put into this terribly edited video.
Using amateur transitions and can't even time them properly.