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Disney World gondolas will open in September

The Skyliner will transport visitors between Epcot, Hollywood Studios and several resorts.

Credit: Matt Stroshane

Richly-hued flowers and floating gardens adorn the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. The festival, which runs March 6-June 3, 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., features dozens of character topiaries, stunning floral displays, gardening seminars and the Garden Rocks concert series - all included in regular Epcot admission. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney visitors will get to try out the theme park's new air gondolas in September.

Walt Disney World announced Monday that the Disney Skyliner, which is like mini-cabins in the sky, will begin operating on Sept. 29 and will give guests "a never-before-seen birds-eye view. " It will transport visitors between Epcot, Hollywood Studios and several resorts.

The mini cabins will go about 11 mph (18 kph) and hang as high as 60 feet (18 meters) in the air at some points.

The rides will last between five and 15 minutes.