Westinghouse mod. Schindler 7000 High-Rise Elevators [Marriott Marquis NY] [Part 1]
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Published 2009-10-31
This was also my first experience with a predestined elevator system (well that's what I call it) Miconic 10 behaved well when I was there in the mid-afternoon, but after reading up on some hotel reviews on this place on TripAdvisor I wouldn't be so quick to praise it. At peak hours wait times quickly inflated to over 10 minutes. This is an elevator system, not the subway! Granted, many of the scathing reviews I read were from when the system was being implemented (when Schindler as ripping out the old cabs, controllers, and hall fixtures) but when I returned to the hotel later around 6:00 the elevator banks were considerably crowded. I'll have to come back here again before I pass my final judgment.
The ride the elevators offered, however, was fantastic. Going up you're actually pushed into the floor as the gearless Westinghouse motor reaches full speed. Going down you actually get a floating sensation, as if gravity were suddenly reduced. They must have some really powerful motors in this system - just listen to the background noise when I'm on the 45th floor. Overall the elevators here are not to be missed!
To all Schindler Haters (not me, I just found this funny): On one of the reviews I found on TripAdvisor here: www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d93507-…
The person actually said (and I quote) "-WHOEVER AGREED TO THIS CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY, SHOULD BE FIRED!!!! " Really. Very funny!
Brand: Westinghouse
Installed: 1986
Modernized: Schindler (7000 with Miconic 10), 2003-2005
Floors Served: 1 - 8, 28 - 45
Fixtures: Cab: Epco SSL variation; Hall: Miconic 10.
Fear/DT Index: Low. These are quite forceful and have a disturbing delayed start. I found them amazing but some riders might not enjoy the sights and speed.
All Comments (17)
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These were actually installed in 1985 when the hotel first opened, and they were modernized when the hotel was renovated in 2007.
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During your ride on the panoramics....WHEEEEEEEE!!!!! DON'T LOOK DOWN!!!!! I rode these in December. I remember standing around on the 4th floor waiting for elevator B. My thoughts: "Geez is this thing gonna pick me up sometime this century?"
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I am so jealous! Can't wait to ride these!!!
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@corp55555 I can understand why it was hard to keep it still. I would be excited, and I would shake it too much.
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Hey! I can't help it if I like Schindler!! It's like ih8escalators to Otis or KONE!
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I actually really like roped hydraulic elevators. I think they are so cool. KONE did a bad job making them though, since the pistons were starting to leak!!
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Hey revo u know cars M N O and P are faster than the glass one
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Only the service elevators goes to the 2nd floor
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7:18 the passenger elevators don’t serve floor 2
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Of course you would.
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For God's sake why do you want to put it to car M?
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Or his roped hydraulics!
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They are getting modded into Otis Compass Plus
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There is no floor 2
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ttt
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You cuss