The Gate Links (formerly branded as shuttles or APMs) connect the landside of terminals A and B with the four satellite airside concourses. Currently, Airsides 1 and 3 use a fleet of Mitsubishi
Crystal Mover Urbanismo-22 vehicles. Airside 2 and 4 shuttle systems use
Bombardier CX-100 vehicles. Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer delivers greetings on all of the airside shuttles.
History Construction of the current terminal at
Orlando International Airport began in 1978 and it opened in 1981. When the terminal opened, it only consisted of the western half of the landside terminal building and the two airsides on the west side of the terminal which contain Gates 1-59 (present-day Airsides 1 and 3). The Landside/Airside shuttle systems were built along with the terminal by
Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The terminal's layout was based upon the design of
Tampa International Airport, whose
Landside/Airside shuttles were also built by Westinghouse. The lines to Airsides 1 and 3 originally consisted of eight of Westinghouse's second-generation C-100 vehicles, with two two-car trains running to each airside. The trains were later expanded to three cars. The audio announcements on the airside shuttles when the airport opened featured the voice of
Jack Wagner. Wagner is well known for his extensive voice work for the
Walt Disney Company and he was the voice onboard the
Walt Disney World Monorail System from 1971–1988 (though his voice still delivers the "Please Stand Clear of the doors" on the monorails). Wagner's voice has largely been replaced on the Gate Links. In 1990, the terminal was expanded to the east and Gates 60-99 (present-day Airside 4) along with its shuttle line were built. The Airside 4 line has operated with
CX-100 vehicles (an updated version of the C-100) in three-car trains since its opening. A shuttle station and guideway for one additional airside was built during this expansion. However, the airside for Gates 100-129 (present-day Airside 2) was not built until 2000. Airside 2 also has three-car CX-100 shuttles. In 2017, Airside 1 and 3 shuttles' original
Westinghouse C-100 were retired due to their age. The vehicles were replaced with the current Mitsubishi
Crystal Mover Urbanismo-22 vehicles. ==Terminal Link==