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  • VIDEO: New Monorails Coming to Tokyo Disneyland to Begin Service this Spring

    VIDEO: New Monorails Coming to Tokyo Disneyland to Begin Service this Spring

    In a recent tweet from Tokyo Disneyland, the Oriental Land Company revealed that the new monorails headed to the resort will begin transporting guests this Spring.

    The new model “Resort Liner (Type C)” being introduced on the Disney Resort Line, a monorail linking Tokyo Disney Resort facilities, is set to debut Thursday, May 21, 2020.

    The interior of the new vehicle has a Mickey Mouse-inspired color and Mickey Shape strap with three levels of height, a Mickey Shape window larger than conventional vehicles and where you can enjoy more Disney style than ever before. Take a closer look at the new monorails in the video below:

    The first of 5 trains will enter into service on May 21, 2020, with the rest of the trains to be introduced by the end 2024. Take a look below at some of the photos that give us a closer look at the interior that were introduced with the release:

    As Walt Disney World Resort decides the future of their monorail system, we can hope that monorail cars similar to these might make their way to the resort. For now, it may just be time to book a trip to Tokyo Disneyland!

  • Disney World Monorail Stalls With Guests on Board Headed to Magic Kingdom

    Disney World Monorail Stalls With Guests on Board Headed to Magic Kingdom

    A Walt Disney World Monorail stalled enroute to Magic Kingdom today trapping several guests including infants on board.

    One guest took to Twitter stating that she and others were “trapped” on a hot monorail for 30 minutes and had to open the emergency windows.

    Take a look at the post below witch includes a picture of what appears to be rescue workers below:

    Only one monorail was stuck on the line, according to a Disney spokesperson. Magic Kingdom’s monorail service was closed while Disney’s transportation team worked to fix the issue.

    The spokesperson would only confirm that the monorails experienced “down time.” Disney did not say what caused the monorail to stall or how long the monorails were down.

    All guests who were stuck on the stalled monorail train are no longer on it, according to Disney, and the monorails have since resumed normal operations.

  • Disneyland Monorails Get a Mickey Mouse Makeover

    Disneyland Monorails Get a Mickey Mouse Makeover

    Disneyland Resort is getting ready to kick off the party for the legendary duo that started it all during the Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration! To celebrate 90 years of magic, the Disneyland Monorail the has received a Mickey Mouse Makeover!

    Get Your Ears On will present exciting new ways to celebrate the beloved Mickey and Minnie, with entertainment plus limited-time décor, specialty foods and merchandise.

    Starting on Friday, “Mickey’s Mix Magic” will light up Disneyland park with a new high-energy projection show, creating a family-fun dance party atmosphere. The fan-favorite, “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade,” returns on Jan. 25 with a rockin’ new opening to kick off the party.

  • New Monorail Fleet Could Be Headed To Walt Disney World Resort

    New Monorail Fleet Could Be Headed To Walt Disney World Resort

    Speculation about Disney upgrading the monorail fleet at Walt Disney World has been going on for sometime.  There has been a series of recent mishaps with the current fleet and after a video of a monorail transporting guests with the door open made headlines, it seems that Disney may finally be making a move to purchase a new monorail fleet.

    Internal sources are reporting that Disney has ordered a new fleet of monorails to replace the fleet currently in operation, according to a report from WDWNT .

    The fleet currently in operation — known as Mark VI monorails — has been in use since 1989, when Disney started replacing the Mark IV. The final Mark IV monorails were finally replaced in 1991 after having been in operation for twenty years starting with the opening of the resort in 1971.

    Bombardier of Canada — the same company that built the Mark VI trains for Walt Disney World —will be building the new fleet, according to the report. The mark VI cost the company about $3.5 million per train when they last replaced the fleet in 1989.

    Bombardier’s current line of monorails is called the INNOVIA 300 series, but if Disney continues with the current numbering system the new monorail fleet would be the Mark VIII.  Mark VII is currently the model used at Disneyland Resort in California which were put into operation in 2008.

    The infamous open door incident on Monorail Red back in January may have been what sparked the decision, but the fleet has been under scrutiny since the automation system failed back in 2009 causing a crash that killed Monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg. That started a long list of problems that this fleet has weathered in recent years. Last summer a piece of Monorail Blue just fell of while it was in transit above the parking lot at Epcot. Also multiple breakdowns last summer plagued the fleet, at times leaving guests to have to find alternated transportation to their destinations.

    With the current fleet approaching 30 years of usage it’s no wonder they’re in major need of replacement. They held up for quite some time, longer than any other Disney Parks monorail fleet, but it is definitely time for them to make their way into the history books.

     

  • Pixar-Themed Disneyland Monorail Unveiled at Disneyland Resort

    Pixar-Themed Disneyland Monorail Unveiled at Disneyland Resort

    The Disneyland Monorail has received a special, Pixar-themed enhancement just in time for Pixar Fest which begins April 13! The orange and blue Mark VII trains feature characters from Disney•Pixar’s “The Incredibles” and “Finding Nemo,” respectively.

    On the orange train, Mr. Incredible and Mrs. Incredible, along with Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack can be spotted on one side, while Frozone makes a cool splash on the other.

    disneyland pixar monorail

    Meanwhile, the blue train has been creatively wrapped with a curvaceous wave. Crush can be seen surfing alongside pals Marlin, Nemo and Dory.

    The chief photographer for the park captured the Disneyland Monorail in action this week and this first look is just “incredible”!

    The red train is also expected to join in on the fun soon. Which Disney•Pixar story would you like to see displayed on the Disneyland Monorail? Let us know in the comments.

  • Monorail Doors Open While In Motion With Guests On Board

    Monorail Doors Open While In Motion With Guests On Board

    Please stand clear of the doors…  In this case, that’s a warning that shouldn’t be taken lightly as Monorail Red took off with passengers inside and the doors still open. Several days ago the monorail doors malfunctioned on its way to Epcot at Walt Disney World.

    We all know that love is an open door, of course that’s only as long as it’s not a monorail door. A video posted to social media recently is quite concerning as a door on one of the Disney World monorails was open while the train was in motion.

    As you can see in the video, guests were on board the monorail at the time of the incident and though they may be giggling at the mishap this was clearly an unsafe situation.

    The person who posted the video wrote in the post, “Monorail red is not having a good day and I’m having a panic attack.”

    A second video uploaded by the same user showed the door remained open as it arrived at the Epcot station.

    I need a drink. @disney, guys, you gotta get on this, what if somebody had fallen?

    A post shared by abbieprimeknits (@abbieprimeknits) on

     

    It’s unclear, at this point, how the doors opened in the first place, but no injuries were reported.

    To make sure this doesn’t happen the doors of each monorail car are equipped with sensors that alert the driver if any doors are still open before they depart.  Obviously this system must have malfunctioned in this case.  Lucky no one was hurt during the incident.

    Stickers were recently placed on the monorail doors by Disney that read: “Caution: Do not lean against door.” It’s not clear if the warning signs were in response to the incident.

  • New Epcot Resort Planned Inside Park Could Land In Front of Spaceship Earth

    New Epcot Resort Planned Inside Park Could Land In Front of Spaceship Earth

    Walt Disney World is getting a new resort that could be located inside Epcot and would give guests a direct entrance into the park according to multiple online reports.  Depending on where it ends up being located it might even be connected to Epcot’s monorail loop.

    Wouldn’t it be amazing to roll out of bed and just stroll into the park, or call it a night early and watch Illumination from your balcony. If rumours prove to be true it just might happen.

    Disney has recently announced a massive overhaul of Future World including the upcoming addition of the new Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster which will replace the Universe of Energy and this might be the perfect time for such an addition to the park. If Disney was looking for sure way to increase attendance to Epcot then adding a Resort inside the park isn’t a bad idea.

    There are two possible locations Disney is considering.  The first location would be right at the main gate and would be the easiest to connect to existing monorail lines. Having a resort right in front of Spaceship Earth would be amazing, but how it might affect the park aesthetically immediately comes to mind.  Disney is the best when it comes to design so there is no doubt they will find a way to incorporate it without detracting from the park’s famous icon.

    The second proposed location would be on the west side of future world in the area between The Seas and The land. This also would make for a convenient entrance and still not be an eyesore in any way.  It might not be as easy to connect to the monorail there, but there would probably be much better views of World Showcase Lagoon and Illuminations.

    While a hotel in an actual park would be new to Walt Disney World, the company already has two such hotels at Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland Paris.

    The plans are still in the early stages of development so things could easily change. But the possibility of a hotel in a Walt Disney World theme has fans really excited.