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  • 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?

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    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.

  • UPDATE: Magic Kingdom Now Re-Open to All Guests

    UPDATE: Magic Kingdom Now Re-Open to All Guests

    After closing to some guests earlier today, Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World is once again open to all guests.

    In their most recent Twitter update, Disney said, “As of 5:30pm Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park are available to all Guests.”

    Magic Kingdom was temporarily closed at 11:30am today.  It was a Phase B closure which means no admission of guests with one day tickets, and no re-entering or crossing over from another park unless they are staying on property, have an annual pass and a few other exceptions.

    Guests will again start pouring in to ring in the new year so don’t be surprised if there is another closure before the night is through. Or in this case before the year is through.

  • Coach Store at Disney Springs Opens Today

    Coach Store at Disney Springs Opens Today

    Coach fans have been patiently awaiting the opening of a new retail location at Walt Disney World and today that patience paid off. That’s right! The Coach store at Disney Springs is now open.

    Disney Springs took to their twitter account today to announce their newest retail addition.

    Coach is a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections for women and men. Product offerings include bags, small leather goods, footwear, ready-to-wear, outerwear, watches, weekend and travel accessories, scarves, sunwear, fragrance, jewelry, and related accessories.

    Coach will offer a selection of accessories and leather goods for both women and men, presumably including their very popular Disney collection. Coach and Disney have worked together in the past to create various lines of bags and accessories, so many Disney enthusiasts are extremely excited to see the new store showing up at Disney Springs.

    The store is located in Town Center, where the recently closed Vince Camuto store was near MAC Cosmetics. Hours are Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 11pm and on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 11:30pm.