boo52
Active Member
Mark IV Gold never had a 6th car. It was the first one pulled off when the first Mark VI arrived in 1989.
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1986 monorail fire
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Mark IV Gold never had a 6th car. It was the first one pulled off when the first Mark VI arrived in 1989.
disney9752
Member
ok maybe only 11 had 6 cars when they went away, but the point is the train that caught fire did have 6 cars.:brick:
jorgetheviking
New Member
Wow thanks for the articles I saved them onto my computer. Is that ok with you?
I never knew this happened. The inside of the Mark IV looks so much different than Disney's current monorail. I definately prefer the Mark VI.
BTW Disneyland is getting new monorails so I was wondering if WDW was also getting new ones?
I never knew this happened. The inside of the Mark IV looks so much different than Disney's current monorail. I definately prefer the Mark VI.
BTW Disneyland is getting new monorails so I was wondering if WDW was also getting new ones?
disney9752
Member
i liked sitting on the mark iv, plus that neat lil sound they doors made when they popped open.
KingofHearts
Banned
looks like u got some pics of old monorail red thats sitting in someones yard. it may not have been by 82 when they all got 6 cars, but by time they were replaced in early 90's all trains had 6 cars. they did have ac, even though the windows on the doors did pop open. if u look at the mark iv they have the same design between the cars, that is where the ac units are. i fondly recall riding yellow during its last month or so of serivce & thinking i was glad it was being repalced as its ac barely worked. disney knew better than trying to put 240 people in a monorail with no ac in the fl heat especially on the epcot beam. i cant recall the web page, but it has been noted many times the original trains only had 5 cars. when wdw realized this wasnt enough capacity they added the 6th car to those trains along with all the newer mark iv's having 6 cars. if we think about it the monorail barn does not have 12 beams, only 11, 10 for trains & one for the "service tractor". the reason for that is wdw did not expect to have 12 trains when the barn was built.:wave:
now if i still had the mark iv training manual im sure i could point out a few more fun things about them.
just got of the phone with monorial service shop at wdw. actually got a cm that was there when the mark iv trains were in service. yes all trains had 6 cars, they did have ac, 2 units per car plus one for each "cab".
You are probably thinking of www.monorailyellow.com. that site is NOT the best for information on the monorails at Walt Disney World. He has lots of incorrect information.
disney9752
Member
dont think that was it, the site im thinking of lists when each of the mark iv trains came in service from 71 on, & when the mark vi came on. wish i could recall, darn it. o well as long as there not another fire we ok. i found more info on, WWW.MONORAILEXPRESS.COM
YeahThatMom.com
New Member
It’s true. I was a child, it was my family’s first trip to WDW and we were stuck in the traffic bottleneck along the monorail track and had front row seats to the rescue team trying to pull people off the melting train car with a tiny cherry picker truck. I’m still traumatized 
Pepper's Ghost
Well-Known Member
15 years since the last comment.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Special Thanks to the Reedy Creek Fire Department. We will miss you! Thanks DeSantis...Finally got them scanned and uploaded:
Just my feelings, but I don't think this makes it to fruition. I feel something happens between now and then, court injunction, campaign contribution, some type of negotiation, etc... that keeps this from taking affect. Interesting for a mid-term election year and fodder for the upcoming presidential race. But that's a discussion for another thread, which is all kinds of crazy.
JoeCamel
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Wrong threadJust my feelings, but I don't think this makes it to fruition. I feel something happens between now and then, court injunction, campaign contribution, some type of negotiation, etc... that keeps this from taking affect. Interesting for a mid-term election year and fodder for the upcoming presidential race. But that's a discussion for another thread, which is all kinds of crazy.
Thanks for pointing that out.Wrong thread
Just my feelings, but I don't think this makes it to fruition. I feel something happens between now and then, court injunction, campaign contribution, some type of negotiation, etc... that keeps this from taking affect. Interesting for a mid-term election year and fodder for the upcoming presidential race. But that's a discussion for another thread, which is all kinds of crazy.