Best secrets of the WDW monorail system?

[MileLongBar]

The one and only secret I have is that I remember being told from a cast member they could reach 68 miles an hour on the epcot straightaway and in 1991 when they got the mark IX they got them to 68 mph during testing, but blew out mutiple tires and so after that they governed them at 40. The cast member was my friends father when I was younger, so it's also more credible then a random cast member telling me at the park one day.

Kinda sounds like a urban legend to me. Can anyone confirm this story?

 

[RSoxNo1]

I've been on the Epcot Monorail when the train came to a complete stop on the beam for going too fast.

 

[JoeZer]

The one and only secret I have is that I remember being told from a cast member they could reach 68 miles an hour on the epcot straightaway and in 1991 when they got the mark IX they got them to 68 mph during testing, but blew out mutiple tires and so after that they governed them at 40. The cast member was my friends father when I was younger, so it's also more credible then a random cast member telling me at the park one day.

Kinda sounds like a urban legend to me. Can anyone confirm this story?

Mark IX monorails??? Those haven't been manufactured yet...and if they were, the odd numbered versions (1, 3, 5, etc [ I, III, V ]) would be over in Anaheim at Disneyland.

Not to discredit your post...but the only versions of the monorails that have been in Florida are the old Mark IVs (4) and the current Mark VIs (6).

Would not be surprised about a speed governor being installed in any respect...

 

[MileLongBar]

total mistake that's what i meant to say i just remember he said when they upgraded monorails this is when this supposedly happened.

 

[devoy1701]

I don't think the tires would have blown at 68 mph unless they were seriously over/under inflated.

 

[wm49rs]

Not to be "that guy," but is this really WDW news or a rumor?

 

[Prince-1]

The only "secret" that i know are the monorail trading cards that the cm give out.

 

[PhilharMagician]

68 MPH would put an aweful lot of stress on the beams and towers. When cruising the Epcot line you can feel the jerking back and forth at it limited speed as it is.

 

[Gepettotrevor]

The only "secret" that i know are the monorail trading cards that the cm give out.

Don't forget about "the best kept Disney secret"

:brick:

 

[geubux]

The bouncing and swaying is the suspension in the monorails, not the stress on the beam. The speed would not affect the beam, UNLESS it corresponded with whatever resonant frequency that each beam has. Thus, highly unlikey the beams cannot handle the speed.

NOW, the tires blowing out? Could have been hot; could have been old technology tires (radials vs belted); rough beam surface, too much pressure on the corners (most likely).:king:

 

[MileLongBar]

68 MPH would put an aweful lot of stress on the beams and towers. When cruising the Epcot line you can feel the jerking back and forth at it limited speed as it is.

Exactlly it really starts to jerk, especially on the way to epcot. On the way back it's not as bad. And YES this is news, I just joined this website after following it forever. And my good friend as a kid, his father worked on audio animotronics for WDW since opening day. He told me this story and yes it could be a b/s story, but that's why I posted this, to see if someone has heard the same thing?