Just curious. I use to ride up in the pilot's spot often when I was young. I know that the unfortunate accident happened a year or two ago, but I don't know if they allow it any more.
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Can you still ride up front in the pilot's area on the monorail?
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Mr_Tom_Morrow
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No not that Im aware of. I believe that has been discontinued
bellissimo
New Member
last year it was my brother's birthday, and i believe they let him go up there (he had his pin on, and everything).
and no, he was not an adorable toddler.. he was fifteen years old. :lol:
and no, he was not an adorable toddler.. he was fifteen years old. :lol:
Monorail Lime
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Guests are absolutely forbidden from riding with the driver until further notice. Perhaps they allowed him to sit in the pilot's chair while they monorail was in station?
Rufus T Firefly
Well-Known Member
Riding with the Monorail pilot is still allowed at Disneyland.
That's interesting how it is different for WDW. I understand why it is now forbidden, it's just kind of sad, but understandable.
I've rode with the pilot 2 or 3 times, and I'm 26. But, I was allowed when there weren't many people getting on the monorail.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
At Disneyland the monorail is run by attractions, whereas at Walt Disney World it is transportation.
His question though is recently. After the monorail accident, there are no ride alongs allowed anymore. Are you saying you've done this recently?
flavious27
Well-Known Member
I thought that the program has been put on hold since the accident, they just released the ntsb report last year. I think that any recommendations that they submitted have to be implemented and then studied before they let any non-disney people in the front of the mono-rail.
bellissimo
New Member
oh, sorry- i mean disneyland. i should have made that more clear; the land was where my brother got to ride up front.
wyattspoppa
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In short WDW= No Disneyland = Yes and here's why....
Ok my friends, once more for the "cheap seats" (no pun intended) You CAN ride with the Pilot at Disneyland, but not at Disney World. The reasons are several, and well chosen: The Pilots would have been bombarded by questions about the death of a friend, the NTSB takes a long time to run a complete investigation as does OSHA, Disney World has many more Monos (11 I think) and the more complex switch station, ours just goes in a loop so-to-speak and not least of all, WDW is run by the transportation team, DL is more of a "ride-operator" kind of deal. Pilots have less to worry about going in a circle. I've heard they may return to allowing it, but frankly I'd be surprised. I do think it's time Disney re-thinks the operators roles on all motion rides, when human lives are at risk, I admit I find it unsavory to have chatty college-aged girls running the rides and minutes later I'll walk by a 40 year old sweeping the grounds. I don't mean to add "age-ism" but it's not stereotyping when it's just plain true. Don't bother telling me you know more, I have gone every week for a decade and know many staffers by name or face. Ten years ago I ran a very popular restaurant and one of my servers, a man near 50 ran "Alice in Wonderland", he took his job very seriously, it's why we hired him working alongside 22 year old kids. If I were to recant my visits in the last month I'd tell you about the girls running Fantasyland rides gabbing away with their backs to the attraction they were operating. These are rides any 4 year old could jump in front of, one visit to the Hat Shop on Main St I listened to 2 girls audibly griping about their jobs, Autopia staffers so busy trying to do their closing duties that the "stager" couldn't get her team to line up the cars. She was clearly bewildered and the park was still 30 min from closing time. I could add 5 more stories and that's on 4 trips per month. Disneyland has gone waaay down in the quality of new hires (some of you are still amazing if you're reading) but the number of cheerful, effervescent cast members has seriously faded. I see kids with the post-punk hair/makeup just "downplayed", not the fresh-faced kids they used to hire. Second ticket price increase in under a year and service is going the wrong way. No one loves Diz more than I, but being a manager for 20 years myself, these are things that any trained eye would see. If Disney were smart, they'd hire independent "pro-shoppers" to see what's happening to our beloved park. I pay nearly $1500 a year for 3 AP's, so that's my 2 cents..
Ok my friends, once more for the "cheap seats" (no pun intended) You CAN ride with the Pilot at Disneyland, but not at Disney World. The reasons are several, and well chosen: The Pilots would have been bombarded by questions about the death of a friend, the NTSB takes a long time to run a complete investigation as does OSHA, Disney World has many more Monos (11 I think) and the more complex switch station, ours just goes in a loop so-to-speak and not least of all, WDW is run by the transportation team, DL is more of a "ride-operator" kind of deal. Pilots have less to worry about going in a circle. I've heard they may return to allowing it, but frankly I'd be surprised. I do think it's time Disney re-thinks the operators roles on all motion rides, when human lives are at risk, I admit I find it unsavory to have chatty college-aged girls running the rides and minutes later I'll walk by a 40 year old sweeping the grounds. I don't mean to add "age-ism" but it's not stereotyping when it's just plain true. Don't bother telling me you know more, I have gone every week for a decade and know many staffers by name or face. Ten years ago I ran a very popular restaurant and one of my servers, a man near 50 ran "Alice in Wonderland", he took his job very seriously, it's why we hired him working alongside 22 year old kids. If I were to recant my visits in the last month I'd tell you about the girls running Fantasyland rides gabbing away with their backs to the attraction they were operating. These are rides any 4 year old could jump in front of, one visit to the Hat Shop on Main St I listened to 2 girls audibly griping about their jobs, Autopia staffers so busy trying to do their closing duties that the "stager" couldn't get her team to line up the cars. She was clearly bewildered and the park was still 30 min from closing time. I could add 5 more stories and that's on 4 trips per month. Disneyland has gone waaay down in the quality of new hires (some of you are still amazing if you're reading) but the number of cheerful, effervescent cast members has seriously faded. I see kids with the post-punk hair/makeup just "downplayed", not the fresh-faced kids they used to hire. Second ticket price increase in under a year and service is going the wrong way. No one loves Diz more than I, but being a manager for 20 years myself, these are things that any trained eye would see. If Disney were smart, they'd hire independent "pro-shoppers" to see what's happening to our beloved park. I pay nearly $1500 a year for 3 AP's, so that's my 2 cents..
flavious27
Well-Known Member
I think that they will let guests ride in the front again, though I can see them making it as part of some kind of deluxe hotel package.
VDisneyFan18
Active Member
the one driver told my family it was because of a recent crash?
Personally, I do not seem them allowing it again until the monorails are replaced, if they do at all. This is simply because the existing monorails have next to zero impact protection. I am assuming that this is because the thought of 2 monorails colliding with each other was considered impossible.
janoimagine
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Google is your friend.
TinkerChelli
Member
NO WAY JOSE!!!
They won't allow it any more. Since they had that accident they can not chance it no longer
They won't allow it any more. Since they had that accident they can not chance it no longer