connect the Animal Kingdom by monorail

[marni1971]

Cost.

It's not as if plans don't exist.

 

[French Quarter]

It depends on the situation, but, if they do indeed have to evacuate a monorail car the only what it is done is with a cherry picker type of lift truck, fire truck or other vehicle with an extendable arm. Most of the time they do not have to do that because other then no AC sitting there isn't creating any physical danger and they wait for the tow vehicle to get to them and then slowly pull them to the nearest platform. Municipal monorails like the one in Vegas has a side mounted sidewalk on the monorail tracks so if people have to get out they can walk to the nearest ladder or staircase and get back to ground level. WDW does not have that, probably because of the fact that it isn't real attractive.

That's what I thought. So there isn't really a worry of being abandoned up in the air. They can come by with emergency vehicles or give it a tow.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It depends on the situation, but, if they do indeed have to evacuate a monorail car the only what it is done is with a cherry picker type of lift truck, fire truck or other vehicle with an extendable arm. Most of the time they do not have to do that because other then no AC sitting there isn't creating any physical danger and they wait for the tow vehicle to get to them and then slowly pull them to the nearest platform. Municipal monorails like the one in Vegas has a side mounted sidewalk on the monorail tracks so if people have to get out they can walk to the nearest ladder or staircase and get back to ground level. WDW does not have that, probably because of the fact that it isn't real attractive.
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Funny you mention the Vegas Monorail. Disney gave the city two of it's trains to the city when it first started..

Now they rot in a junkyard somewhere graffiti tagged and off the strip..

 

[wm49rs]

Cost.

It's not as if plans don't exist.

And footers. Don't forget the footers....

 

[marni1971]

And footers. Don't forget the footers....

I tried to....

 

[wm49rs]

I tried to....

As have we all....

 

[Goofyernmost]

That's what I thought. So there isn't really a worry of being abandoned up in the air. They can come by with emergency vehicles or give it a tow.

I have tried to not get really graphic, but, having it break down has never been more then a massive inconvenience. That's not the worry or the liability... so here goes... they run on electricity, there are lubricating oils on the wheels and many other parts of the suspension as well as plastics and materials. Electrical fires happen! How do you get off the thing while awaiting emergency vehicles? To my knowledge, this has never happened, but, that doesn't mean it won't ever happen thus the liability and huge possible financial repercussions. If they put in utility "sidewalks" then a lot of the liability would be lessened. But the ambiance would be completely shattered.

I know it isn't likely to happen, but, up until a couple of years ago no one imagined that all the fail-safe systems would be overridden and a Monorail Pilot would be killed. But, it happened.

 

[G00fyDad]

with all the talk about overcrowding and spreading out the guest would it be the time to connect the AK to the monorail system? You can hop all parks easily but the AK. If it were connected would more people hop and visit during their stay and thin the crowds if they could easily get there? I'm sure this has been a topic before but circumstances are different now.

No

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't think you are accurate about evacuating a monorail. It's something that comes up so rarely that I'm not sure how this is done. But in the case of emergency, I am willing to bet that there is a system in place and that you wouldn't be stranded up in the air. Maybe someone else could clarify what the protocol is, for curiosity's sake?

Reedy Creek fire department has special equipment specifically for evacuating the monorails.

http://www.reedycreek.org/index.cfm...ail&PhotoID=514&catid=2&section=1&pagenum=127

 

[French Quarter]

I have tried to not get really graphic, but, having it break down has never been more then a massive inconvenience. That's not the worry or the liability... so here goes... they run on electricity, there are lubricating oils on the wheels and many other parts of the suspension as well as plastics and materials. Electrical fires happen! How do you get off the thing while awaiting emergency vehicles? To my knowledge, this has never happened, but, that doesn't mean it won't ever happen thus the liability and huge possible financial repercussions. If they put in utility "sidewalks" then a lot of the liability would be lessened. But the ambiance would be completely shattered.

I know it isn't likely to happen, but, up until a couple of years ago no one imagined that all the fail-safe systems would be overridden and a Monorail Pilot would be killed. But, it happened.

They are infinitely safer than buses, obviously. So I'm not getting your point.

 

[French Quarter]

Reedy Creek fire department has special equipment specifically for evacuating the monorails.

http://www.reedycreek.org/index.cfm...ail&PhotoID=514&catid=2&section=1&pagenum=127

Yes...this is what I was thinking of.

 

[morningstar]

Monorails aren't about saving time or money. They're about the experience. I'd rather take half an hour to hop on a monorail than fifteen minutes on a bus. I count the monorail as a ride, so it's not wasted time. Also I don't even mind queuing for the monorail. The monorail queues feel like I'm still in the park. The bus queues feel like I'm in the parking lot.

 

[marni1971]

How do you get off the thing while awaiting emergency vehicles? .

Pop the Emmergency hatches in the ceiling, climb the ladder on to the roof, walk along the roof to a safe area and if all else fails climb down the nose onto the beam using the descent ladder.

Worse case scenario of course.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Monorails and busses will be phased out soon. Phase 2 of MyMagic+ is teleportation....strangely enough......your wallet will never make it through.

 

[Dead2009]

I still never understood why they never built a monorail system near Animal Kingdom. Epcot,Magic Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios have them and much quicker compared to bus rides which takes minutes.

DHS isnt on the monorail loop...

 

[Mickey5150]

Just stay at All-Stars then you can bus to AK in less time then it takes to ride the monorail from the Poly to the MK.

 

[POLY LOVER]

They are infinitely safer than buses, obviously. So I'm not getting your point.

How can some claim a bus is safer? A large vehicle sharing the road with tourists usually unsure were they are heading. The bus is traveling with unseat belted standing passengers between 40 -50 mph. Also subjected to bad weather conditions. They are also subject to the drivers skills.

As opposed to a monorail on a defined track with no other traffic to deal with.
There are probably 10 times the bus accident scenarios compare to the monorail.

 

[Dead2009]

A monorail can easily derail, have the brakes go out, crash into another train etc.

 

[unkadug]

To summarize:
1. Ridiculously expensive to build.
2. Ridiculously expensive to operate.
3. When they go down, buses are needed to bypass them. (You can't bypass a broken monorail on that same monorail line.)
4. Most of us get our monorail fix at Epcot and Magic Kingdom.
5. For the same money, a really cool additional attraction could be built somewhere.
6. Buses, although not as fun, are far more flexible to deploy for openings/closings, etc . . .
7. Monorails were super cool in the 70's; not so much now.

I hope this is helpful.

Number 7 is debatable.

 

[unkadug]

A monorail can easily derail, have the brakes go out, crash into another train etc.

Easily derail?

Not so easy.