Epcot Monorail Being Evacuated

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FLmom

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mousehockey37 said:
Then why does she ride on the monorail? It doesn't have to storm for the power to go out. The fact that this happened due to a storm is a coincidence, but storms aren't the only reason.

There's other modes of transport to get to and fro at WDW. I'm sure that there were more than a few claustrophobic people as well as others who don't like being suspended at heights on board. It's just a chance you take when you get in. To mitigate the chances, you find an alternate way to travel.

Hopefully she never has to experience being stuck, but it's always going to be looming out there, that it just might happen.
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We do not ever take the monorail any longer, at first it didn't bother her but after sitting for 20 min's one time out on the rail not sure why didn't really matter though she will start to panic if we even ask her to get on the monorail.

Not all families are like mine I have friends who I know for a fact if my daughter was theirs would force her on the monorail any how. Or someones fear could of just started at that moment realizing what had happened and they were stuck, guess I'm just saying Yay the tweet reads as an over reaction but people shouldn't just go to making jokes about it because that person could really have been having an issue (or just wanted free stuff from Disney).
For a while she wouldn't take the ferry either so we just didn't go to MK. Now she doesn't mind the ferry.
 
danlb_2000

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Anyone know if the train has been moved yet? With no access to a tractor I wonder how they will do this assuming the problem isn't something that can be fixed out on the track.
 
Crazydisneyfanluke

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Lord_Vader said:
@Becky , I haven't read where anyone was making fun of guests with disabilities, fears, etc.

My wife is wheelchair bound and would have been absolutely mortified at having to try to climb out the top, across a monorail and down a ladder truck as many guests had to today, however my son and I would have had a blast and would have helped her every step of the way.
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I thought all people in wheelchairs are in center of the train? They might use a lift to evacuate them, it would be a lot faster if they where in on spot instead of spread out through out the train.
 
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mikeh

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danlb_2000 said:
Anyone know if the train has been moved yet? With no access to a tractor I wonder how they will do this assuming the problem isn't something that can be fixed out on the track.
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They said the monorail system was back up and running per usual via the local news
 
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COProgressFan

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Millionaire2K said:
CNN story full of people who had a good time:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/13/us/florida-disney-monorail-evacuated/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

"I kind of wanted to go through the top, I thought it'd be fun,"
"I just kept saying this is the most exclusive ride, having to evacuate the monorail,"
"It was the single most exciting thing that's happened to us since we've been visiting in 30 years,"

And to touch on the coaster loop stopping thing real quick.

1. Any coaster can get stuck anywhere on the track if a mechanic failure or outside source cause the train to jam or derail. For example a hat or bag getting stuck between the rails and wheel. Or if an axel breaks and the train wedges off the track. Or a tree falls and stops the train.
2. I think the point trying to be made about coasters not being able to get stuck anywhere except the breaks was just pointing out that a "power failure" will not stop a coaster train like it did the mono. Again of course the train could stop in the loop.
3. Point being if the power goes out while the coaster is in the loop, the coaster will not stop in the loop. The coaster will run till the next break run. A rollercoaster needs an outside source to stop it if gravity does not.

Now back to our regular scheduled topic.
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Thanks for posting that link. Lots of people here seem to be assuming (or going off inaccurate information in some earlier articles) that folks were all evac'd through roof hatches. But it looks like that was not the case. I would imagine roof hatches are only used during extreme emergencies when there is no other way to get folks off and danger is imminent (fire, basically). In the 1985 Epcot line monorail fire, roof hatches were used, as the monorail was literally on fire and people had to get out very quickly as a matter of survival.

From the article: "Firefighters later managed to pop open the top hatch of the train car -- but opted to escort passengers out through the doors, using a lift."

You'll notice in this picture (from the WESH article) that RCID emergency crews have special equipment made to remove people from monorails through the doors:

http://www.wesh.com/image/view/-/26...tning-strike-2---credit-*****-com-jpg-jpg.jpg

They are essentially scissor lifts with a large platform for people step onto, and then be lowered to the ground.

You would never evac people using roof hatches unless you had absolutely no other choice. Aside from the elderly, handicapped, babies, etc. who simply do not have the physical strength or balance to do so, it would introduce significantly more danger into a situation that was largely under control.
 
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PhotoDave219

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eblaz37 said:
To add for any who are curious: the Twitter user who originally posted about "dying" commented about how she received a Park Hopper for the inconvenience. She also goes on to mention that she missed her dinner reservation and was charged a $50 penalty as a result, and when she called to dispute, they didn't believe her? She claims she was working it out.
Link to that tweet: https://twitter.com/nnaaatttalliiie/status/488528083884834816
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Why are we considering a tween girl as a credible source of information?
 
DocMcHulk

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eblaz37 said:
To add for any who are curious: the Twitter user who originally posted about "dying" commented about how she received a Park Hopper for the inconvenience. She also goes on to mention that she missed her dinner reservation and was charged a $50 penalty as a result, and when she called to dispute, they didn't believe her? She claims she was working it out.
Link to that tweet: https://twitter.com/nnaaatttalliiie/status/488528083884834816
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She looks like she's barely 12. I am dismayed at the age kids are getting cellphones these days.
 
Nmoody1

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Metilinos said:
""Literally stuck on a monorail at Disney, lighting struck and we immediately stopped. I'm convinced that I'm going to die," said Twitter user @nnaaatttalliiie at 6:07 p.m.""

:hilarious:

I love how over dramatic people are. C'mon. Like Disney's gonna shrug it off and go "eh, count your losses, we'll start fresh tomorrow".
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I was on Pinocchio at Disneyland and it broke down.... The puppets are going to get me!!!
 
PhotoDave219

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hokielutz said:
I figured my post was a bit old news, as I haven't been online most of the weekend and missed out on this juicy news.
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Nah. It's spot on. This was nothing like four people dangling in mid-air after their roller coaster train hit a tree on the tracks and derailed.

People were stuck on a train. Eh. Boo-f'n-hoo. You're not having technical rescue experts chain your coaster car in place to keep you from falling to death.
 
ABQ

ABQ

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PhotoDave219 said:
Nah. It's spot on. This was nothing like four people dangling in mid-air after their roller coaster train hit a tree on the tracks and derailed.

People were stuck on a train. Eh. Boo-f'n-hoo. You're not having technical rescue experts chain your coaster car in place to keep you from falling to death.
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<SARCASM> Yeah, those folks on the roller coaster probably couldn't reach their cell phones to Tweet about their situation. Now that is real terror! </SARCASM>
 
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majortom1981

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danlb_2000 said:
Anyone know if the train has been moved yet? With no access to a tractor I wonder how they will do this assuming the problem isn't something that can be fixed out on the track.
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I would think it would depend on where the lightning struck. If it struck a beam I would think it would have just popped a couple of fuses. IF it struck thetrain then I would think they would just need to push the monorail far enough away from the switch to get the pusher thing out.
 
SagamoreBeach

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mousehockey37 said:
I already made that post way back about people complaining and Mickey Bars and such.. lol..

I can just see it now.... My trip was RUINED because of being stuck on the monorail... Disney owes me 20x what I paid for vacation, a free cruise, Anna and Elsa privately coming to my home and Sam Eagles GLORIOUS 3 1/2 hour fireworks finale... not to mention the free neverending fastpass as well as 2 mickey bars.

Oh the humanity!!!!
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You do know that this is going to happen? I'm sure they have already marched right over to some poor sou and demanding...What are you going to do for? LOL!!
 
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Herah

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AtHomeBoy_2000 said:
She looks like she's barely 12. I am dismayed at the age kids are getting cellphones these days.
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My kids report that many first-graders at their school have iPhones. I gather some parents like the locator features.

When DD1 was 11, she got lost at our 18-field Little League complex -- she was supposed to go ahead to her field while I got the younger ones settled at theirs, but when I made it to her field there was no sign of her. At least three other parents said "Why don't you just call her?" And that was in 2009.
 

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