As of 11:00AM, the Epcot monorail was/is down. Monorail Red was parked in the Epcot station and was powered down. There is currently bus service between the TTC and Epcot. Anyone know why?
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EPCOT Monorail Out of Service 1/17
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TheDisneyMagic
Well-Known Member
Don't know why, maybe there was a power failure on that line?
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
probably something to do with power. that is quite strange
well this isnt good news for thinktink
well this isnt good news for thinktink
OmegaKnight
New Member
I know there was a power outage on the beam last night that caused monorail red to have get towed.
sweetpee_1993
Well-Known Member
When we were there the 1st week of December we rode in front with the pilot twice on the line from TTC to Epcot. Halfway thru the journey there was a an area where a trench had been dug leading to a transformer. The pilot told us that there had been a lightning strike previously (didn't say when) that took out the transformer. The trenching was for additional grounding and lightning protection. Perhaps there was work being done for this. :shrug:
Fantasia freak
New Member
Monorail beam at Epcot went down last night as well. I know, since i am a bus driver and we had to run the Red route ( Epcot to TTC ). But it shuts down for various reasons. high winds, lightning, mechanical failure of a train. But with the bad weather recently, it wouldn't surprise me if it was shut down due to wind or lightning.
MythBuster
Active Member
There was a fire in a transformer in the Westgate Electrical room at Epcot yesterday, there was several things without power including the monorail.
brkgnews
Well-Known Member
I haven't seen a map online, but basically think of two concentric rings (like a bullseye). One of those rings goes clockwise around the lake in front of Magic Kingdom. The other goes coutner clockwise. Both go from Magic Kingdom to the TTC. Another loops from TTC to EPCOT.
EDIT:
Here's a very stylized (not to scale or even correct shape) layout of both the mono tracks and the WDW railroad as well...
http://world.nycsubway.org/us/disney/disneymap.html
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
that is very stylized.... looks like a wiring diagram for a plug or something. :lol:
SweetMagic
Oh Meyla Weyla
If anyone has an update as to whether or not it's back up and running it would be appreciated. I was planning on parking at Epcot tomorrow and taking the monorail to MK and then back to Epcot to finish my day. I'm not really wanting to take the bus, so I may park at MK and drive if this is going to be a lengthy issue.
Thanks for any updated info :wave:
Thanks for any updated info :wave:
It is very unlikely that it would be down over a day.
SallyShine
New Member
TOTGuy, your avatar made me laugh out loud. I've seen that pic before, but it never fails to make me laugh. Especially since I had sushi for lunch.
always nice to have someone who appreciates "dark" humor.CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
Monorails go down all the time. They'll fix the problem before tomorrow if it hasn't already been fixed.
No they don't!...You make it sound like it happens daily.
BTW service was back up by late afternoon
CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
No they don't!...You make it sound like it happens daily.
BTW service was back up by late afternoon
Well it may not always be as bad, but I recall it happening frequently and managers making light of that when I'd sit in the TTC basement at night.