Massive power outage effecting Magic Kingdom Resorts

[David M]

Seeing reports on Twitter of The Poly,
Grand, Contemp; and the monorail loops all currently offline.

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

Ugh! guess I'll have to restart the board again

 

[jpinkc]

Disney is just saying they havent made enough money to pay the Light Bill until the Genie gives it to them

 

[GhostHost1000]

Oh you want electricity too?

that’s a Genie+ add on

 

[Figment2005]

Ugh! guess I'll have to restart the board again
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It wasn't a monorail breakdown. The entire MK area lost power.

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

It wasn't a monorail breakdown. The entire MK area lost power.

I'm aware but the monorail still broke down because of it....

 

[deix15x8]

I'm surprised they haven't figured out a way to have an onboard battery. You'd think with all the battery technology we now have it would be possible to have enough onboard electric to ensure safe passage to the next station in the event of a loss of power on the line.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I'm surprised they haven't figured out a way to have an onboard battery. You'd think with all the battery technology we now have it would be possible to have enough onboard electric to ensure safe passage to the next station in the event of a loss of power on the line.

That would require investing in the monorail fleet. Not exactly a hallmark of the Iger/Chapek era.

 

[pdude81]

I'm aware but the monorail still broke down because of it....

I don't know. If you run out of gas do you tell people your car broke down?

 

[tanc]

Ridiculous to pay twice the price of what it was last year and have issues like this. Don't they have their own power plant?

 

[Lilofan]

It wasn't a monorail breakdown. The entire MK area lost power.

Wonder what the compensation the guests in the high end resorts are going to get.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Ridiculous to pay twice the price of what it was last year and have issues like this. Don't they have their own power plant?

Power is provided by Reedy Creek Energy Services. It can have issues just like power companies in the real world can, it’s not magic. Most often it’s caused by a lightning strike.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I'm aware but the monorail still broke down because of it....

The monorail didnt break down it lost its power source

 

[DisneyGentlemanV2.0]

That would require investing in the monorail fleet. Not exactly a hallmark of the Iger/Chapek era.

Long term it will go from monorail to nonorail (otherwise known as busses).

 

[GimpYancIent]

An alternate to the alternate means of transport may be needed. How about bicycle cabs?

 

[TYOTimer]

Wonder what the compensation the guests in the high end resorts are going to get.

Usually it’s been a gift card in the hundreds, plus a free park ticket or hotel stay

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

I don't know. If you run out of gas do you tell people your car broke down?

The monorail didnt break down it lost its power source

omg, it was just to be a funny "haha the monorail got stuck on the beam again for the 4th time with 30 days" joke.

My sincere apologies I didn't say "the monorail's power source cut out, therefore cutting power to the rails conducting electricity preventing the monorail to accelerate further, causing the wheels to slow and momentum to stop, creating a monorail with no kinetic energy to move any further"

I'll try to be more precise in my wording next time to avoid any confusion and sense of humor

 

[pdude81]

omg, it was just to be a funny "haha the monorail got stuck on the beam again for the 4th time with 30 days" joke.

My sincere apologies I didn't say "the monorail's power source cut out, therefore cutting power to the rails conducting electricity preventing the monorail to accelerate further, causing the wheels to slow and momentum to stop, creating a monorail with no kinetic energy to move any further"

I'll try to be more precise in my wording next time to avoid any confusion and sense of humor

The image looked like it was a joke, but the reaffirmation not so much.

 

[OG Runner]

I am sorry, but has no one here ever "lived" through a power outage. Was the power outage determined by where you were living or
how much money you paid to live where you were? Power outages happen, not often, but they happen. I understand also that it is
inconvenient, but I really think some of these responses are a bit overboard. Was anyone here that responded actually at WDW and
effected by this?

 

[John park hopper]

Disney has found guests will accept no house keeping ----- this power outage was just a Bob Chapek (cost cutting) test to see if guest will accept no power at the resorts.