DarkMeasures
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peter11435 said:Nope. Monorails are very expensive. If anything it would cost more than that.
I am quite sure that Concrete beams are much cheaper than that.
peter11435 said:Nope. Monorails are very expensive. If anything it would cost more than that.
imagineer boy said:Well, WDW has all of eternity, so WDW is sure to have a monorail expansion in some of that time. :lol: Can we leave it at that?
The beam is not solid concrete. Much more than simply concrete goes into it. Think about the stress on the beam and amount of time it must last. And the beam is only part of the cost. The pylons themselves require very large foundations that have to be built very deep and wide to support the weight in Florida Soil (read: mush). Not to mention the cost of the trains, switch beams, stations, bus bar, electrical systems, maintenance facilities, and other operational necessities.DarkMeasures said:I am quite sure that Concrete beams are much cheaper than that.
That was more than unnecessary.disneylands said:holy f__________g ________ how many times do we have to f__________g talk about this...
Yes, but you cannot get to the ferry without first going into Epcot, making it very indirect. Although it's an idea, I don't see it happening soon, although something will be done with transportation in the future. Al (the WDW pres.) has expressed interest in a new system I have read.Interruption? said:Still, it would be nice though, even if only to Animal Kingdom (MGM is already connected to EPCoT by ferry, and therefore, indirectly, to the monorail system).
On the Undiscovered Futureworld Tour at Epcot our CM told us 43 million per mile.DarkMeasures said:I am quite sure that Concrete beams are much cheaper than that.
Chape19714 said:Yes, but you cannot get to the ferry without first going into Epcot, making it very indirect. Although it's an idea, I don't see it happening soon, although something will be done with transportation in the future. Al (the WDW pres.) has expressed interest in a new system I have read.
Did one of your sources tell you that?Ghostbuster626 said:Monorail Expansion will happen just not in the near future. There are other priorities.
Ghostbuster626 said:Monorail Expansion will happen just not in the near future. There are other priorities.
gsimpson said:Somehow in reading the rules for this site I must have missed the part that said if someone posts about a subject you don't care for it is compulsory to read the thread, post rude comments about the thread + its originator, and then speak as if you were Bob Iger with the full weight of the Disney board about the subject. I personally find the flaming to be a much worse waste of time and space than the repeated threads that the self styled elite don't like.
I have been surveyed by Disney cast members while standing at the ferry dock at Boardwalk regarding transportation and one or the options they asked my opinion on was monorail expansion. If they have no intention to ever expand it no matter what whey would thy waste their time and mine with such a survey.
Will they expand it? I hope so. When will it happen? I haven't a clue. Is it more likely now with Bob I. saying he intends to upgrade and spend more on the existing parks and someone like John L. taking the creative healm than it was during the Mike E. days? I would guess so. Is it likely that they would design new monorail cards for Disneyland and not do something in Walt Disney World? Seems unlikely.
They are just covering themselves in the event they decide to do it. It would not suprise me if the first expansion was to Downtown Disney from the TTC, which would likely require passing through SS property.twx24me said:I thought that there was definatly going to be a monorail expansion. When I bought into DVC at Saratogo Springs, I had to sign off that I was aware that there was a Monorail Easment on the property for future expansion. I just figured it was happening.
Very True...That's one idea I've heard floating around...hakunamatata said:Light rail would be very feasible....
That would surprise me...they already stopped Bus Transportation from DTD to the TTC/MK, becuase people were parking there and then going to the parks. This cut back on parking profits, but more importantly, left little to no parking for the people who actully wanted to shop/dine/party at DTD. A Monorail would just encourage people to park at DTD for a day at the parks, IMHO. Maybe a Monorail that required your key to the world/AP/parking pass to be scanned saying you paid your $9.hakunamatata said:They are just covering themselves in the event they decide to do it. It would not suprise me if the first expansion was to Downtown Disney from the TTC, which would likely require passing through SS property.
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