Monorail line repairs at EPCOT today

[BSikor]

Waking through Epcot, I saw the repair crew working on the monorail near the front entrance. I first saw the crew traveling towards the entrance by IMAG. It looks like monorail Peach is in the Epcot station and not moving.

 

[Rasvar]

Yeah, that one isn't a good one.

 

[Jahona]

Well that would cause a small problem.

 

[mcjaco]

Looks like a weld went bad.

 

[dstrawn9889]

more like the 600v pickup rail got bent/broken, and the pickup lost contact

 

[FOH Jim]

Looks like they are replacing a section of the Power Buss bar. I would guess that the joint between bars worked its way loose and was caught by the pickup on one of the monorails thus bending it. It quite possibly did some damage to the pickup as well. It shouldn't take long to fix it.

 

[dstrawn9889]

well, other than having to run a tractor to shop to get the cart and stopping all traffic on express and resort beam, then transferring to epcot beam.... probably took more than an hour to get onsite with the service cart

 

[dstrawn9889]

BTW where is tractor red normally parked... i seem to remember seeing tractor green stored on the spur

 

[MonorailLover]

Waking through Epcot, I saw the repair crew working on the monorail near the front entrance. I first saw the crew traveling towards the entrance by IMAG. It looks like monorail Peach is in the Epcot station and not moving.

Even though it's bad for people needing transportation today, it's pretty cool to see the tractor out on the track. Also, while its reactive, instead of the better proactive, atleast they're fixing the monorails.....

 

[photomatt]

Guests at the TTC who want to go to Epcot are lining up where the taxis stage. It's a long line.

 

[photomatt]

Some guests must be choosing to take taxis because there are none. Normally there are 20 here this time of day.

 

[photomatt]

All this people taking taxis and no one thinks to use Uber. It's crazy.

 

[MonorailLover]

Guests at the TTC who want to go to Epcot are lining up where the taxis stage. It's a long line.

Some guests must be choosing to take taxis because there are none. Normally there are 20 here this time of day.

All this people taking taxis and no one thinks to use Uber. It's crazy.

You would think the CM's would direct people to buses.

 

[Admiral01]

Sitting here between Imagination and The Land. Watched Coral go by twice, and Orange once, empty each time. They are running, but seemingly not with passengers aboard.

 

[EpcoTim]

Even though it's bad for people needing transportation today, it's pretty cool to see the tractor out on the track. Also, while its reactive, instead of the better proactive, atleast they're fixing the monorails.....

Well yeah, but their hand was pretty much forced on this one.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Looks like they're replacing the doohickey with the thingamabob they were using that one time over at that place where that thing was...


.....Just trying to fit in..

 

[dstrawn9889]

Sitting here between Imagination and The Land. Watched Coral go by twice, and Orange once, empty each time. They are running, but seemingly not with passengers aboard.

ummm, that would mean that they are filling at Epcot and returning to MK(cause you get the circle tour of future world before disembarking), and not allowing the return trip so they can more quickly move the backed up lines, at least that is what the observations are telling me

 

[COProgressFan]

Some guests must be choosing to take taxis because there are none. Normally there are 20 here this time of day.

Hmm, at 6pm we waited in front of lots of taxis at the bus stop to DAK Lodge. The lines for the busses back to TTC seemed reasonable and organized too.

 

[COProgressFan]

You would think the CM's would direct people to buses.

They were doing so. I think the previous poster was just saying it was toward the taxis.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I've also noticed a lot of non-Disney busses running the routes this week. I've even been on one to the MK and noticed many more charter type busses. Not sure why

Disney transportation - gotta love it