monorail lingo

[Mr_Tom_Morrow]

I remember seeing an home video online one time of someone in the front of a monorail from ttc to epcot and in the background you could hear a monorail trainee,during the video you could hear them mentioning lots of 10-##(10-22,10-68,etc...)and also "bridge 1"

I was just curious if any monorail CM would enlighten me on the monorail lingo used and their meanings

 

[WDWTrojan]

All the "10-XX" are WDW radio code, very similar to what police use. A couple examples:

"10-20" or "What's your 20?" - Location
"10-45" - Please Call
"10-26" - Change radio frequency to private channel
"10-56" - Meet with me.

Each of the managers have their own call sign as well, the monorail manager for example, would be "Monorail 1."

There's a bunch of other lingo that is used regularly:

101 - Attraction/vehicle broken down.
102 - Attraction operating as normal.
103 - Bathroom break.
104 - Heavyset guest.
105 (unofficial but used regularly) - Attractive guest (e.g. "we have an 105 at unload")
Alpha Unit - Ambulance

 

[Rob562]

Here is a VERY comprehensive FAQ about the monorails.

http://www.disneylandian.com/faqs/monorail.html

Just keep in mind that it's a little old. I believe the control panels on the Mark VI trains have been replaced since this was written, so some things are different/no longer apply.

-Rob

 

[Philo]

105 (unofficial but used regularly) - Attractive guest (e.g. "we have an 105 at unload")

Finally, an explanation for why I keep getting called a 105 :lol: :ROFLOL:

 

[luckyeye13]

Bridge 1 is the segment of track that goes over Epcot Center Drive.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...101,-81.563246&spn=0.002648,0.004807&t=h&z=18

At Monorails, a 105 is better known as a 10-8. If there is a cute female dressed in pink, for example, one of the CMs might say, "Monorail Pink 10-8." Of course, this is not said over the radio, especially as 10-8 is also a real code.

 

[ChrisQ]

It all kinda sounds like CB lingo...my dad was a truck driver when I was very little in the 70's; he used to take me with him on trips, and I can remember a lot of that lingo.

 

[s8film40]

Bridge 1 is the segment of track that goes over Epcot Center Drive.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...101,-81.563246&spn=0.002648,0.004807&t=h&z=18

At Monorails, a 105 is better known as a 10-8. If there is a cute female dressed in pink, for example, one of the CMs might say, "Monorail Pink 10-8." Of course, this is not said over the radio, especially as 10-8 is also a real code.

Bridge 1 is actually the (road) bridge crossing World Dr. to the west of that section of track. Most of the Bridges on disney property are numbered. The correct monorail lingo to identify your location in this area is "Passing Bridge 1". There are lots of landmarks used to identify location this is one of them.

 

[disneydiva72]

Me being the ultimate smart a$$ that I am will absolutely have to say "Ok, so where do the 105's sit?" next time Im boarding the monorail. :lol:

 

[mouse_luv]

Here is a VERY comprehensive FAQ about the monorails.

http://www.disneylandian.com/faqs/monorail.html

Just keep in mind that it's a little old. I believe the control panels on the Mark VI trains have been replaced since this was written, so some things are different/no longer apply.

-Rob

Regardless how old that is, it was amazingly informative.
And I laughed so hard around the middle to end of it lol.

 

[Mr_Tom_Morrow]

Me being the ultimate smart a$$ that I am will absolutely have to say "Ok, so where do the 105's sit?" next time Im boarding the monorail. :lol:

me too!!! ill be like "PSSST! :lookaroun where are the 105's :lookaroun"

 

[havoc]

"10-26" - Change radio frequency to private channel

you sure that's not 10-96?
we use 10-26 as message received and 10-96 for switching channels

at least that's how it is on security side

 

[WDWTrojan]

The 105 thing started about 12 years ago when John Stamos (Full House, ER) was visiting Walt Disney World, with his wife at the time, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. John was deathly afraid of the Tower of Terror, so his VIP tour guide took the family up to the loading area and took John to the control room to watch the rest of his family on the ride (since he was considered a "PEP" tour, he had backstage access).

One of the bellhops at load saw Rebecca, got on the ride-phone (which is a loudspeaker in the control room) and said "we got a real hottie here at alpha load." John Stamos was upset, but found enough humor in it to go on the Rosie O'Donnell show the next day and talk about the experience.

The bellhop was suspended and it was resolved to find a new "code," that could be used in place of stating the obvious. Thus, 105 was born.

 

[WDW Lover]

This looks like the video that you're referring to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb_qhX4iajI

Man, she sounds terrible, but I can't blame here. Must police departments have abandoned 10 codes for plain talk. It sounds like they've modified the monorail codes for their owns purposes. Here is a list of police 10 codes:
http://spiffy.ci.uiuc.edu/~kline/Stuff/ten-codes.html

Was it me, or does it sound like she was flirting with the guy training her?

 

[Mr_Tom_Morrow]

This looks like the video that you're referring to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb_qhX4iajI

Man, she sounds terrible, but I can't blame here. Must police departments have abandoned 10 codes for plain talk. It sounds like they've modified the monorail codes for their owns purposes. Here is a list of police 10 codes:
http://spiffy.ci.uiuc.edu/~kline/Stuff/ten-codes.html

Was it me, or does it sound like she was flirting with the guy training her?

yep yep,that the video..i think she sounded terrible because again shes more than likely a trainee,might be first day,i know i'd be nervous and flustered my first few days lol

 

[kcw]

haha one of my roommates worked Space and she actually made a hat that had a stick figure and said 105... and a few facebook flairs too!