Monorail Orange?

[ml123_9]

We were on the Orange Monorail the other night and I noticed something odd in the cabin. The trim on the ceiling was pink. I found this strange since we were on Orange and the pink cars were used to make the Teal monorail. Were these cars switched out at one point or could they have just robbed a ceiling panel from the damage Pink car and installed onto Orange? Any info is appreciated. Thanks

 

[danyoung56]

To my recollection, the inside of all the monorails have that same pink stripe in the trim.

 

[wdwmagic]

To my recollection, the inside of all the monorails have that same pink stripe in the trim.

That's right.

 

[ml123_9]

To my recollection, the inside of all the monorails have that same pink stripe in the trim.

Really? Ok, that's not very good attention to detail. I guess I've never looked up while in the monorails before. Thanks

 

[JIMINYCR]

Me too, I'm too buzy looking out the windows, trying to catch glimpses of things I havent seen in a while. ( Oh look... theres the Castle ) Or I'm focusing on the person standing up, hanging on for balance, trying to avoid getting my feet stepped on.

 

[rsm]

This has bothered me ever since I was a child - the teal seats too. Not suggesting that there should be gold seats in monorail gold, but neutral seats throughout and correlating color stripe seems reasonable.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I don't know if anyone noticed or not, but, this thread is bringing nitpicking to new heights. Look at it this way, from the inside you cannot see the color of the Monorail stripe and from the outside the seat colors are not visible along with this suspicious "pink" thing. (32 years and I have never noticed that nor do I even know where it is located.) Hence what cannot be seen simultaneously cannot clash. Besides, I need pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don't know if anyone noticed or not, but, this thread is bringing nitpicking to new heights. Look at it this way, from the inside you cannot see the color of the Monorail stripe and from the outside the seat colors are not visible along with this suspicious "pink" thing. (32 years and I have never noticed that nor do I even know where it is located.) Hence what cannot be seen simultaneously cannot clash. Besides, I need pictures or it didn't happen.

Why should any design matter or be bothered with? Most of it goes unnoticed.

 

[MinnieM123]

I don't know if anyone noticed or not, but, this thread is bringing nitpicking to new heights. Look at it this way, from the inside you cannot see the color of the Monorail stripe and from the outside the seat colors are not visible along with this suspicious "pink" thing. (32 years and I have never noticed that nor do I even know where it is located.) Hence what cannot be seen simultaneously cannot clash. Besides, I need pictures or it didn't happen.

Oh, admit it, you're just jealous that you didn't notice the pink trim first!

I think this is one of those more subtle details at WDW, and it's fun when someone points them out. Although, I never noticed this before when I rode on any of the monorails, the next time I visit, I'll be looking for it.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Why should any design matter or be bothered with? Most of it goes unnoticed.

Because some design matters, other do not. This is a do not. There is no prescribed design to follow, it is whatever it is. It doesn't change or add to the experience at all. But, for those that must nitpick, I guess it's a good, harmless pass time. Personally I have better things to do.

 

[mouse_luv]

I've mistakenly noticed it but it's not like I was looking for things. I am just a monorail fan. Also, I find the original discussion here to be nitpicking. I love the monorails and how unique they are. Just let it be!

 

[Goofyernmost]

I've mistakenly noticed it but it's not like I was looking for things. I am just a monorail fan. Also, I find the original discussion here to be nitpicking. I love the monorails and how unique they are. Just let it be!

Not you in particular, but, OCD is rampant on the boards, so it just opened up, or attempted to open up a new avenue of concentration and analysis.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Because some design matters, other do not. This is a do not. There is no prescribed design to follow, it is whatever it is. It doesn't change or add to the experience at all. But, for those that must nitpick, I guess it's a good, harmless pass time. Personally I have better things to do.

An experience is enhanced by a design because of the design. The design of the interiors is a prime part of the monorail experience because it is what people experience when actually riding the monorails. Colors are not just chosen by random and elicit different psychological responses.

 

[rsm]

So few design decisions at Disney are arbitrary - so when something so seemingly insignificant comes along it sticks out. No one would mention it if there were no stripe in there at all. No one would say "Why is there no colored band around the ceiling in the monorail?" But the design decision was made to have one. And Disney makes such a big deal about the significance of monorail color stripes (I believe the narration while riding talks about it) the fact that the ones inside don't match the outside does seem like an odd design choice. Not wrong, just less intuitive.

 

[Clamman73]

I would say teal seats and pink ceiling trim epitomize what the color selection would have been at the time these were new.

 

[lazyboy97o]

So few design decisions at Disney are arbitrary - so when something so seemingly insignificant comes along it sticks out. No one would mention it if there were no stripe in there at all. No one would say "Why is there no colored band around the ceiling in the monorail?" But the design decision was made to have one. And Disney makes such a big deal about the significance of monorail color stripes (I believe the narration while riding talks about it) the fact that the ones inside don't match the outside does seem like an odd design choice. Not wrong, just less intuitive.

The pink and teal color scheme is not unique to the monorails, once being a big part of The Disney Store's color scheme. I would imagine the decision to opt for a uniform interior has to do with creating a consistent, familiar experience. The monorails are supposed to be striking to see while easy and comfortable to use. Distinct interiors would be fun, but also draw more attention to themselves. There are also operational and maintenance advantages to a uniform look.

 

[Bairstow]

It's fine as-is.
When you try to match the interior of a vehicle to the exterior you end up with ghastly stuff like this:

 

[ml123_9]

Wow, looks like I started something here. I noticed it by accident, not sure why I looked up. Maybe because I was standing. I just thought it was strange and was possibly salvaged from Pink monorail. Airlines do this stuff all the time, borrowing from one plane to fix another. They just repaint it as soon as possible. It just looked a little suspicious.

 

[Monorail Runner]

When these trains were designed and built in the late 80's, that color palette was trendy. Think back to Jams shorts, wind suits, hypercolor shirts, and all of the bright colors of the time. I agree, it could be updated, but it's also kinda neat to step back in time for the ride. Plus, its much better than the blue/brown interior of the Mark IV.

 

[danyoung56]

To be honest, I noticed it a while back, too. It's not that big of a deal, but I did have to ride in a few more monorail cars to verify that the trim color didn't change with the stripe color of the monorail.