Monorail portrayed on the Epcot Experience Drawing

[scottnj1966]

Hello all,

Sorry if this has been discussed already but has anyone else noticed the monorails drawn look much more like Bombardiers latest design then what we have existing at WDW?

Scott

 

[imarc]

has anyone else noticed the monorails drawn look much more like Bombardiers latest design then what we have existing at WDW?

In what way?

The windows in the drawing all look like the current monorail to me.

 

[Heppenheimer]

The nose looks a little closer to the current Bombardier design, other than that, they look the same. It doesn't appear to be an attempt to render the monorail in any great detail, however.

Also based on the concept art, Epcot guests are envisioned to be quite a bit more physically attractive in the near future, so I might take the slight variation in appearance of the monorail with a grain of salt.

 

[scottnj1966]

The nose looks a little closer to the current Bombardier design, other than that, they look the same. It doesn't appear to be an attempt to render the monorail in any great detail, however.

Also based on the concept art, Epcot guests are envisioned to be quite a bit more physically attractive in the near future, so I might take the slight variation in appearance of the monorail with a grain of salt.

Exactly. They can configure the rest of the look the same, like the windows, to keep the original look but the main frame, like the front of the monorail has a new design.

Disney has drawn the monorail many times on many maps and brochures, they never strayed from what they have look liked since the park opened.

I’m not saying it was done on purpose or that they are changing them any time soon but with everything in the news about the failures of the current fleet, the age of the current fleet, Disney trying to automate many things, the many rumors being said, and the new design of the bombardier monorail closely resembling what was drawn sure make for a good case it could be happening.

In any case they are 30 years old now so something has to be done because they cannot last forever.

 

[Rteetz]

Hello all,

Sorry if this has been discussed already but has anyone else noticed the monorails drawn look much more like Bombardiers latest design then what we have existing at WDW?

Scott

I think you might be reading too much into a concept image.

 

[Victor Kelly]

Sure it could mean something. But people put too much belief in concept art. Look at New Fantasyland concept art. It was close but not right on.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Disney is not one person doing all of the drawings. Walt Disney Imagineering is not even a small group that works on all projects.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It's A) concept art, and B) monorail-related. Highly unlikely TDO will spend much on either.

Side note: Whoa, the OP is a name I haven't seen in a long time! I think I may still have your email from the mid-2000's somewhere on who to call to potentially get a Walk Around The World brick. Lol...

 

[Horizons1]

Keep dreaming.

 

[tnemgif]

I think that’s a good find, OP! It may just be concept art, but it’s a fun discovery. Good eye!

 

[imarc]

I'm not seeing it, but I'll gladly be wrong if Disney is deep in development of new monorails that have a similar nose to the current bombardiers.

 

[LvnDisney]

Also based on the concept art, Epcot guests are envisioned to be quite a bit more physically attractive in the near future, so I might take the slight variation in appearance of the monorail with a grain of salt.

This made me laugh!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

When Disney released their first overview concept of New Fantasyland it showed the Mad Tea Party with a different roof, similar to the one at DLP. When myself and others first saw it, we thought it was a sign that they were going to change it...and then they didn't.

Sometimes a painting is just a painting.

 

[peter11435]

When Disney released their first overview concept of New Fantasyland it showed the Mad Tea Party with a different roof, similar to the one at DLP. When myself and others first saw it, we thought it was a sign that they were going to change it...and then they didn't.

Sometimes a painting is just a painting.

To be fair when the New Fantasyland concept art was painted the Mad Tea Party getting a new roof was part of the proposal.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

When Disney released their first overview concept of New Fantasyland it showed the Mad Tea Party with a different roof, similar to the one at DLP. When myself and others first saw it, we thought it was a sign that they were going to change it...and then they didn't.

Sometimes a painting is just a painting.

I agree with that one, more new fantasyland examples via insidethemagic

 

[tirian]

When Disney released their first overview concept of New Fantasyland it showed the Mad Tea Party with a different roof, similar to the one at DLP. When myself and others first saw it, we thought it was a sign that they were going to change it...and then they didn't.

Sometimes a painting is just a painting.

We were supposed to get a new canopy. It was cut.