News Monorail Red in motion with guests on board and doors open

[Bender123]

Most people do not realize those phones are there, sadly. Especially when they are busy in their phones. I worked in monorails back in '09 and it always baffled me that when guests left a belonging on the monorail most could not tell me where they were coming from or what color monorail they rode because, believe it or not, they did not notice they had colors.

Being a WDW vet and going with my fiancée, her first trip, was really eye opening. I think we take it for granted that we know where everything is, how it all works and how to navigate the property.

She is a smart lady and was completely overwhelmed by the crush of people, the size of the place and just the motion of everything going on. Its easy to miss details when you are confused and bewildered by, what would be to an outsider, absolutely insane things to see and do.

There is a whole branch of psychology dedicated to this...Just watch this simple movie.

 

[jakeman]

@MisterPenguin It's funny you both mention the stickers and monorail pilot speech, I first noticed those when we we went last Tuesday. I mentioned it to my wife "Look at the new warning sticker, I wonder if they've been having problems." Pretty chilling coincidence.

Let's hope it is just a coincidence and the warning is related to guest behavior rather than a decision to address faulty door locks with a sticker.

 

[RustySpork]

Spoiler

 

[Bairstow]

OK, if you noticed them Tuesday, then it wasn’t a reaction to this, but obviously possibly connected to an overall problem.

Hopefully it’s addressed quickly. I’ve been in some pretty packed cabins and this could be extremely dangerous.

I can only assume that the stickers were a reaction to a problem they discovered during testing or maintenance. You can bet that there's someone on one of those departments saying "I told you so" this morning.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

I know I get tired of people complaining about the monorail, but this is completely different. Hope they got everything straighten out.

 

[jakeman]

I can only assume that the stickers were a reaction to a problem they discovered during testing or maintenance. You can bet that there's someone on one of those departments saying "I told you so" this morning.

Then the person who proposed and the person who accepted a sticker as a solution should both be terminated, if the correlation is related.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Who's running these Monorails?

 

[Nubs70]

The open door while in motion is simply a safety interlock failure. The monorail should be immediately red tagged and taken out of service until repaired and root cause discovered.

 

[monothingie]

This would have never happened prior to the new TCS system (aka automation). I'm actually surprised it took this long to happen, or at least be caught on video anyway.

Any reason why?

 

[Speedy71]

Looks like Disney has put signs up. Provided by Blog Mickey

 

[danlb_2000]

Really wishing Disney went ahead with the deal for Siemens to pay for new monorails...

Was there ever any credible confirmation that this was true? If it was, I highly doubt it was as simple a deal as the rumor said, that Disney would get the trains for free if they allowed them to be Siemens banded.

 

[michmousefan]

Certainly hope those signs are temporary... they have to be. That's like underbudgeted-small town bus quality.

 

[jt04]

And had they just accepted the new monorail offer from Siemens this probably would not happen.

They would still be in the design stage.

 

[peter11435]

Certainly hope those signs are temporary... they have to be. That's like underbudgeted-small town bus quality.

The signs look to be the same as those used on all WDW bus doors.

 

[monothingie]

Looks like Disney has put signs up. Provided by Blog Mickey

Looks like Disney has put signs up. Provided by Blog Mickey

These new stickers have just been installed in every train car on Expedition Everest.

 

[monothingie]

They would still be in the design stage.

And you’re still in the “denial” stage.

 

[jakeman]

Was there ever any credible confirmation that this was true? If it was, I highly doubt it was as simple a deal as the rumor said, that Disney would get the trains for free if they allowed them to be Siemens banded.

A month after the story broke @marni1971 stated that he wasn't aware of a monorail component of the deal. Not sure if that changed or not.

Lots of people asked in that thread and no one seemed to be able to provide a definitive source, but as I said then:

It doesn't matter. It fits the rhetoric, so now it is seen as fact. Whether it's true or not.

 

[jt04]

A month after the story broke @marni1971 stated that he wasn't aware of a monorail component of the deal. Not sure if that changed or not.

Lots of people asked in that thread and no one seemed to be able to provide a definitive source, but as I said then:

So yet another fake meme. Shocking.

 

[jakeman]

So yet another fake meme. Shocking.

Perhaps. It wouldn't be the first time the forum has latched onto a falsity because it fit a narrative. I would think you've not been immune to its siren song more than once...

 

[VJ]

Do not lean against the doors. No se recargue en las puertas. *ding-dong*