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Monorail Shut Down
- Thread starter DougK
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aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
This has now made it to being on the news on tv, local6.
Just saw two monorails running but the sign at the station at MK still says Monorail service is down and they are not letting people up the ramps. We walked to the Contemporary and there is a big line of busses it is a mess.
I don't know if the two monorails I saw running had passengers or not.
I don't know if the two monorails I saw running had passengers or not.
EOD K9
Well-Known Member
I guess they tried the "touch to pay" RFID bracelet with the utility company and it didn't work.
OKWBamaJim
New Member
Through some of the railies I know that are working tonight, they say the rails coming back online. Said another construction vehicle hit the power lines......
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Ciciwoowoo
Well-Known Member
Too bad it didn't happen last week when the media was there to observe it... 
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
In the words of the great Perry Como:
♪ ♫ Take a bus, take a train
Go and hop an aeroplane
Put the wife and kiddies in the family car ♪ ♫
There's always the bus or the boat
backinaction
Well-Known Member
I was there a week ago and they had to stop the monorail completely for 2-3 minutes every time between stops. The monorail used to be so quick. It's just not made to handle this amount of people.
HokieDevil
Member
If only this would lead to some sort of overhaul of the current transportation system. They need more than the buses. I'm completely biased and I love the monorails and this is why on my last trip in September the state of the monorails made me sad. It wasn't even running for a portion of my visit so everyone had to take the ferry. I just hope that from all of this there will be a silver lining to find some great solution...
Tom
Beta Return
Off topic, but Kevin, in our latest Disney Files, they actually acknowledged the GF DVC! I was shocked.
If someone cut a power line feeding a monorail substation or rectifier, I'd be smelling charred construction worker from here, LOL. But it's obvious it was something of this nature.
PalisadesPkteer
Active Member
I will be in Disney World Saturday December 15. Maybe I will bump into you (this could happen you know since the monorail could still have problems and we may both be standing in line waiting for transportation!)
orky8
Well-Known Member
Yes, it was made to handle this amount of people. It was also designed to be well-maintained and cared for.
However, at least in this case, the issue was probably not monorail related, it seems, and a more general power issue.
Anthony Alsup
Member
Does anyone know if the monorail is up and running this morning? We are flying in tonight!!
JCtheparrothead
Well-Known Member
I was at the Christmas Party last night and they trip was unpleasant to say the least. The crowds coming out had a much worse time that those of us going in though. Just ugly. At least the resort monorails were running when i left at 11pm.