Monorail System Express Beam closures this weekend (march 18, 19)

[wdwmagic]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/transportat...system-express-beam-closures-this-weekend.htm

 

[thehowiet]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/transportat...system-express-beam-closures-this-weekend.htm

More automation testing/work? Any updated timeline for completing monorail automation?

 

[monothingie]

Just think if they took the money for this useless automation system and put it into system refurbishment.

 

[monothingie]

Hey we automated them, but they still smell like the restrooms next to, well use your imagination....

 

[networkpro]

Better scheduled than unscheduled (well at least in this case, the Washington DC Metro shutdown yesterday is a bad example as there were few alternatives) ! We rarely use the express beam and will make do with the Resort loop and buses this weekend.

 

[Schneewittchen]

Let's just hope #metrofail doesn't turn into #monorailfail

We don't want WDW maiming the guests with scary-bad transportation options.

Me every evening at 6 pm - "Wonder if my husband will make it home from metro tonight...."

 

[wogwog]

San Francisco joined the transit breakdown with DC.

 

[danyoung56]

Your story said that ferries and busses would be available. Does that mean that the resort loop is NOT available?

 

[montyz81]

Just think if they took the money for this useless automation system and put it into system refurbishment.

If only! I just don't understand how DLR has new 6 versions of that Monorail and WDW only has 2 especially when you consider this: "As of 2013, the system is one of the most heavily used monorail systems in the world with over 150,000 daily riders,surpassed only by the monorail system run by Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing." The investment in automation onto old frames seems like a waste of money. Just build new trains with automation already in them!

 

[backwoodsfarm]

So does anyone know for sure why it's going to be down?

 

[MonorailLover]

So does anyone know for sure why it's going to be down?

I don't think any of us would really have a definitive answer for the closure, especially how it's only a mid day closure.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was automation testing, as this is exactly what happened last time(at least I was there) but it wasn't scheduled, or at least told to the public. It staying open at peak times tells me that nothing's broken or an issue, or they would just flat out close it for the whole weekend.

 

[ford91exploder]

So does anyone know for sure why it's going to be down?

Probably to save a few bucks just like last year when they were down for maintenance and they did not even get a good cleaning.

 

[Figment2005]

If only! I just don't understand how DLR has new 6 versions of that Monorail and WDW only has 2 especially when you consider this: "As of 2013, the system is one of the most heavily used monorail systems in the world with over 150,000 daily riders,surpassed only by the monorail system run by Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing." The investment in automation onto old frames seems like a waste of money. Just build new trains with automation already in them!

You do realize the Mark VII is new bodies on the Mark III frame right?

 

[Figment2005]

So does anyone know for sure why it's going to be down?

Automation testing. The trains MUST log a certain number of hours to be certified.

 

[ford91exploder]

Why cannot this testing be performed AFTER park closing? That is if they are indeed testing instead of shutting it down during non peak hours to save a few bucks like last year, It's things like this which show WDW's complete lack of respect for the guest.

 

[montyz81]

You do realize the Mark VII is new bodies on the Mark III frame right?

I don't think so. From what I read, the current Mark VII are all new frames. The Mark V used the original frames, but I thought I read that the current Mark VII were built from scratch

 

[rob0519]

Why cannot this testing be performed AFTER park closing? That is if they are indeed testing instead of shutting it down during non peak hours to save a few bucks like last year, It's things like this which show WDW's complete lack of respect for the guest.

My guess would be money and unions. Overtime for a midnight shift is expensive. Plus it's easier to work on the equipment in the daylight if necessary.

 

[JoFu]

I don't think so. From what I read, the current Mark VII are all new frames. The Mark V used the original frames, but I thought I read that the current Mark VII were built from scratch

I know that aesthetics were borrowed from the Mark II design, but I am pretty certain the Mark VII monorails were built from scratch by Dynamic Structures. The Mark V design did use a re-engineered Mark III chassis, however.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don't think so. From what I read, the current Mark VII are all new frames. The Mark V used the original frames, but I thought I read that the current Mark VII were built from scratch

I know that aesthetics were borrowed from the Mark II design, but I am pretty certain the Mark VII monorails were built from scratch by Dynamic Structures. The Mark V design did use a re-engineered Mark III chassis, however.

The Mark VIIs use the Mark III chassis and the Mark V bodies sans the noses.

 

[peter11435]

That is if they are indeed testing instead of shutting it down during non peak hours to save a few bucks like last year, It's things like this which show WDW's complete lack of respect for the guest.

It's statements like this that show your complete lack of knowledge on the subject.