bhg469
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Really?! I think it should be a very serious consideration to accommodate guests that venture to other reports for their overpriced dining.. They should be thankful people don't just go off site to eat.
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Monorail system to close during non peak times for maintenance in early 2014
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ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Hmmm,
I seem to recall writing a post on another thread about this shutdown and how TDO would do BUPKIS for guests who thought they would have monorail service. Guess TDO lived up to my low expectations. i.e. Guests paid for an amenity it would NOT be provided AND it's the guests fault for expecting Disney to do something to make up for lack of said amenity ie transport between resorts.
I seem to recall writing a post on another thread about this shutdown and how TDO would do BUPKIS for guests who thought they would have monorail service. Guess TDO lived up to my low expectations. i.e. Guests paid for an amenity it would NOT be provided AND it's the guests fault for expecting Disney to do something to make up for lack of said amenity ie transport between resorts.
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
My experiences last week:
Monorail red:
Doors would not close due to both attempting to close at same time....CM's come and it requires 3 to slam shut.
My thoughts at that moment: Please get me out of here.....even though I know nothing will happen, I'm just generally scared for my life.
10 Minutes later:
Get on monorail coral(salmon, whatever you want to call it):
Doors won't close on ALL cars, but finally work without any help by CM's....
Message on telecom, "hey disney visitors, were just going to pull out of the TTC and stop for a second for our crew to check something under the monorail, we will only be a minute and we will be off, again just pulling out and stopping for a bit, and we'll be off"
My thoughts: ok, from a minute to a bit, gonna be an hour, run disney guys next to me s#%ting themselves "we're going to die"
Leave TTC, 3rd car shakes, something seems off to me..... Stops for 5 minutes... Off to EPCOT, slowly.
Everything's good right, no more break downs??? NOPE
5 hours later, leaving Epcot.....
Monorail yellow(I think)
Telecom "had to remove monorail due to difficulties, and replaced with this one, need to move out of station and do checks to ensure this one also doesn't have problems....."
Doors don't close for 10 minutes, when they do, they won't close.......
Long story short, I think it's good that there doing something to fix the monorails, and I'm just happy I'm not going until august to DPR!!!
Also, aren't they implementing the trackers to improve safety systems? Does anyone know if it's going to be gps or track sensors, that might also be why the line physically is being closed, not just a few being removed from service every day...just my thoughts
Monorail red:
Doors would not close due to both attempting to close at same time....CM's come and it requires 3 to slam shut.
My thoughts at that moment: Please get me out of here.....even though I know nothing will happen, I'm just generally scared for my life.
10 Minutes later:
Get on monorail coral(salmon, whatever you want to call it):
Doors won't close on ALL cars, but finally work without any help by CM's....
Message on telecom, "hey disney visitors, were just going to pull out of the TTC and stop for a second for our crew to check something under the monorail, we will only be a minute and we will be off, again just pulling out and stopping for a bit, and we'll be off"
My thoughts: ok, from a minute to a bit, gonna be an hour, run disney guys next to me s#%ting themselves "we're going to die"
Leave TTC, 3rd car shakes, something seems off to me..... Stops for 5 minutes... Off to EPCOT, slowly.
Everything's good right, no more break downs??? NOPE
5 hours later, leaving Epcot.....
Monorail yellow(I think)
Telecom "had to remove monorail due to difficulties, and replaced with this one, need to move out of station and do checks to ensure this one also doesn't have problems....."
Doors don't close for 10 minutes, when they do, they won't close.......
Long story short, I think it's good that there doing something to fix the monorails, and I'm just happy I'm not going until august to DPR!!!
Also, aren't they implementing the trackers to improve safety systems? Does anyone know if it's going to be gps or track sensors, that might also be why the line physically is being closed, not just a few being removed from service every day...just my thoughts
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Of course why did TDO let them get this bad in the FIRST place...
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
Dare I say it, but I wish it was to implement a new expansion....after last weeks experience, obviously not EVER going to happen...
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
KeithVH
Well-Known Member
My experiences last week:
Monorail red:
Doors would not close due to both attempting to close at same time....CM's come and it requires 3 to slam shut.
My thoughts at that moment: Please get me out of here.....even though I know nothing will happen, I'm just generally scared for my life.
10 Minutes later:
Get on monorail coral(salmon, whatever you want to call it):
Doors won't close on ALL cars, but finally work without any help by CM's....
Message on telecom, "hey disney visitors, were just going to pull out of the TTC and stop for a second for our crew to check something under the monorail, we will only be a minute and we will be off, again just pulling out and stopping for a bit, and we'll be off"
My thoughts: ok, from a minute to a bit, gonna be an hour, run disney guys next to me s#%ting themselves "we're going to die"
Leave TTC, 3rd car shakes, something seems off to me..... Stops for 5 minutes... Off to EPCOT, slowly.
Everything's good right, no more break downs??? NOPE
5 hours later, leaving Epcot.....
Monorail yellow(I think)
Telecom "had to remove monorail due to difficulties, and replaced with this one, need to move out of station and do checks to ensure this one also doesn't have problems....."
Doors don't close for 10 minutes, when they do, they won't close.......
Long story short, I think it's good that there doing something to fix the monorails, and I'm just happy I'm not going until august to DPR!!!
Also, aren't they implementing the trackers to improve safety systems? Does anyone know if it's going to be gps or track sensors, that might also be why the line physically is being closed, not just a few being removed from service every day...just my thoughts
Was that Thursday? We're at Contemporary with a long line at the station and all of a sudden Red comes backwards into the hotel and my wife is like "did I imagine that?". Announcement is made that another unit can't close doors. Buses are on the way. Unknown when Red will leave, no idea. The CMs are clueless and have no info to give. We hop a bus direct to the Poly (!) and finally see Red roll in as we get there.
To me, the sad thing is that the CMs aren't being given the data needed to do their jobs and help guests as efficiently as possible. Especially since just about all of the guests have no idea what to do when the mono fails. Most of them were on the resort loop, at the CR, to go to the MK and didn't know it was a 5 minute walk away. And then wanted to treat the buses (with assigned routes) like personal taxis. What a mess.
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
To tell you the truth, it was the Saturday before, which makes it more of a mess....... /face palm disney, what have you done... Scrap red lol jk, as I said, and I now rest my case, it's good there refurbing them...
Yet I'm also mad because I purchased a limited edition monorail iPhone case when I was there and it's red....... Uhm, I would like a return please, maybe lime green....
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MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
I apologize for disney to the people going when there being refurbed, but remember, next time, the doors will close, and nothing will break under the cars...
In Disney's defense, they have paid for taxis for me when I have dined at monorail resorts and missed the last monorail back to my car/resort.
The last time was during the cold January of 2010. We were hanging out at GF, having a drink or something, and we missed the last monorail. All we had to do was get back to our car at TTC, but it was below freezing outside, near midnight, and I really didn't want to walk. Without even questioning me they offered a taxi. It was really a great moment.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Huh?
asianway
Well-Known Member
But they didn't in this case, and as you pointed out, it's certainly something they can do
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
My post about my experience a couple weeks ago explains this.
MonorailLover
Well-Known Member
My experiences last week:
Monorail red:
Doors would not close due to both attempting to close at same time....CM's come and it requires 3 to slam shut.
My thoughts at that moment: Please get me out of here.....even though I know nothing will happen, I'm just generally scared for my life.
10 Minutes later:
Get on monorail coral(salmon, whatever you want to call it):
Doors won't close on ALL cars, but finally work without any help by CM's....
Message on telecom, "hey disney visitors, were just going to pull out of the TTC and stop for a second for our crew to check something under the monorail, we will only be a minute and we will be off, again just pulling out and stopping for a bit, and we'll be off"
My thoughts: ok, from a minute to a bit, gonna be an hour, run disney guys next to me s#%ting themselves "we're going to die"
Leave TTC, 3rd car shakes, something seems off to me..... Stops for 5 minutes... Off to EPCOT, slowly.
Everything's good right, no more break downs??? NOPE
5 hours later, leaving Epcot.....
Monorail yellow(I think)
Telecom "had to remove monorail due to difficulties, and replaced with this one, need to move out of station and do checks to ensure this one also doesn't have problems....."
Doors don't close for 10 minutes, when they do, they won't close.......
Long story short, I think it's good that there doing something to fix the monorails, and I'm just happy I'm not going until august to DPR!!!
Also, aren't they implementing the trackers to improve safety systems? Does anyone know if it's going to be gps or track sensors, that might also be why the line physically is being closed, not just a few being removed from service every day...just my thoughts
This lazyboy, not sure what was wrong under monorail coral, but it seemed there was something broken..... After we were stopped for them to look under the monorail, we slowly went to Epcot, probably at 1/2 speed, and stopped about three times.
wdwfan22
Well-Known Member
And of course you feel they should do everything for you lol.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
This closure may only temporarily address the issues you experienced. The larger maintenance culture has not been fixed and the monorails will more than likely head right back to their current state. Disney doesn't deserve praise for doing something they've tried to avoid.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Yea. Lol. Good one.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
That was a different Disney, One that was not obsessed with picking up pennies while dollars fly over their heads.
Figment2005
Well-Known Member
This closure has nothing to do with the trains specifically, and everything to do with the beam and running cable that could not be buried. Watercraft is building a second full service ferry gangway and is slowly working on getting 2 more ferries into operation. Busses will be running to MK directly from the resorts but not sure if they will work as shuttles between resorts.