Monorail to city of Anaheim

[earldw28]

The mayor of Anaheim is proposing to build a monorail from Disneyland to other parts of Anaheim. Seems like a neat idea but really expensive and probably not so practical.

http://www.thedisneyblog.com/tdb/2008/01/anaheim-mayor-p.html

 

[primetime52]

Sounds like a cool and practical thing for them to build..... but I feel sorry for the taxpayers in the area!

I'll give you a heads up, this post will probably get moved in the very near future, since there is a Disneyland only section elsewhere in the forum.

 

[unkadug]

Sounds like a cool and practical thing for them to build..... but I feel sorry for the taxpayers in the area!

I'll give you a heads up, this post will probably get moved in the very near future, since there is a Disneyland only section elsewhere in the forum.

not really...see the part emphasized from the quoted article.

Anaheim Mayor Proposes Monorail for City

Stop the presses. Did someone just propose a monorail transportation system in Southern California? Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle (doesn't that name just make you crave junk food) just proposed building a monorail that would connect Anaheim's growing transportation hub with its established tourist zone.

A top priority is seeking funding from private businesses to build a monorail running from the Disneyland area to the proposed Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, east of Angel Stadium in the Platinum Triangle, which the city is trying to turn into an urban village.

Pringle said a monorail would “symbolically and technologically bring Walt Disney's iconic vision of 50 years ago alive today and bring a physical connection to the various destinations in our city.”​

This was a long time vision of Walt Disney himself. I certainly hope the Walt Disney Company of today gets on board with making it a reality.

Here are a few tips I offer to Anaheim officials. Go to Las Vegas and learn from the mistakes they've made. The monorail needs to be Front of House, not hidden off the strip somewhere. Encourage ridership by making the stations easy to find and access. Also, don't charge exorbitant fees to ride. You practically have to take out a loan to ride the Las Vegas Monorail making it just slightly cheaper than what a taxi would have cost you, but much less convenient. There has to be value in using the system, not just novelty.

(http://www.thedisneyblog.com/tdb/2008/01/anaheim-mayor-p.html)

That whole article was based off of this OCRegister article:
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/anaheim/article_1969248.php

Anaheim mayor proposes monorail funding
Pringle envisions asking for private money to pay for a futuristic transportation system in his sixth State of the City address.
By SARAH TULLY
The Orange County Register


ANAHEIM – ince the Disneyland monorail opened in 1959, residents have imagined the possibility of the futuristic transportation mode stretching beyond Disney property.

On Tuesday, Mayor Curt Pringle proposed a way to fund such a monorail to connect the tourist area with a planned transportation hub.

Pringle gave his sixth State of the City speech to a sold-out crowd of about 1,000 at the Grove of Anaheim, outlining his initiatives in a 40-minute, $50 luncheon address.

A top priority is seeking funding from private businesses to build a monorail running from the Disneyland area to the proposed Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, east of Angel Stadium in the Platinum Triangle, which the city is trying to turn into an urban village.

Pringle said a monorail would “symbolically and technologically bring Walt Disney's iconic vision of 50 years ago alive today and bring a physical connection to the various destinations in our city.”

Already last month, the City Council approved a proposal to seek Measure M funding. But Pringle said the city is unlikely to get the $250 million needed. So he wants to ask Disney and other businesses to help pay for the system that would serve about 2.6 million people annually.

“We must find funding resources that will bring this big idea … from dreams to reality,” Pringle said.

Todd Ament, president of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, said resort and stadium area business leaders have discussed the concept of funding a monorail system for about six months. He said business officials are open to the idea to connect theme parks to the Platinum Triangle.

Pringle also announced other ideas, including:

A partnership with Cal State Fullerton to develop a center for the research and development of energy technologies in the Canyon business district.

Hire a firm to do a customer-satisfaction report of the city building, planning, utility and police departments to improve customer service.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3793 or stully@ocregister.com

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Well,at least DL gets Monorail expansion,LOL.:hammer:

Sounds cool...I guess since DL is so small and locally based it would work.Might be bad though for people who just wanna catch a ride and not pay to go to a park though.

 

[TheDisneyMagic]

Well,at least DL gets Monorail expansion,LOL.:hammer:

Yer I guess the mayor has been reading this site and got all of our wdw monorail expansion discussions mixed up with DLR.

Sounds like a good idea, would the WDC have any control over it though or would it be run by the local government?