Monorail Trouble?

[danlb_2000]

Saw this on Twitter:

Mathew Gillings ‏@mathewgillings 16m
Just driven past the broken down monorail by Epcot. Apparently fire services are taking people down by ladder. @ThemeParks.

 

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Saw this on Twitter:

Mathew Gillings ‏@mathewgillings 16m
Just driven past the broken down monorail by Epcot. Apparently fire services are taking people down by ladder. @ThemeParks.

Doesn't sound good, hope nobody's hurt. Thanks for the news!

 

[danlb_2000]

maggie ‏@thugodmez 47m
the monorail in disney stopped and people got stuck in it so now theyre taking them down. THERES FIRE TRUCKS EVERYWHERE AND AMBULANCES DAMN

Ana Murphy ‏@murphy_ana 19m
@thugodmez We are still in here... 1hour and 25 minutes stuck in the monorail and still waiting :-(

 

[unkadug]

Now THAT's a good story for those "Did you ever get stuck on an attraction" threads.

 

[Clamman73]

Any word on which color train?

 

[danlb_2000]

 

[Mr Bill]

A friend told me Yellow was on the EPCOT line today, not sure what other train was on the line though. So it's either Yellow or something else. You're welcome.

 

[unkadug]

I'm not sure what bothers me more...the fact that the monorail broke down stranding people or that chunk of concrete missing from the beam.

 

[prfctlyximprct]

María † ‏@marishortcake 2h
Stuck on the monorail from Epcot to Magic Kingdom.... great. #HELP

 

[prfctlyximprct]

Guess those bus loops are looking better everyday

 

[Clamman73]

I'm not sure what bothers me more...the fact that the monorail broke down stranding people or that chunk of concrete missing from the beam.

I see that...might as well patch it now!

 

[danlb_2000]

I'm not sure what bothers me more...the fact that the monorail broke down stranding people or that chunk of concrete missing from the beam.

What do you want, a properly maintained monorail beam, of Fastpass+. Sorry you just can't have both.

 

[unkadug]

What do you want, a properly maintained monorail beam, of Fastpass+. Sorry you just can't have both.

For the price of FP+ we could have had a monorail expansion.

 

[WeekendGM]

Monorail yellow broke down on the Epcot monorail line this evening. No guests were evacuated but the train was towed by tractor to the TTC and guests were let off. Rescue services were in place if they were needed.

 

[Mr Bill]

^ Got a source or any photos or anything to support that? Not necessarily doubting you, it's just that claims of the train being towed to TTC don't seem in line with anything else I've read or seen about this.

 

[WDWDad13]

Probably a power failure

We need cross park and resorts peoplemovers

 

[David M]

^ Got a source or any photos or anything to support that? Not necessarily doubting you, it's just that claims of the train being towed to TTC don't seem in line with anything else I've read or seen about this.

I DO!

 

[Admiral01]

Probably a power failure

We need cross park and resorts peoplemovers

Cause those are totally not susceptible to power failures

Has the monorail gotten more reliable since all the maintenance they put into it over the last couple years? Wasn't there a real push to get some of the track and power lines refurbished?

 

[wogwog]

The driver's magic band stopped working.

 

[CDavid]

Monorail yellow broke down on the Epcot monorail line this evening. No guests were evacuated but the train was towed by tractor to the TTC and guests were let off. Rescue services were in place if they were needed.

Thanks - I was wondering what sort of problem could have occurred which would have left the monorail unable to be towed. This makes more sense.

I DO!

While I sympathize with those stuck on the train, getting a tow from the tractor is something I'd otherwise actually like to see sometime.