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New Monorail
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Slipknot
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Nope. Hence you not seeing or hearing anything in a while.
Once news is given by Disney about it (or leaked before they confirm it like FLE), this site will probably explode... :lookaroun
Lazy
I was asking more because I was too lazy to search through all the threads hoping to stumble across an update newer than what I had already heard... which I thought was that the new monorail would be online sometime in November or December... but I could be mistaken... :shrug: :snore:
I was asking more because I was too lazy to search through all the threads hoping to stumble across an update newer than what I had already heard... which I thought was that the new monorail would be online sometime in November or December... but I could be mistaken... :shrug: :snore:
Monorail Lime
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There was no official announcement or fanfare for Monorail Teal and it is relatively safe to assume the same will be true for the next one. Disney has been quite deliberate in avoiding acknowledgment of anything related to the accident.Nope. Hence you not seeing or hearing anything in a while.
Once news is given by Disney about it (or leaked before they confirm it like FLE), this site will probably explode... :lookaroun
The internet will probably not find out about the new monorail until it is already on property and someone twitters a pic of it on the shop spur. At which point it may be only a few days from going live.
CDavid
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Has the "new" (repaired sections of pink and purple) monorail ever actually left Disney property? I thought it was being done in-house?
Neverland
Active Member
Very true. I'm not exactly expecting a big announcement, like: "We've got a new monorail color! It's monorail maroon in honor of the extraordinary cast member who died driving it!" I assume it'll just kind of show up.
dvcbeachclub
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if the following is true then monorail pink has been back in service since at least Oct 2010.
I cannot remember the exterior color but when we entered this monorail the inside trim was indeed pink leading me to believe that they just did not paint the inside pink but covered signs of it being pink from the outside.
The only thing that could debunk this is that if ALL the monorails are pink inside, which I believe they are not.
So Pink might be back in service. I know the doubters will doubt but i remember telling my wife as we got in," Honey, look at the ceiling, its pink, I think we are on Austin's monorail."
I cannot remember the exterior color but when we entered this monorail the inside trim was indeed pink leading me to believe that they just did not paint the inside pink but covered signs of it being pink from the outside.
The only thing that could debunk this is that if ALL the monorails are pink inside, which I believe they are not.
So Pink might be back in service. I know the doubters will doubt but i remember telling my wife as we got in," Honey, look at the ceiling, its pink, I think we are on Austin's monorail."
Neverland
Active Member
To my knowledge, half of pink has been in service for a while. Teal is made of the two good halves of pink and purple, while Maroon will be reconstructed from the crushed halves. (Right?)
CDavid
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That was my understanding as well, though I've heard the details two different ways. Either that monorail Teal is made up of the front 3 cars of Pink and rear half of Purple, or else that Teal is actually all monorail Pink equipment except for the rear cab car, which is the undamaged rear cab from Purple. I don't know which is correct.
Timekeeper
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I must have missed something. I understand that there was a collision, but why is there a need to create new colors? :shrug:
dvcbeachclub
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i thought it was pink but It wasnt, looked pink from the video.
Why would they change the color. As to not instill fright or scare people. Like a publicity thing to not remind people they are riding the color that was involved in a deadly crash.
Why would they change the color. As to not instill fright or scare people. Like a publicity thing to not remind people they are riding the color that was involved in a deadly crash.
PhilharMagician
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Just like many buildings do not have a 13th floor (except for TOT). People are supersticious and leaving the color identifiers that were invovled in a fatal accident would have some people possibly refusing to ride on it. That would then lead to bad press.
Timekeeper
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Understood ...but that's absolutely ridiculous. :brick:
First, since when does Disney esthetically change the appearance of a "vehicle" with a paint job after it is involved in an accident? There have been plenty of accidents at Disney (some fatal) that have left various ride vehicles untouched. A paint job doesn't erase what happened.
Second, as a practical matter, how many guests actually know what "colors" were involved in the collision - or that there even was a collision for that matter? Sure, everyone on this board knows so it's easy to assume that "everyone else must know too." But people who frequent WDW message boards everyday are a unique breed. If we polled the millions of guests that ride the monorails each year, how many would be able to identify the "colors" involved in the collision? My guess would be less than 1%.
For those 1% who know about the collision and the specific "colors" involved, they are likely also privy to the "new colors." And so if they are on board one of the "new colors," they will be the ones thinking, "Gee, I wonder if I am currently riding the re-painted train that was involved in the collision?" Thus, new colors accomplishes nothing (other than draw additional attention to the issue).
Give me a break. :hammer:
Think about the CMs who have to drive the trains. Do you really think they want to be in a cab saying "purple bye" or "pink bye" I sure as heck wouldn't
Timekeeper
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Ironically, the CMs are the ones in the best position to be in the know as to which colors were are related to the collision (old and new), which trains and vehicles were refurbished after the collision, where (along the track) the collision to place, when (time of day) the collision to place, etc.
Again, "new colors" does absolutely nothing ...other than serve as a more obvious "reminder." :brick:
Edit: The only way to truly eliminate superstition or discomfort with respect to the identified trains (if that is indeed Disney's intention) would be to rename all of them, such as with numbers, or characters, constellations, etc., so that the "new" trains are otherwise indistinguishable from the others. Re-introducing Fuchsia and Mother of Pearl into the fleet, well...
The irony would - again - be that CMs would still know which trains were involved in the collision, which would in turn leak onto these message boards. Disney Fail.
dvcbeachclub
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maybe disney has somewhat of a heart and is just paying homage to
his monorail by figuratively buring or retiring the color in his honor?
maybe they arent even thinking of the public's perception or knowledge of colors
his monorail by figuratively buring or retiring the color in his honor?
maybe they arent even thinking of the public's perception or knowledge of colors
Timekeeper
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In that case, where is the "homage" to the Pirate and Indy actors? :brick:
"Homage" = "reminder," which Disney really doesn't make a practice of doing, especially for something negative.