Wow total clickbait. Unscrupulous also picked it up as well.
$104M for 12 trains ($8.7M/train) 12 Innovia 300 6 car trains do cost $8.7M each.
$104M for 12 trains ($8.7M/train) 12 Innovia 300 6 car trains do cost $8.7M each.
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Rumor New Monorails Coming Soon?
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trainplane3
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The funniest part is that it took over 2 weeks for him to pick it up.
Epcot_Imagineer
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Just to make sure people don't get too caught up in this, please note the portion of the table that says the "Market Segment" is services only. If this were going to be actual monorail cars, don't you think that it would also include rolling stock?
EDIT: Did not see that we had switched to talking about the 104m #. That does include rolling stock under market segment, so discuss to your heart's content.
EDIT: Did not see that we had switched to talking about the 104m #. That does include rolling stock under market segment, so discuss to your heart's content.
lazyboy97o
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That it is two separate line items is something nobody seems to really consider. Other items do include both rolling stock and services as a single item. While it’s definitely possible that a company like Disney would have two separate agreements and thus two separate contracts (one with Walt Disney Imagineering for the trains and another with Walt Disney World for services) and line items, it’s also possible that they are two completely unrelated deals.
Creathir
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He’s losing his touch...
If I can scoop something that far in advance over him, his copy/paste must have stopped working.
RSoxNo1
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I've only really been tracking this rumor since last year. I'm not sure there has been much in the way of real substance prior to that point:
Robbiem
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Here in London new tube trains are about £10 million each but those trains are built to stricter fire standards for use in deep tunnels so the cost in the article is about right for a Disney sized fleet.
I guess another option would be that the new mystery order is for Las Vegas and Disney would buy the existing fleet and run it in Florida
I guess another option would be that the new mystery order is for Las Vegas and Disney would buy the existing fleet and run it in Florida
Squishy
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Thing is if it would be for Las Vegas, wouldn't the city be talking about how they ordered new monorails?
lazyboy97o
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The Las Vegas Monorail is privately owned and not within the city limits.
roj2323
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It's large enough. At 2.4 million per car (a number someone else posted above) This is enough for 17 six car trains or 14 seven car trains. If you consider a portion of this cost would cover shipping and other fees, 12 trains isn't a crazy leap.Hmmm...
Could this possibly mean something's cooking for WDW?
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Monorail manufacturer Bombardier has a new mystery client big enough to be Disney
For years now, Disney World fans have been hoping the resort will finally add new monorails to replace the aging fleet that continually makes the news...www.orlandoweekly.com
Goofyernmost
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Curious, if they are not within the city limits, where are they? They were built right behind the hotels on the strip. In what city or township are they located?
The Strip is actually outside Las Vegas city limits. I believe its just unincorporated Clark county, though there may be some sort of improvement districts that overlap it.
lazyboy97o
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The Las Vegas Strip is not in Las Vegas. They’re not in a city or township. Paradise and Winchester are the place names, but unincorporated so the local government is Clark County.
montyz81
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@marni1971 have you any insider info on this. Just curious if we are all barking up a tree that doesn't really exist.
If this is “it” I don’t know. But I did say last year that it’s been discussed again.
s8film40
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rudyjr13
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Hoping if there was ever a chance it’s with Josh D’Amaro in charge given his previous stint as WDW transportation head.
Goofyernmost
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So what you are saying is the unless the Airport is in Las Vegas I really haven't been to Las Vegas. I guess in the interest of transparency I should inform all the people that I told I went to Las Vegas that I didn't really go there. I never left the strip. Oh, wait, yes I did. I took a tour out to the Hoover Dam. Did I pass through any of LV property in that process? I guess that is why whatever happens in Vegas, never happened in Vegas. All my images are shattered now... I think I need a nap.
Sounds more like a refurb budget.