Sirwalterraleigh
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Of course…I just seem to remember hearing it was a little more complicated than mesh or rebar…
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Rumor New Monorails Coming Soon?
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Disstevefan1
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This post was made in 2018. HOW TRUE IT IS TODAY!
pdude81
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Mickey is too old school. I'm not sure he'd even go back to Stich ears. Perhaps baby Yoda ears, if he could figure out a way to distinguish them from actual Yoda ears
Creathir
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They are actually concrete with a polystyrene core.
Back in the 1970s, they couldn’t be made in Florida, and actually were sourced from a company in Tacoma, WA.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
That’s it!!
thank you. There was a clip or something about them transporting them from Washington…I think?
it actually goes to the point…they couldn’t actually manufacture them in Florida I believe because of the humidity?…which is also why they wouldn’t use steel.
Florida’s weather is unforgiving…these are old tracks that carry massive weight…high humidity…high water table…tropical systems…subsidence…
I think the tracks are a big problem with replacing the trains. That system has a lifespan…they just won’t admit to it as long as they can.
They are also prestressed members so there are metal cables throughout the beam.
Reinforced Concrete in Florida (not on the immediate coast) generally will last significantly longer than other areas of the country because it is not exposed to corrosive agents such a salt.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
You can bring it back in 2024 and nothing will be different
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
So like 200 years? Or maybe 75?
people tend to not notice that a majority of man made systems fail when you talk in terms of “decades”
they have had to repair/replace beams…things break when you use them.
I’d be more concerned about one of the support columns sinking into the Florida muck than a beam failing. Considering how prone to trouble foundations and footers are in the Florida swamp are, the construction of the system was done very well.
"The Walt Disney World monorail is a
lazyboy97o
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Only the original beams for the Magic Kingdom were made in Washington. The EPCOT Center beams were made on site.
Concrete is a very popular building material in central Florida. A lot of buildings like new schools and offices are tilt-up concrete construction. Almost everything is covered in stucco (cement plaster).
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I’m familiar and not questioning the existence or practicality of concrete…
…just saying noting is permanent In construction…so at some point they’ll need a major reinvestment.
my hunch is that’s a replacement of some type
Disstevefan1
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SO TRUE. And the parks will be mobbed just the same. TWDC is invincible.
deeevo
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LOL... and I am still a Passholder... for now.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Oh great…your gonna get the king involved?
he’ll install lighting lane on the dumpsters in the DAK service area
Creathir
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Creathir
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Hey, I think he already is, you’ve seen the trash cans overflowing lately right?Oh great…your gonna get the king involved?
he’ll install lighting lane on the dumpsters in the DAK service area
