Must be recent because I rode it during the 50th and it was over 100 degrees that day. I guess today's folks are much more susceptible to the vapors.
No idea when it started. But it's been standard procedure when it's really hot for some time.
It is so the pilot doesn't get vapors.
It's not even humid in CA, open the window a little and it would be fine. I've driven a monorail in FL with no AC, I'm not saying it's fun but I didn't pass out.
I don't recall the humidity factor but 100+ degrees is still hot. 100+ degrees and humid is still 100+ degrees but, it seems hotter because you aren't able to evaporate sweat. However, it was still quite hot and uncomfortable especially if you grabbed one of the metal queue stanchions.It's not even humid in CA, open the window a little and it would be fine. I've driven a monorail in FL with no AC, I'm not saying it's fun but I didn't pass out.
I was visiting Vegas once and midday at noon I remember telling my wife that it was obviously hot but it was still not too bad and definitely more comfortable than about 75-80 in FL. We got back to the hotel that night and the weather reported that the high during the day at noon was 112.
Good point, if only there were openable windows in the cockpit. Unfortunately, there aren’t. I hope your conditions in Florida were safe. I’d still say it’s reasonable to suspend operation in 100° heat with no A/C.It's not even humid in CA, open the window a little and it would be fine. I've driven a monorail in FL with no AC, I'm not saying it's fun but I didn't pass out.
I thought the windows opened, if not then yeah that would be pretty bad. Yeah usually in WDW if the AC goes out they take the train off or switch it to a different line to at least switch cabs. That being said they're usually driven for a little while until then. It's perfectly safe, just not real fun. Probably the unsafest thing I ever did was drive a monorail that had just been painted for 6 hours straight. No one else wanted to drive it because the paint fumes were so strong. I didn’t notice them after a couple laps, but towards the end I was pretty dizzy, haha.
Disney knew the AC was omitted. It was their decision. It was no surprise.
Maybe they should put in some vents for passive cooling. I hear that's very effective.
If they did, the day I was on it they weren't turned on. It wasn't unpleasant, it seems like there were windows that opened, but, that was 13 years ago so perhaps I am thinking of something else, but, that is what I remember. Frankly I have been to DL once and done, and I don't follow anything that is going on in that park other then SWL, and that is mostly because I don't have any choice as there seems to be an unofficial contest to see if WDW catches up to DL.
The Mark VIIs reuse the Mark V bodies which also lacked air conditioning. What the Mark Vs had was seating that placed people next to proper operable windows. The Mark VIIs were a cluster, a grand display of the arrogance and disconnect of Walt Disney Imagineering.
As @marni1971 has said several times in the past D23 announcements can change up until days before the event. It’s far too early to know for sure what will be announced.
Heck, it can be announced and still not happen.
