Rumor New Monorails Coming Soon?

[pdude81]

I mean, I can "buy" the story. But I don't necessarily trust the 'source'. Again, why wouldn't we have heard rumors of this by now?

Somebody has to be the first to report a rumor. I remember seeing rumors about the theater being cancelled to free up money for the monorails, but nothing about an imminent order

 

[P_Radden]

Yawn. More fake news from that loon. I don't understand why people continue to give his site any acknowledgement. If it isn't from WDWMagic, I assume it is LIES. Lol.

 

[networkpro]

The current bench seating is inefficient for the express loop especially when you consider the proliferation of strollers or even the transit crushes of rope drop and post fireworks.

 

[zakattack99]

So, take this with a grain of salt, as my beother is a known story teller, however he has been more right then wrong recently. So my brother works for a company that Disney works with on different projects. (Keeping this vague for obvious reasons). He said he was at a meeting about their projects and the person confirmed he met with confirmed that Disney is getting a new fleet by bombider. He said it will be a modified version to fit the track (not sure what version but modified to work in WDW). And that this is where the theater money went. (So everything that has already been stated) however he said that the same person mentioned back in February that this was a possibility. Like I said take it for what it's worth.

 

[marni1971]

@Rteetz @marni1971 Anything that you guys know about ?

Nothing I know of aside from the theatre funds were allocated elsewhere.

I don’t think Tom would run with this unless he thought it had some substance.

At least no one mentioned Siemens this time...

 

[wdwmagic]

New monorail stories are like those over the past 15 years about a new movie for Star Tours and the closing of Indy Stunt Show.

We all know that eventually it has to happen, and it will be talked about forever until it is actually done.

 

[msg7]

whether or not its true... it NEEDS to happen. otherwise they might as well get rid of the monorails (which I do NOT support btw)- it's an embarrassment at the moment

I can't figure out how other cities and airports can have rail-type systems that are so much better than what is at WDW - people fly into MCO and can rid a better one there and then get to Disney and the doors fly open, they are down, or they are trashed

MCO has Automated People Movers. (APMs) They cost significantly less than the monorails, and less to maintain...

 

[EpcotMark]

Maybe bombardier IS the new SSE sponsor

Nice. Then I can see my Seadoo on display at the SSE post show. Maybe take them around the lagoon.

 

[JUFL2019]

t Disney works with on different projects. (Keeping this vague for obvious reasons). He said he was at a meeting about their projects and the person confirmed he met with confirmed that Disney is getting a new fleet by bombider. He said it will be a modified version to fit the track (not sure what version but modified to work in WDW). And that this is where the theater money went. (So everything that has already been stated) however he said that the same person mentioned back

MCO has Automated People Movers. (APMs) They cost significantly less than the monorails, and less to maintain...

The average Guest traveling from MCO to Disney World, does not, nor cares not, about the difference. One is brand new, one is falling apart.

 

[Rteetz]

@Rteetz @marni1971 Anything that you guys know about ?

I have heard nothing new. I am checking to see if anything has changed.

 

[Sped2424]

I know people rightfully so give Tom a lot of crap for his poor attitude and news stealing practices (myself included). But I agree with Marni he wouldn't have run this story unless he had something substantial.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Wow, congratulations, you managed to make it sound like a door flies open about every two seconds instead of once in 30 years and that they are all down (some are down for the maintenance that so many say doesn't happen) or trashed (I don't know of any that have been trashed) and that in order to use the mono rail one has to walk on the top of the rail itself from TTC to MK or Epcot and that it is constant. I don't mind the fact that after 30 years it is probably time to upgrade to new equipment, maybe replace it one train at a time, but, gloom and disaster spouting only hurts the chances of that happening.

Have you experienced the monorails over the past year? I didn't make it sound like a door was flying open every 2 seconds... but once is bad enough imo. I mean lets be honest here... modern equipment should have sensors to detect that. It has a lot of other issues as well I didn't specify. It is time to upgrade, change the design, or something.

 

[Bender123]

I know people rightfully so give Tom a lot of crap for his poor attitude and news stealing practices (myself included). But I agree with Marni he wouldn't have run this story unless he had something substantial.

That's on point. Like his attitude or not, he hasn't shown himself to be a wildly inaccurate source. Sometimes, you need to give the devil his due and its infinitely likely that sooner or later a monorail fleet replacement was going to be forced out. Im skeptical, but I as a source, this has me hopeful.

 

[Kman101]

I know people rightfully so give Tom a lot of crap for his poor attitude and news stealing practices (myself included). But I agree with Marni he wouldn't have run this story unless he had something substantial.

Let's hope it is substantial. I'd hope he wouldn't run it without believing it to be true.

 

[GhostHost1000]

MCO has Automated People Movers. (APMs) They cost significantly less than the monorails, and less to maintain...

then why doesn't Disney consider moving to that design with a more Disney-like look?

 

[ToTBellHop]

I can’t verify this specifically but new trains are in the works. I don’t know about “soon.”

 

[danheaton]

I rarely click on articles from that particular site, but I did have to read this one. While I'm entirely convinced, there is a lot of logic to the move from Disney. I also do understand the abrupt cancellation of the theater if that is helping to justify the costs of the monorails. Unlike a lot of the rumors, I can see the possibility of this one happening.

 

[msg7]

then why doesn't Disney consider moving to that design with a more Disney-like look?

They would have to replace all of the monorail track with a new guideway specialized for the APM system. An APM is meant to be used for smaller scale systems like airports. (sans Detroit's one...) The amount of vehicles that they would have to purchase to be more efficient than the monorail would just add up to being just as costly or even more...

I can’t verify this specifically but new trains are in the works. I don’t know about “soon.”

Any estimate of when we may see the first one roll out? (If you're allowed to say or even know, of course.) By the 50th?

 

[JBIRDTO]

If it is true unfortunately Bombardier is notorious for being late on projects. We have been waiting for years for new streetcars for Toronto and they have had delay after delay in delivering the product. Hopefully they can roll out single replacement monorails as they become completed.

 

[castlecake2.0]

If it is true unfortunately Bombardier is notorious for being late on projects. We have been waiting for years for new streetcars for Toronto and they have had delay after delay in delivering the product. Hopefully they can roll out single replacement monorails as they become completed.

I was thinking exactly this as I read this on the Queen street car .