Disney has added a permanent metal gate to the service entrance of the Downtown Disney District Monorail station.
Monorail Station Gate
The service entrance is next to a guest walkway leading between Downtown Disney District and Pixar Pals Parking Structure. It has caused significant confusion over the years. We’ve seen several guests who don’t know any better try to enter the Monorail station through the service entrance.
The new gate will stop guests from accidentally accessing the backstage area. It’s a large green gate with two doors that swing forward. A fence leads from the sides of the gate into the nearby bushes.
In recent years, a temporary chainlink fence did block the service entrance. But this permanent gate should will more reliably block the area.
There are signs on a lamppost past the gate pointing to and from Downtown Disney District. But guests entering from the parking structure could miss these and think the service entrance is a guest pathway. It features the same pavement as the sidewalk.
The gate is locked and has black mesh across the back, which also stops guests from pushing things through for any reason.
The Disneyland Monorail is currently closed for refurbishment and expected to reopen on Friday, March 7, 2025.
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