In honor of National Monorail Day on March 6 (a holiday seemingly made up by Disney today), Disney Parks shared a 4-hour video of Monorail ambience. 4-Hour Monorail Ambience The video is filmed from within a Walt Disney World Resort Mark VI Monorail. It spends four hours looping around EPCOT and the Transportation and Ticket … Read more
The “Party Monorail” is back! Back in the fall of 2021, the Walt Disney World Monorail system debuted colorful new undercarriage lights. During last year’s new year celebrations, the Monorails turned into “Party Monorails” with flashing lights. During Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this fall, the lights were switched to purple and orange. Now the lights … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, August 11, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Monorail Green has returned to service at Walt Disney World Resort with brand-new black deltas. The Monorail underwent an interior refurbishment back in 2019. Monorail Green Returns to Service There are now decorative black deltas on the green stripe running around the exterior of the Monorail. Other Monorails have gained similar decorations during recent refurbishments. … Read more
The Walt Disney World Monorail will open late on Friday, July 14, for routine maintenance. Disney said in the announcement that the Monorail will be open by approximately 10:00 a.m. Walt Disney World Monorail Delay The Walt Disney World Resort and Express Monorail usually open 30 minutes before Magic Kingdom opens and close one hour … Read more
The Walt Disney World Monorail fleet has joined in the 4th of July celebrations with red, white, and blue undercarriage lights. The LED lighting effects were added as part of the 50th anniversary of the resort in 2021, and like the lights on Spaceship Earth, they’re seemingly here to stay. Each Monorail on the line … Read more
Black tarps currently partially cover the Monorail signs at the Transportation and Ticket Center of Walt Disney World. Monorail Signs The black tarps only cover the Monorail flats atop the archways leading to the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT stations. As a result, the theme park names are partially obscured. From the back, we could see … Read more
The Florida Senate has passed SB 1250 with an amendment allowing the Florida Department of Transportation to inspect the Walt Disney World Monorail system. SB 1250 SB 1250 passed 26-14. It will next go to the Florida House of Representatives. If the House passes it, Governor DeSantis is expected to sign it into law. The … Read more
A Florida Senate committee advanced the plan for state inspections of the Walt Disney World Monorail system, Orlando Sentinel reports. Republican Senator Nick DiCeglie filed the amendment to require state inspections for the Walt Disney World Monorails. The amendment, added to SB 1250 regarding the Florida Department of Transportation, states the “department shall adopt by rule minimum … Read more
Republican Senator Nick DiCeglie has filed an amendment to require state inspections for the Walt Disney World Monorails. The amendment was added to SB 1250 regarding the Florida Department of Transportation. It states the “department shall adopt by rule minimum safety standards for governmentally owned fixed-guideway transportation systems, privately owned or operated fixed-guideway transportation systems … Read more
The Disneyland Monorail will be closed for refurbishment beginning on March 20, 2023. The Disneyland app now lists the attraction as closed through March 23, 2023. The Monorail should reopen to guests on March 24, although it’s always possible the refurbishment could be extended. The pavement was just replaced outside the Downtown Disney District Monorail … Read more
The Disneyland Monorail will close for refurbishment beginning March 20, 2023. The Disneyland calendar only goes through March 22 right now, and the Monorail is shown as closed through that date. It’s not clear when the Disneyland Monorail will reopen. Last month, construction fences went up around the Downtown Disney District Monorail station. One of … Read more
On Friday night, the Walt Disney World Monorail system went down unexpectedly due to technical issues. It reopened the next afternoon, but has been running slowly ever since. Our reporters in the field and guests have reported that the Monorails have been delayed, shaking every few feet, and sometimes not going over 5 mph. Disney … Read more
We’ve found the culprit responsible for the Walt Disney World Monorail downtime this weekend: Stitch! We saw him causing trouble on a Monorail track above the Transportation and Ticket Center. Okay, what we really saw was a Stitch plush that somehow ended up under the high voltage beam of the express Monorail near the TTC. … Read more
Monorail Lime was the latest Monorail to be refurbished at Walt Disney World. It has now returned to service. We spotted Monorail Lime pulling through Disney’s Contemporary Resort this morning. It has a lime stripe on the outside, with dark blue edges and deltas. We caught back up with Monorail Lime at Transportation and Ticket … Read more
Monorail Teal has returned to service on the Magic Kingdom Monorail line after a major refurbishment. The Monorails have been undergoing refurbishment one by one over the past few years. Monorail Teal is mostly white with a teal stripe running around its exterior — the same design as all the Walt Disney World Monorails. A … Read more