The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Walt Disney World is refining its procedures at it’s Monorail system to include a new position, at a higher pay scale, who will be responsible for overseeing traffic along the system. We are still awaiting the final report from… Read More »Disney to refine Monorail Procedures with new Position
Potentially interesting news from the excellent organization Monorails.org, mentions a new spurline to be added near the Ticket and Transportation Center. This short track extension will contain a new switch, a place to house a work tractor (used to push/pull trains that have lost power… Read More »Very Short Monorail Expansion planned at Walt Disney World
A small incident on a Monorail at Walt Disney World resulted in a minor injury to a cast member and a report in the Orlando Sentinel. The monorail pilot received an electric shock while flipping a switch inside the nose cone. After a trip to… Read More »Report of more Monorail Troubles at Disney World
In just a few days Disney World’s tragic monorail accident that killed a cast member will have its one year anniversary. So too will the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into the crash. That’s not unusual for an accident investigation. Now we’re hearing… Read More »Probe into Monorail Death extends past one year
Disney has finally filled the new position created to unite the operation and maintenance sides of its transportation fleets. The new Vice President of Transportation at Walt Disney World will be Samuel Lau. Lau worked most recently at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which… Read More »Disney World hires San Francisco Transportation Exec to Run Its System
Jason Garcia of the Orlando Sentinel looks into how the new Tron-o-Rail is dividing fans over its value as a marketing tool for Tron Legacy. I still haven’t seen the actual monorails in person (that’s my goal this weekend), but I have seen the videos.… Read More »Tron-o-Rail a divider, not a uniter?
I received an email report on an incident on the EPCOT monorail line last weekend. No one was reported injured, but it certainly sounds like some hair-raising moments. My sister and I were riding the monorail with my two nieces, who were on a stroller.… Read More »Monorail Incident and New Train Color Rumor
Orlando Attractions Magazine has scored some of the first video of the newly wrapped Monorail advertising for Disney’s upcoming film TRON Legacy. I don’t know about you, but I’m loving it: Now, some people have been complaining about this being a blatant ad that takes… Read More »Tron-o-Rail Debuts at EPCOT