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  • Disney Monorail Is Back On Track

    Disney Monorail Is Back On Track

    Most people go to Disney World expecting to see Mickey Mouse and ride a few rides.

    A recent group of visitors got more of a ride than they bargained for when the monorail they were riding stalled due to bad weather.

    The monorails at Disney are used to transport visitors between hotels, parking lots and parks.

    The monorail that stalled was on its way from Magic Kingdom to Epcot center.

    It was originally thought that the monorail had been struck by lightning, but an investigation determined that was not true and that it stalled because of a power outage caused by the bad weather.

    Operators tried to restart the monorail several times but after an hour they decided they needed to evacuate everyone.

    The riders on the monorail had to be evacuated by firefighters using a lift. One of the people onboard the monorail said that although it did get hot and uncomfortable on the monorail, nobody panicked.

    “I just kept saying this is the most exclusive ride, having to evacuate the monorail,” said the rider.

    Nobody was injured during the incident and the monorail was back up and running by Monday.

    Once the riders were evacuated and safe, Disney employees offered them Fast Passes and gave toys to the children who were riding the monorail.

    Guests who missed scheduled dinners or other attractions or those who did not get a chance to visit their desired park were also given new tickets and Disney employees even helped them reschedule their activities.

    What do you think really caused the monorail to stall? Do you think Disney handled the situation appropriately?

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  • Disney Monorail Up And Running Again

    The Disney monorail that was shut down on Sunday because of lightning was back up and running again on Monday. The lightning did not strike the actual car of the monorail, but did shut down the power around 6:30 pm.

    After several attempts at a restart, the car was evacuated beginning at 7, and was totally empty by 8, thanks to Disney’s fast response. No one suffered injury.

    Renee Wells and her husband, of Ray City, Ga., actually saw the lightning strike. They tried to calm other patrons as they waited for the Disney monorail car to start.

    Many of the other guests began “freaking out” after the Disney monorail slowly came to a stop after the lightning hit, according to Wells. “We kept having to tell them it’s fine – yes, we’re 30 feet in the air, yes, it’s hotter than you know what, but we’re OK.”

    It got hot and it caused a little worry, but that didn’t stop guests from drawing Mickey ears on the windows of the Disney monorail in the forming condensation, as show in some of Wells’ photos.

    It didn’t stop the couple, who was traveling on the Disney monorail with their two young children, from looking on the bright side of things. They did get to have a little adventure as they were evacuated.

    “It was neat because we got to be on top of the monorail.” Wells said.

    Because of the inconvenience caused by the halting of the Disney monorail, park employees went above and beyond to make things right for guests like the Wells’.

    Disney gave toys to her children and FastPasses to the entire family. If you’ve ever been to Disneyworld, you’ll know that is worth a small fortune in itself! Employees also made sure that the Wells’ were not charged for the dinner they missed and rescheduled their dinner at a closer Disney parks restaurant.

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