Disney Sets Closing Date for Monorail System (2024)
Amid multiple reports of disgusting conditions aboard Disney transportation and its current conditions, the company has announced plans to shut down its monorail system.
While Disney Parks officials, Cast Members, and multiple teams go to extreme lengths to ensure that the Resorts and all offerings remain in pristine conditions, aiming to provide the best experiences for all Guests, there have been multiple reports criticizing the current state of Walt Disney World Resort’s Monorail system, pointing out structural damage and hazardous infestations, added to Florida Legislature’s efforts to shut down the convenient transportation system in the Orlando-based Resort.
Continuing these efforts, Disney officials have announced a closing date for the popular transportation system.
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Ironically, however, the closure is set to take place in Anaheim, California, not in Orlando. At the same time, Disney Parks officials are ready to kick off a multi-decade investment project, bringing new attractions, experiences, and more to the Southern California theme park.
Disneyland Resort recently updated its website, announcing a temporary closure of its Monorail system starting July 5, 2023, for refurbishment. As of this article’s publishing, Disneyland officials have not shared an estimated timeline for this refurbishment, meaning that the closure is currently indefinite.
While the results of this refurbishment will surely be appreciated by Guests traveling on the Disneyland Monorail once it reopens, it is bizarre that Disneyland officials decided to shut the attraction down in the middle of summer, when Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure welcome thousands of Guests every day, and 1-Park tickets range from $159 to $179 per Guest per day, reaching the Park’s highest ticket price tiers.
Additionally, Disneyland officials recently announced the extended closure of Alice in Wonderland — a beloved Fantasyland dark ride in Disneyland Park — despite an upcoming refurbishment to the attraction, with no scheduled reopening date as of this article’s publishing. Similarly, Soarin’ Around the World will shut its doors indefinitely at Disney California Adventure this summer.
Inside the Magicwill keep you updated on the reopening dates for Alice in Wonderland in Disneyland Park, Soarin’ Around the World in Disney California Adventure, and the Disneyland Monorail once more information becomes available.
While its Southern California counterpart gears up for the — possibly — extensive refurbishment of its monorail system, Walt Disney World Resort has not announced any official plans to kick off maintenance work on its multiple monorail lines, despite the abovementioned reports.
However, considering that the Walt Disney World Monorail Transportation system tends to two theme parks — Magic Kingdom and EPCOT — and multiple Disney Resort hotels, the logistics for an extended refurbishment could become much more complicated. Inside the Magic will update you should Disney World announce any closures or refurbishments for its monorail system.
More on the Disneyland Monorail
The Disneyland Monorail is an iconic piece of Disney history, helping Guests get around Disneyland Resort on a 2.5-mile, 13-minute round-trip journey aboard the historic, high-speed, zero-emission, single-rail transportation system.
With breathtaking views of Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, and the majestic Matterhorn Bobsleds in Disneyland Park, Grizzly Peak, Buena Vista Street, and Hollywood Land in Disney California Adventure, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, and the Downtown Disney District, it’s not hard to see why the Disneyland Monorail is a must-do for Guests visiting the Southern California Disney Resort.
With trains running approximately every 10 minutes, Guests can board the Disneyland Monorail at the Tomorrowland station, right above Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, and at the Downtown Disney District Station — as long as they have a valid theme park admission.
Disney describes this historical attraction as follows:
A Ride into History
The Disneyland Monorail was the first transportation system of its kind in America. The current version combines the sleek styling of the 1959 classic with new technologies and subtle design changes, bringing a retro-futuristic look and contemporary feel to the timeless Disneyland icon.
Today, the Disneyland Monorail is comprised of the Red, Blue and Orange Mark VII trains. Because the system uses a 600-volt DC power source, it emits no direct exhaust or pollutants into the atmosphere.
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The website states that “Beginning July 5, 2023, the Disneyland Monorail will be closed for refurbishment. Please check back here for updates about when it will reopen.”
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Since then, no further additions have been made, and no expansions are planned due to prohibitive construction costs, though a legal easem*nt for monorail construction through Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa dating back to 1970 still exists.
A: Yes.All Guests have complimentary access to our network of monorails, buses and boats. If you would like to visit multiple parks, enjoy a nice dinner at one of the Disney Resort hotels or shop at Disney Springs, you can leave your car parked in the theme park lot and use our transportation network.
On February 12, 1974, the Mark IV Monorail Blue rear ended the Mark IV Monorail Red due to driver error.One driver and two passengers were injured. On June 26, 1985, a fire engulfed the rear car of the six-car Mark IV Silver monorail train in transit from the Epcot station to the Transportation and Ticket Center.
Disney has just announced that the Disneyland Resort monorail is closed for refurbishment beginning today, July 5th, and will remain closed through August 31, 2023. The monorail at Disneyland differs from the one in Walt Disney World, as guests can ride it directly into Disneyland Park and get off near Tomorrowland.
Unfortunately, Walt Disney and his team of Imagineers could not find a suitable version to make this dream a reality. It wasn't until 1958 when two of his Imagineers introduced Walt to a monorail created by the Alweg Corporation in Germany did he see the potential of bringing this system to his original Magic Kingdom.
Disney has said the new version of the popular attraction will be influenced by history and the long-defunct World of Motion attraction, which Test Track replaced in 1999.
The Holloman High Speed Test Track is the longest (50,788 feet) and most precisely aligned and instrumented facility of its kind in the world. The track is used to simulate selected trajectories of aircraft and missiles under stringent conditions.
Conversely, monorails can be more expensive than light-rail systems that do not include tunnels. In addition, monorails must either remain above ground or use larger tunnels than conventional rail systems, and they require complex track-switching equipment.
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