Disneyland’s Monorail Red puts rumors to rest
Disneyland has been conducting regular after-hours tests of Monorail Red, putting to rest persistent Internet chat room rumors that the new Mach Mark VII would have to be sent back to the assembly plant for major modifications.
[Ed.: Thanks Don, you are indeed correct; we've updated the original text above.]
Disney officials said that the new monorail has been cycling around the beamway under its own power and that sending the futuristic bullet-nosed train back to the Vancouver, Canada, assembly plant was “never considered.”
After the test-and-adjust phase, Monorail Red will undergo state inspections, and Disney employees will be trained in the operation of the five-car burgundy train before visitors get their first ride.
Monorail Blue, still under construction in Canada, is scheduled to arrive at Disneyland between mid-April and early May.
The monorail’s sleek iconic exterior features color-shifting paint with gray pinstriping that evokes the stainless-steel side panels of the 1959 original designed by Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr.
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— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
[Image: Scot Drake/Walt Disney Imagineering]
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March 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
It’s “Mark VII” not “Mach VII.”
March 25th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
[...] (source) Posted by Ryan | [...]
March 26th, 2008 at 12:38 am
[...] (source) | [...]
March 26th, 2008 at 9:32 am
[...] While there have been several rumors and news been spread around the Internet that there are problems with the new Disneyland Mark VII Monorail system, the L.A. Times ensures us that there are no problems. The monorails are doing nightly test rounds and the Blue monorail can be expected somewhere between Mid April and Early May. [...]
March 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Disney Gossip tracks down YouTube video of a nighttime test of Monorail Red at Disneyland.
— Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times staff writer + theme park blogger
March 26th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Disney Gossip tracks down YouTube video of a nighttime test of Monorail Red at Disneyland.
Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times staff writer + theme park blogger
Disney Gossip:
http://www.disneygossip.com/2008/03/monorail-red-video-running-on-rails-at.html
YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDgCQqlxORQ
April 24th, 2008 at 11:24 am
is there a chance the track may bend?
not a chance my Hindu friend!