June 24th, 2008

Not much has been heard about the new monorails at Disneyland lately. I think the Big D is disturbed by how long it is taking them to get the new trains up, the first of the 3 was supposed to launch as early as Memorial Day weekend this year. As of right now, the red train is still going around the track during the daytime getting adjustments and being tested. They have also finally put the blue train on the tracks, though it seems to be doing nightly test runs and adjustments. Currently at the resort you will see the red during the day with no passengers, the old purple one with passengers, and you may get lucky and spot the blue one at night. There has been no announced date for the delivery of the last remaining new monorail for the resort which will be orange in color. More as we get it…

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May 19th, 2008

It has been weeks since we’ve heard anything, but Disney made a few announcements today about the new Mark VII Monorail that was supposed to have already opened. They said that the new monorail is still undergoing “tests and adjustments”. The reason behind the delay are things like the doors and the air conditioning, among others. Disney Spokesman John McClintock said that they are both are working, but just not yet to Disney’s satisfaction. The only thing mentioned about an opening date was when asked if it would be ready for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend he responded, “not at all likely”. We’ll keep you updated as more news comes in.

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April 24th, 2008

There have been MANY new pictures posted of the Red Monorail over at MouseTimes They have pics of it on the track, pictures comparing to the old monorail, a few sneaky shots of the inside while the door was open, etc. If you are as excited as I am for the new monorails then this picture collection is definitely one to check out. It looks really nice over the lagoon! Although, the blue one will simply look amazing over that blue water. Still no word on when it will begin to run, but my guess is they want it to be going as soon as possible.

Contrary to what was previously reported as a big possibility, the Red Monorail has been delayed and will not open to the public tomorrow. John McClintock (Disney Spokesman) said that the team working on the monorail “has decided to take a few extra days for test and adjust so it will not open to guests on Friday.” There is still no word on an official opening day.

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April 22nd, 2008

It looks like it has been reported that Monorail Red is expected to be open to the public this coming Friday! It looks as though the monorail will have bench seats that face the windows so guests will have the best view possible of Disneyland Park and Downtown Disney. In other monorail news, it looks that the three colors have been announced and are as follows:
*Red Body with Blue Glass
*Blue Body with Purple Glass
*Orange Body with Blue Glass
No announcements have been made officially on when to expect the other two monorails to be running. Hopefully sooner than later…

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April 15th, 2008

According to Disney Officials, the Red Monorail will begin driving around very soon and is set to open sometime in mid-May! This is great news for monorail fans. Once signed off by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, employees will begin their test runs during the day. This could begin as early as this week and most likely next week we will begin to see the shiny, new monorail at the resort during normal operating hours. The blue version arrived at the resort within the last week and will begin its process of being approved as soon as possible. The new monorails look amazing. Let’s just hope they run a little more smoothly than the old ones. They weren’t rough by any means, but smooth would be awesome.

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