April 25th, 2008

In recent interviews, Ed Grier (Disneyland Resort President) talked about upcoming plans for the resort. He talked about several things that were already known such as the cars expansion in DCA, re-theming areas in DCA, etc. But there IS some new news in this afterall! Two brand new things are talked about while one semi-new and pretty much been expected topic. Check it out…

*Tinkerbell - Disneyland will open a Tinkerbell Attraction this fall. What does this mean? Well, an attraction can be anything from a small character greet (which some sites are reporting for Tink) to a full on ride. No other details were released besides some attraction will be opening in ‘08 with the release of the first of a straight to DVD series staring Tinkerbell.

*The Garden Walk - Disney is looking into getting two hotels in this area. This would give them a slice of cake for this new shopping, hotel, and dining district located just down the street from the Disneyland Resort.

*Third Theme Park - It was hinted during this interview with this quote: “We do see a tremendous opportunity on our 88 acres of land.” So who knows if he is talking about in the actual DLR block or down the street like the previous aerial photo shows. If this ever DOES happen, don’t expect it to be anytime soon.

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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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April 12th, 2008

It’s been reported that the BLUE monorail is now on Disneyland property. This is exciting news because it leads us to believe that they are going to be officially beginning running these things around the same time. They look very new yet very retro all at the same time. Hopefully these will end up running more smoothly, as the older ones are starting to get kind of clunky as it drives along the track. The monorails were ready for a change, and now they are coming. As far as when they are going to be taking guests around? Nobody REALLY knows at this point. We reported Blue would be arriving in late April, so it looks like they may be earlier than expected. Let just hope they get them going soon!

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