Congratulations to
Raya and
me for turning
Boat Blue!
Back at the TTC, the other principal means of arriving at the MK is the monorail. There are two lines in the MK area: the Express Monorail, stopping only at the TTC and the MK, and the Resort Monorail, stopping at the Polynesian (once the stop has finished refurbishment and open again), the Grand Floridian, the MK, and the Contemporary.
On a separate line, the Monorail runs from the TTC to Epcot, ending the journey with a fun run over Epcot.
The WDW Monorail has 12 trains (Red, Coral, Orange, Gold, Yellow, Lime, Green, Blue, Silver, Black, Teal, and Peach), all Mark VI models Mark VI date back to 1989.
I know I'm at Disney when I hear
"Please stand clear of the doors."
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And before WDW ever existed,
Disneyland had a Monorail! It was opened by Vice President Nixon's daughters Julie and Tricia in 1959. The ceremonial scissors didn't work, leaving Walt to rip the ribbon by hand. Unlike most Disneyland attractions, the Disneyland Monorail was owned by Walt Disney himself, through a company called Retlaw Enterprises ("Walter" spelled backwards).
Disneyland's Monorails are Mark VII, being run since 2007. You can take the Monorail from Downtown Disney into the park, getting off in Tomorrowland, or get on in Tomorrowland and go back to Downtown Disney. On the way back to Downtown Disney, the Monorail cuts through the front of Disney's California Adventure Park and passes the Grand Californian Hotel.
Here's a
D23 article with
8 Cool Facts About the Disney Monorail.
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Finally, I've been lucky enough to experience a third Disney Monorail, the Tokyo Disney Resort Line. This monorail circles the Tokyo Disney Resort, stopping at the Resort Gateway (JR Maihama Station and Ikspiari shopping district), Tokyo Disneyland/Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Bayside Station (for nearby hotels), and Tokyo DisneySea park.
Here are some pictures of various special-occasion wraps on the Tokyo Monorail (which also feature coordinating interior decorations). Note the Mickey-shaped windows on the trains!
