New Monorails?

[Takket]

There was a rumor going around about 6 months ago that Disney was looknig for bids to build new monorails, but I haven't heard anything on that in a while. Is this real or dispelled?

 

[Alesia]

Monorail lines cost at least $1,000,000 per mile. They are never going to expand the monorail system

 

[Takket]

the rumor was new trains, not track. Possibly from Bombardier (spell)?

 

[joelkfla]

the rumor was new trains, not track. Possibly from Bombardier (spell)?

I don't think it's been either debunked or confirmed yet.

 

[kaytieeldr]

There's a Rumors and News subforum under Theme Parks Advice and Strategies. If anybody "knows", it will be posted there.

 

[vacationer1954]

I don't think it's been either debunked or confirmed yet.

However, recent rehabilitation work on the existing trains makes it seem a little less likely. I think we can say with some level of assurance that unless Disney has gotten a lot better at keeping a big secret, we're not going to see new monorail trains for the 50th anniversary.

 

[Stoopy90]

Definitely not before the 50th, but I would think they would be sometime after that. They are in rough shape, but you never know with all the cost cutting going on.

 

[thesilas]

Instead of new monorails, they are just refurbishing the old ones. Which is kinda disappointing.