Riding Old Band-Aid (AKA the Monorail) All Things Monorail

[stopher1]

Here are my DD and DNiece just after riding in the front and proudly displaying their co-pilot cards last August. As I write this I am watching all the Disney jewelry on QVC and crying because I'm not there now. I'm a mess!!

Of course, we love the monorail!

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Great photo! My son has one of those co-pilot cards too, from a father/son weekend that I took him on about 3 years ago. It was a blast, and we waited for the front 3 or 4 times that trip.

P.S. We prefered to ride BLUE

 

[chillcoupons]

That is an awsome photo thanks for posting. It is always thrilling to get a co-piolets license!!!!

By the way Purple is the only way to ride!!!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!!

 

[The Disney Fanatic]

I voted for purple but any color will do. I just love riding the monorail! The monorail truly is a Disney Icon!

 

[chillcoupons]

I voted for purple but any color will do. I just love riding the monorail! The monorail truly is a Disney Icon!

Great co-pilot pic! You all look like you're on !!

Thanks for sharing and thanks for the vote for purple!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!!

 

[stopher1]

Great co-pilot pic! You all look like you're on !!

Thanks for sharing and thanks for the vote for purple!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!!

Fanatic, your hat says it all though.... BLUE

And as a side note - though it tends to be a different universe as far as the parks go - at DL, where they are currently replacing their old band-aids one by one, the newest monorail train that just arrived on-site for testing and implementation and is currently sitting in the roundhouse out back is ... you guessed it... BLUE

 

[chillcoupons]

Fanatic, your hat says it all though.... BLUE

And as a side note - though it tends to be a different universe as far as the parks go - at DL, where they are currently replacing their old band-aids one by one, the newest monorail train that just arrived on-site for testing and implementation and is currently sitting in the roundhouse out back is ... you guessed it... BLUE

Everyone knows that Disney uses trickery and keeps things tight to the vest. I am sure that when the new train is put into use officially they will remove the peel-away blue stripe to reveal Old Band-Aid's true color Purple. I see stuff like that all the time with new car models here in the Detroit area!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Disney Fanatic]

Does anybody have any pictures of the new paint jobs on the monorails with the multicolors?

 

[The Disney Fanatic]

I just looked at the thread that Brian WDW74 told us about and noticed that only the front car on the monorail has the multicolors.

 

[stopher1]

Everyone knows that Disney uses trickery and keeps things tight to the vest. I am sure that when the new train is put into use officially they will remove the peel-away blue stripe to reveal Old Band-Aid's true color Purple. I see stuff like that all the time with new car models here in the Detroit area!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!!!!!!!!

M A Y B E ... but I don't think so. And besides what do you need to make purple??? BLUE

Hey chill, I'm starting to feel a little like you're Flora and I'm Merriweather from Sleeping Beauty with their whole pink, blue thing... hope you don't mind bein' thought of that way... at least she was the tall one... I got the short, dumpy one. BTW - blue

 

[chillcoupons]

I just looked at the thread that Brian WDW74 told us about and noticed that only the front car on the monorail has the multicolors.

Fanatic where is tis thread? I think I have seen the paint job the last time is was in WDW but would like to check it out to make sure I am not missing anything.

M A Y B E ... but I don't think so. And besides what do you need to make purple??? BLUE

Hey chill, I'm starting to feel a little like you're Flora and I'm Merriweather from Sleeping Beauty with their whole pink, blue thing... hope you don't mind bein' thought of that way... at least she was the tall one... I got the short, dumpy one. BTW - blue

I will have to brush up on my Sleeping Beauty which I am sure will happen soon with my daughter on the verge of popping out!!! I can't wait the anticipation is killing me. The only Flora I know is my mother-in-law and she likes PURPLE!!!.

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!

 

[stopher1]

I will have to brush up on my Sleeping Beauty which I am sure will happen soon with my daughter on the verge of popping out!!! I can't wait the anticipation is killing me. The only Flora I know is my mother-in-law and she likes PURPLE!!!.

Man I think you'd say that anyone you know likes purple!!

I do like purple too - I honestly tell my DD that everytime she asks me, but I also tell her that my favorite is BLUE. Her favorites are pink, purple and BLUE.

Can't wait to hear about the arrival of your little princess!!!!! I keep praying that all goes well...

 

[chillcoupons]

Man I think you'd say that anyone you know likes purple!!

You're right! They like Purple even if they don't know they like purple!!

I Love Old Band-Aid!!!!!

 

[addicted2dizney]

You're right! They like Purple even if they don't know they like purple!!

I Love Old Band-Aid!!!!!

I'm never going to look at a Purple monrail the same way again!

 

[chillcoupons]

I'm never going to look at a Purple monrail the same way again!

I am glad to hear that! My goal is for you to be in WDW and say to the people you are with, "Let's take Old Band-Aid over to Epcot". My ultimate dream is to be standing on the platform waiting for the monorail and to hear someone call it Old Band-Aid. That would be awesome!!

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!

 

[TSM1993]

Voted purple.
But thought you might like this pic my boyfriend took talented isnt he.

 

[chillcoupons]

Voted purple.
But thought you might like this pic my boyfriend took talented isnt he.

Beautiful picture of Lime Old Band-Aid!!! Was this taken during Epcot flower festival?
One of the great things about taking pictures of Old Band-Aid is that you can't tell which direction it is going. This picture it looks like it is coming toward the photographer but I a pretty sure it is going the other way.

Thanks for the purple vote.

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!

 

[TSM1993]

Beautiful picture of Lime Old Band-Aid!!! Was this taken during Epcot flower festival?
One of the great things about taking pictures of Old Band-Aid is that you can't tell which direction it is going. This picture it looks like it is coming toward the photographer but I a pretty sure it is going the other way.

Thanks for the purple vote.

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!

It was taken taken during the flower festival 04/01/08 @12:50pm to be exact. Yes it was going away from him.

 

[chillcoupons]

One cast member acts as Monorail Central. Central controls the operation of the entire monorail system, usually by issuing instructions to pilots via radio. Central is responsible for setting up each day's operation in the morning, for handling contingencies and emergencies that occur during the day, and for moving trains off the system after all parks have closed. A cast member can act as Central only with a history of safe train operation, the ability to train other monorail pilots, and a rigorous training period during which they must successfully triage and treat simultaneous simulated emergencies. Monorail Central operates out of the glass booth on the Epcot Load platform at the Transportation and Ticket Center.

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!!

 

[chillcoupons]

Monorail Red set to debut at Disneyland as Blue arrives

Disneyland Monorail Mark VII Disneyland begins riderless daytime tests of the Mark VII Monorail Red next week in anticipation of a public debut by mid-May, Disney officials said.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) could sign off on Monorail Red as early as this week, clearing the way for employee test runs and eventually park visitors, a Disney spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, the shrink-wrapped Monorail Blue trains recently arrived at Disneyland via flatbed truck, Dateline Disneyland column. Late last week, sections of Blue were lowered by crane onto the beamway and pushed into the backstage roundhouse, according to Monday in the Parks column.

Nighttime testing of Monorail Blue is scheduled to begin in early May, Disney officials said.

In late March, Disney put to rest persistent Internet chat room rumors that Monorail Red would have to be sent back to the assembly plant in Canada for major modifications.

The Mark VII’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.


I Love Old Band-Aid!!!!

 

[stopher1]

Me too... but espcially blue. I can't wait to ride 'em again!!!