Rotten Monorail

[zaccaglin]

Thanks for the education.

Anytime, what can I say I love my trains! Feel free to message me if you ever want to know more.

 

[jhaig]

As stated above, the express Monorial would have no bearing on you being a deluxe guest, it doesn't stop at any hotel. And your complaint about it shutting down at 6:30 is perplexing to me when I had already provided you with the monorail hours on another thread?? As for the monorail slowing down and stopping on the beam, that is part of the normal operation if a train is approaching the contemporary and there is a train already in the station, it had to stop outside of the station and await dispatch in. As for the systems reset, it happens, There are hundreds of computer systems aboard the train and if one of them loses connection (like your wifi at home for example) a reset is required to get it back online. It's usually not so much of a major issue but if a simple connection loss. Those resets happen inside the station before or after loading guests.

With that being said, the biggest Thing to remember about the monorails is that the system itself is 45 years old. The trains average about 26 years old. The trains run 365 days a year, upwards of 20hrs a day. They don't get much rest, the maintenance shop is taking any time they can to do anything that needs to be done. Wether that be something as simple as changing the tires, touching up paint, beamway patch repairs, or buss bar replacement. They are also taking the time to do major projects like new systems testing, complete train refurbishments, re wires, motor replacements, new fire suppression systems etc. Until the WDW executives decide to replace the trains this current crazy schedule is going to be the norm I'm afraid. Maybe one day we'll get new trains and this will all be behind us but for now we just have to deal with what we have.

I should clarify, it was the resort monorail with all of the problems (specifically monorail green - we rolled our eyes when we saw it coming!).

 

[jhaig]

Middle of the night, as has been pointed out, is a very short time. Especially when you factor in extended park hours and Extra Magic Hours. Right now they are working on it during the middle of the day, which has some guests in a tizzy.

Correct. There were a lot of people in a tizzy when it took over an hour to get from Epcot to the Contemporary after a long hot day, transferring monorails at the TTC waiting for glorious air conditioning, then having the train reset itself which turns off everything, including the cool air. Then waiting on the track for clearance before stopping at the Poly, MK, and Contemporary before finally reaching your room. It would be different if there was bus service from Epcot to the CR, but they don't because that's what the monorail is for right?

 

[MillauFr]

Correct. There were a lot of people in a tizzy when it took over an hour to get from Epcot to the Contemporary after a long hot day, transferring monorails at the TTC waiting for glorious air conditioning, then having the train reset itself which turns off everything, including the cool air. Then waiting on the track for clearance before stopping at the Poly, MK, and Contemporary before finally reaching your room. It would be different if there was bus service from Epcot to the CR, but they don't because that's what the monorail is for right?

One of the big advantages of the Poly. I never waited for the monorail from the TTC. It was usually faster just to walk from the TTC.

 

[Polydweller]

One of the big advantages of the Poly. I never waited for the monorail from the TTC. It was usually faster just to walk from the TTC.

Us too. Nice walk and generally faster.

 

[OKW Lover]

The biggest difference is that DLR trains are not omnidirectional, and that their cast isn't trained on all the systems like WDW pilots are. DLR trains essentially have a check engine light, when it come on the CM notifies the lead, and action from maintenance is taken from there. At WDW the pilot is told exactly what's happening with the train and notifies the central controller from there the pilot will be directed to preform tasks to trouble shoot.

Sounds like the difference is simply a matter of geography. At DL the entire system is very compact and the monorail technicians can easily get to a train to handle anything. At WDW the system covers a wider geographical area so its quicker for the pilot to attempt to resolve the issue (with guidance from the shop) rather than have to dispatch somebody to the site.

 

[maxiesmom]

Correct. There were a lot of people in a tizzy when it took over an hour to get from Epcot to the Contemporary after a long hot day, transferring monorails at the TTC waiting for glorious air conditioning, then having the train reset itself which turns off everything, including the cool air. Then waiting on the track for clearance before stopping at the Poly, MK, and Contemporary before finally reaching your room. It would be different if there was bus service from Epcot to the CR, but they don't because that's what the monorail is for right?

If you were riding the monorail they apparently were not working on it at the time, correct? So I'm not sure what your post has to do with people being upset they are working on the monorail during the day. And btw, you always have to transfer at the TTC to get to Epcot via the monrail, if you start at a resort. That has nothing to do with construction. If you were constantly waiting for clearance it sounds as if they had too many monorails running, because that is what was holding you up. waiting for one to move off of the track where your monorail was heading.

 

[jhaig]

If you were riding the monorail they apparently were not working on it at the time, correct? So I'm not sure what your post has to do with people being upset they are working on the monorail during the day.

The express monorail was down, not the resort train we were on