Stuck on monorail for a long time!!!

[pampam]

I read of a poster saying they were once stuck on the monorail for 3 hours. I really could not even phathom? being stuck in one of those crowded capsules for that long. To anyone who has this happen to them, what do you possibly do for that long? Do people freak out? Does Disney let you know when they are going rescue you? What does someone who has the use the restrooms do? Is the A/C on? I took the monorail once, from MK to the Poly our past trip this past Sept, and it was only because the boats weren't running due to lightning. I avoid them because I wouldn't be good company in a stuck monorail.

I had to read the whole thread to see if anyone had that experience, but of course after I finished I realized not too many people would have enough nerve to post it here. Maybe on the "My most embarasing moment" thread, but probably not here.

 

[Magpie]

You're absolutely right. This is one of the MANY cases where people are blowing their worry about something WAY out of proportion.

According to Wikipedia, 50 million people ride the WDW monorail every year. I have not found any references to a stoppage like this (2-3 hours or more) aside from the 2009 reference. There may have been others over the 40+ years of monorail ridership, but none in recent experience. A Disney employee was also killed in a monorail accident in 2009 - but then again, there have been bus-related deaths at WDW too.

Hypothetically, let's say a stoppage/accident occurs once every five years. At 50 million riders per year, that's 250 million riders in 5 years. As with the stoppage, let's assume that 300 people were onboard. 250 million divided by 300 equals a 1 in 833,000 chance of being "severely affected" by a monorail incident.

Here's an interesting graph of your odds of dying by various causes: http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/injury_and_death_statistics/Documents/Injury_Facts_43.pdf

Using that chart as a guide, as compared to being stuck on a monorail, you are:
8 times more likely to be struck by lightning.
8 times more likely to be killed in a storm.
8 times more likely to be killed by a dog.
12 times more likely to be killed by wasps, hornets, or bees.
68 times more likely to be electrocuted.
217 times more likely to choke on food.
750 times more likely to drown.

So, the most dangerous place in WDW isn't the monorail, it's the pool - or the restaurant. If you don't want to die (or be horribly inconvenienced) at WDW, ride the monorail - don't eat in the restaurants or go for a swim in the pool.

Darn you and your irrefutable, impeccable, mathematical logic.

 

[TI Park]

I love the monorail, but for three hours, I think I might freak and learn a lot of Spanish.