Take a ride on Old Band-Aid!

[iReverb]

not sure if someone mentioned this already, but Disney has started selling Vintage-style Tshirts that look 'retro'.

One of the T-shirts has a rendering of the monorail with the words "Por Favor, Mantengase Alejado de las Puertas".

I loved it so much I bought it.

Please someone reply that they also find this humorous.

Please stand clear of the doors... Por favor....

 

[Blueyed Girl]

First of all welcome back to reality.

Secondly you probably are nuts. All of us on these boards are. At the very least we are nuts about Disney!

Third thank you for the Band-Aid validation. It is good to know I am not completely nuts.

Forth You bring up an interesting point that on different days it smelled like different things, urine, dirty mop etc. I think we should organize a team of crack (or cracked) research scientists who will take notes on what color and which car they road in and what it smelled like. We can compile the data and make smell map for the monorail system! That way if you prefer urine you can pick a urine smelling car or if you prefer band-aid you can pick a band-aid smelling car.

Fifth I LOVE OLD BAND-AID!!!!!!

This map could indeed come in handy. Since none of the cars smell "normal", I wonder which smell would be the most crowded?

 

[VMK_Mouse]

Animal poo-poo is what it smells like to me.

 

[chillcoupons]

I can't help but smell the stinch of urine when I ride them, it's really disgusting. Not only that, they smell like an animal barn..

Sorry for being disgusting, but that's the truth!

- and for some reason, I like it

Your dirty little secret is safe nobody reads this thread!

not sure if someone mentioned this already, but Disney has started selling Vintage-style Tshirts that look 'retro'.

One of the T-shirts has a rendering of the monorail with the words "Por Favor, Mantengase Alejado de las Puertas".

I loved it so much I bought it.

Please someone reply that they also find this humorous.

Please stand clear of the doors... Por favor....

I need one of those, where do I find one?

This map could indeed come in handy. Since none of the cars smell "normal", I wonder which smell would be the most crowded?

I think Band-Aid but there are those urine smell lovers like Dengar.

Animal poo-poo is what it smells like to me.

Are you talking guinea pig or monkey poo-poo?

I LOVE OLD BAND-AID!!!!

 

[ChrisFL]

I have a somewhat different feeling, I rode the monorail for YEARS with the carpeting, etc. in place, never noticed anything smelly....then they said they were replacing the carpeting with bare floor to lessen the smell...

Well recently I was able to board a few of these "ugraded" monorails, and...they smelled like old band aids!

 

[letsgoagainsoon]

I have always thought they smelled like cow manure

 

[chillcoupons]

I have a somewhat different feeling, I rode the monorail for YEARS with the carpeting, etc. in place, never noticed anything smelly....then they said they were replacing the carpeting with bare floor to lessen the smell...

Well recently I was able to board a few of these "ugraded" monorails, and...they smelled like old band aids!

I think that the Band-Aid smell is a stroke of genius by the imagineer's. It can be very scary for a young child to ride in a strange vehicle so high off the ground. The imagineer's probably noticed the way a band-aid instantly soothes children after a fall, scrape or cut, even if there is no visible damage to the skin it just makes children feel better. So now when potential frightened children board the monorail they smell band-aids and subconsciously it triggers a soothing effect. Genius!!

I have always thought they smelled like cow manure

We will map out all the manure smelling cars for your pleasure.

I LOVE OLD BAND-AID!!!!!!

 

[chillcoupons]

Is anyone going to WDW soon and would like to volunteer to keep track of the color and car they ride and most importantly the smell in that car? Yes you can be part of a research team!

I LOVE OLD BAND-AID!!!!

 

[savannahjean85]

I thought this was funny because I finally got around to upload video from Nov and in the video on the monorail DF comments on it smelling like farm animals.
When the video starts it is me saying "thats how the get the horses to MK"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWjCRTACZzE

I just thought this was funny

 

[Lorelai]

not sure if someone mentioned this already, but Disney has started selling Vintage-style Tshirts that look 'retro'.

One of the T-shirts has a rendering of the monorail with the words "Por Favor, Mantengase Alejado de las Puertas".

I loved it so much I bought it.

Please someone reply that they also find this humorous.

Please stand clear of the doors... Por favor....

Where did you find that t-shirt? I'd love one!

 

[dmccall]

We got on a few trains that smelled like urine. I think what's happening is that sweaty people are getting on and sitting down. The sweat rubs off and evaporates, leaving the other ingredients of sweat (like urea) on the porous vinyl. Atlanta's Marta trains smell this way, too, although they have bona fide urine issues in some places because homeless people just ride all day sometimes. Perhaps the monorails have urine from children not holding it.

That said, I think they do a phenomenal job of cleaning these things. Every single one had clean windows and was waxed like a 20-year old car. (Although the voice on their said that they replaced the old Mark IV trains with Mark VI trains in...1994??)

 

[Brian_WDW74]

This thread is really a better fit for our Theme Parks Community sub-forum, so you will now find it there.

 

[chillcoupons]

Where did you find that t-shirt? I'd love one!

I saw one online at cafe press.

We got on a few trains that smelled like urine. I think what's happening is that sweaty people are getting on and sitting down. The sweat rubs off and evaporates, leaving the other ingredients of sweat (like urea) on the porous vinyl. Atlanta's Marta trains smell this way, too, although they have bona fide urine issues in some places because homeless people just ride all day sometimes. Perhaps the monorails have urine from children not holding it.

That said, I think they do a phenomenal job of cleaning these things. Every single one had clean windows and was waxed like a 20-year old car. (Although the voice on their said that they replaced the old Mark IV trains with Mark VI trains in...1994??)

And now they are testing new trains that will be quite an "attraction" but People won't be able to learn about them and their various smells to enhance their Disney experience because of the Guy below.

This thread is really a better fit for our Theme Parks Community sub-forum, so you will now find it there.

I love Old Band-Aid!!!!

 

[Bloodhound]

That's it! Eventually, everyone will know someone, who knew someone, who told their loved one they thought the monorail smelled like a band aid!!

It's like six degrees of Kevin Bacon all over again!

"Oh I'm stuck on the monorail, 'cause the monorail's stuck on me"

Halarious MMMMM Im for bacon...this must be the pink (pig) monorail.

 

[stopher1]

bump

 

[Bloodhound]

Beer Belly Bump

 

[chillcoupons]

Beer Belly Bump

This is a common Old Band-aid occurrence.


I LOVE OLD BAND-Aid!!!!!

 

[stopher1]

This is a common Old Band-aid occurrence.


I LOVE OLD BAND-Aid!!!!!

 

[Bloodhound]

This is a common Old Band-aid occurrence.


I LOVE OLD BAND-Aid!!!!!

Thants what I was thinking

 

[asmarykay]

"Oh I'm stuck on the monorail, 'cause the monorail's stuck on me"

Love it!
90 days and counting until we get to decide if it smells like Old Band-Aid!