Tomorrowland question

[Maddysdaddy]

Hi all.

Took my Wife and daughter on our first trip to DL four years ago and since then have been back three more times (plus a trip to DW, a Dis cruise and purchased DVC). With all of that, plus listening to the podcasts and the amount of time I spend on disboards, I thought I was a 'bit' of a DL expert...

That is, until our last trip to DL a few weeks ago.

When riding into Tomorrowland on the monorail, I noticed (what appeared to be) a secondary monorail track above Autopia. The track itself looked narrower than the monorail track and had gold railings on the side.

This other track looked like the abandoned remnants of a ride that hadn't been used in quite some time, as it had peeling paint and was covered in fallen leaves.

Any idea what this is (was)?

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

I'm trying to remember if the old people mover went over Autopia. The people mover track is still up above Tomorrowland, so that's what immediately came to mind. Not sure if its the same track you saw or not.

 

[DLR29]

Yes this is the former Peoplemover track:
http://yesterland.com/peoplemover.html

It was converted to Rocket Rods for the big '98 Tomorrowland redo:
http://yesterland.com/rocketrods.html

Rocket Rods was one of my favorite rides as a kid, but it closed only after like 2 or 3 years of operation. Nothing has been on that track since.

 

[croppincolburn]

I miss the People Movers. I remember going up the escalators past Monsanto signs. It was a nice ride to take a break on. Of course I also remember when we used tickets.

 

[CamoMama]

The People Mover was awesome. It's one of the very few things that I remember from my first trip to Disneyland when I was 3.