Disney World Monorail

Florida Department of Transportation Withholds Walt Disney World Monorail Inspection Report

Recent Inspection Findings The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently completed inspections of the Walt Disney World monorail system, with the initial assessment occurring in August 2023. The investigation evaluated the monorail’s overhead and underwater components, revealing notable findings. Summary of August 2023 Inspections During the August inspections, the FDOT team ident

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Initial Monorail Inspections Reveal Minor Cracks in Support Columns

FDOT Completes First Monorail Inspections In August 2023, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) conducted its first inspection of the Walt Disney World monorail system following a change in oversight that transferred authority from Disney to the state agency. These inspections were initiated after the passage of a new law last January, which assigned the FDOT to inspect and oversee vario

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Skip the Crowds! Don’t Miss This Monorail Trick at Disney World

You’ve had the most incredible Disney experience at Magic Kingdom Park. If you’ve opened and closed the park, you’re likely beyond exhausted and ready to get back to your car and head home. BUT… have you SEEN that Disney Monorail wait? Here’s a trick you don’t want to miss! When visiting Walt Disney World Resort’s iconic Magic Kingdom Park and planning on

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Florida Takeover of Disney’s Monorail System Is Now Complete

After stripping Walt Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replacing it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and the new Board he appointed realized that Disney had essentially stripped the new Board of any power, leaving both of them a little embarrassed. As a way of getting back at Disney, Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legisla

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Three Things Disney World Needs Before a 5th Theme Park

Scores of Disney fans across the internet continue to speculate that a fifth Theme Park is in Disney World’s future. While I do believe that to be a possibility, I also believe that there is so much other Theme Park work that needs to be done before there is any talk about another entire Park. Here are my top 3: New Disney World Monorail Trains Related: Florida Bill Could Put Disney Monorail

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This “Never-Before-Seen” Disney World Hack Sounds Surprisingly Wonderful

“This is the best Disney hack that you will not hear anybody talking about.” That is how Disney Guest Sarah (@unitedkingdomofdisney) on TikTok opens her video. Going to the Disney Parks is certainly an experience to write home about. Whether that is a Disney Park like Magic Kingdom Park or Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Park, or Disne

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Florida Bill Could Put Disney Monorail, Railroad Under Department of Transportation

A new bill has been introduced in Florida’s capital that seems to put the Walt Disney World Monorail System and other Disney World Transportation under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). According to the Orlando Sentinel, an unnamed bill is making its way through the Senate that could require all of Walt Disney World’s transportation systems to meet FD

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VIDEO: The Night The Disney World Monorail Went Backwards

On January 26, I was visiting Walt Disney World, and after spending the early evening at Magic Kingdom, I decided to hop on the monorail to catch the  EPCOT Fireworks show. We boarded Monorail Black on the express line around 8 pm that night and sped off for the Transportation and Ticket Center. But as we closed in on the station at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, we stopped and ended up

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