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Disney Date Night Ideas- Merriment on the Monorail Loop
The weekend is coming…do you have Date Night plans yet? No worries, WDW Parkhoppers are here to help. Each Thursday, we will suggest a GREAT night of fun and magic you and your significant other can share in and enjoy around Walt Disney World Resort. This week, we will be enjoying the Merriment on the Monorail Loop.
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Walt Disney World Refurbishment Update: Modified Monorail Routes On Select Dates In February And March
The Walt Disney World Resort Monorail System will undergo refurbishment that will impact the Resort and Express monorail beams on select days in February and March. The modified routes will be in effect on Feb. 3-5, Feb. 9-12, Feb. 23-26 and March 2-5, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. During these times, Monorails on the Resort beam will travel between Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Magic Kingdom Park. Monorails on the Express beam will now make an additional stop at Disney’s Contemporary Resort as they travel between Magic Kingdom Park and the Transportation and Ticket Center. Resort Guests traveling to Epcot can either…
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The History of the Walt Disney World Monorail: Mark VI, 1989-Present
The Mark VI Monorail made its debut at Walt Disney World Resort in June 1989. Below is a look at one of the first trains being loaded onto the monorail track. The Mark VI trains had wider monorail doors, improved air conditioning (great for that warm, summer Florida weather) and communication systems and increased interior height for standees. The first two Mark VI Monorails were operated and tested at night without guests until December 1989 when Monorail Blue started transporting guests. This new fleet of monorail trains, built by Bombardier, increased guest capacity by 30 percent. Today, the Mark VI Monorail trains carry an average of 16 million passengers annually at the…
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Vintage Walt Disney World Map and Trivia Question
Disney Parks Blog released this vintage Walt Disney World map including the Magic Kingdom but also golf courses, beaches, watercraft, monorail transportation, Bay Lake and its eventual Discovery Island, Fort Wilderness and Tri-Circle-D Ranch , STOLport, the Polynesian and Contemporary Resorts.