Originally Posted By avromark <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=apBpeJOGBq8" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=apB peJOGBq8</a> They took the old monorail and put it on a truck, paraded it across part of USA. Does anyone know what happened to this? Saw it?
Originally Posted By labretbear Welll the Mouseorail was on display as part of the the Rocket Rods queue.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I read about it on the internet a while ago, and after doing some searches, all I could find out about it was basically what you just said. There seems to be a lack of information about it. YouTube is down right now, but I'm looking foreward to at least seeing an image of it, since I couldn't even find that much in my previous search.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice That is SO cool!! Weird, though... I visited Disneyland during the 35th Anniversary and never saw it.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but, I believe that someone told me awhile back that they destroyed the shell from the old monorail that was in the Rocket Rods queue when they cleared the building out for Buzz construction.
Originally Posted By Nobody Back in the mid to late '80s, I was working 10 hour night shifts at a hospital. One morning after work I was heading out to the parking structure I was surprised to see the Mouseorail parked there. I believe Mickey and the current ambassador were there as well. It was a little bit surreal at the time...
Originally Posted By DlandDug I have some very nice photos of the Mouse-o-Rail, taken on the day it was a "guest" in the 35th Birthday parade. It was rolled into the parade on January 11, 1990, when the Party Gras parade debuted. The custom vehicle was built using the shell of Monorail Red, the last of that design. After making that single appearance on Main Street (it was also placed on static display in Tomorrowland later that day), it went on a tour to promote the 35th birthday. The unique vehicle was later broken up, and the shell of the nose was painted gray, detailed to look like a blueprint, and placed in the waiting area of the Rocket Rods, along with other past Disneyland attraction vehicles that were given similar treatment (Rocket Jets and a People Mover, for example). This waiting area was in the old pre-show room of the original Circle Vision building. I understand after the Rocket Rods attraction was closed and the building was gutted to make way for Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, that the attraction vehicle displays were discarded. It is sad to think that this was treated like so much junk, but in the end it served a long and useful purpose. I do wish they could have found a way to keep that Mouse-o-Rail, though. It was really cool! <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4280268&a=31624256&p=75195740" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4280268&a=31624256&p=75195740</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug Oh, and thanks for the great YouTube link. I see I misspoke on a couple of things. The Mouse-O-Rail apparently debuted at the Rose Parade on January 1, 1990. It also made a second Park appearance on July 17 that year. That was also likely when it was put on static display in Tomorrowland.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's really cool looking. If it was still around (which apparently it isn't), it would make a great thing for YOAMD. They could use it as a special parking tram, and just shuttle people around like the normal trams, but make it a little more special. Obviously it wouldn't be much, but it could really add significantly to the number of dreams given away.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I never did get to see the Mouse-o-Rail. It's weird to see it on the ground, and it gives you a much better idea of how small the old DL monorails actually were.
Originally Posted By splashmtdisney I am now watching something VERY interesting from The Extinct Attractions Club about this very thing!! The Mouse-O-Rail was built out of the Monorail Red. All the info and footage can be seen from the DVD from Extinct Attractions.
Originally Posted By cmpaley I have fond memories of the 35th. I didn't see the Mouse-O-Rail, though.
