Originally Posted By Wingman1969 I'm sorry, I couldn't understand what you typed, could you please repeat it, LOL.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Oooo, that must made me a little nauseous. I doubt that this crash would be the reason (other reasons being discussed in another thread). Most people have no idea that the accident even happened.
Originally Posted By ImaginingDisney001 >>>> a cm said that the crash may bring a new fleet of monorails <<<< I don't think the crash will have anything to do with it, especially since most of the budget has gone to the Cruiselines Construction of 2 ships., Last I recalled, a Monorail costs $10 Million and that would be times 12, I don't think that is in the budget It is true, the fleet is getting older and the miles are up there, but The DIS COMPANY is very tight fisted when it comes to money and their take home pay/bonuses. They will retire one for parts,and make a good one out of the other until the scheduled replacement time, probably a few years down the track. You have to remember that the Dis COMPANY has a lot of money going out, and the two big ones has got to be the new Cruise Ships. Go to the Alien Encounter comments and read the story on the link. They were too tight to do the 2055 makeover. I think it will stay on budget, they have a lot of PR to get around right now. >>>> a cm said that the crash may bring a new fleet of monorails <<<< Oh man, am I seeing double >>>> a cm said that the crash may bring a new fleet of monorails <<<< I need glasses I thinkg >>>> a cm said that the crash may bring a new fleet of monorails <<<< Ugh >>>> a cm said that the crash may bring a new fleet of monorails <<<< see comment #1 ID
Originally Posted By FerretAfros When was the last time they did a major overhaul on the Monorails? I heard that they had done something in the early 90's that increased capacity (I think it was makeing the shells out of fiberglass instead of metal). Over the last couple years, they removed the leaning rails inside the cabins, which may have made for a little more room. From what I understand, they are still basically the same (mechanically and all that) as they were in 1971. It would make sense that they would need to do a modernization of all that at some point. It's really just a matter of time until it would need to be done anyway. With the technology that is out there, I think it would be pretty easy to make the Monorails completely driverless. They have already done this in many cities with light rail, and the TDR Monorail opened that way in 2001. While they would still need people to work in the stations and control the track switches and all that, I'm sure that the safety barriers worked into the system would be much more advanced than anything that they could do with just the drivers alone. They might still want to have someone there incase there is anything (or anyone) on the track that the computers wouldn't be able to see, but it would reduce the job from controlling everything, to just checking on how the computer is doing.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Hum... my page will only update the first 10 post. update update pleaseeee
Originally Posted By Roger55 I thought this topic looked familiar... <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-106816-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a> Wouldn't it be shocking if it turned out it was the SAME CM responsible for both of these?!!???!!!! Naahh! Couldn't be... could it?? <rolls eyes> "what's that I smell??? <sniff? sniff?>"
Originally Posted By ImaginingDisney001 >>> the same (mechanically and all that) as they were in 1971 <<< The MK iv are smaller, lighter trains. If you look at a side by side comparison, the MK IV is lower a bit thinner and more streamlined than the MK VI. THe MK VI have always looked strange to me, like a box with a nose on it, when compared to the MK IV. MK VI were redesigned to get more people inside, and added automation. Both MK trains were capable of non Pilot operation. Las Vegas ran with no Pilot. Disney Retained the Pilot because the Guests wanted them there. this from a Dis Company survey. Buying new monorails will not take away the fact that they had a fatal accident and it would be better to just keep the current fleet and let the facts prove out the system. The system, (couputers, MAPO, etc) is not flawed ( however I feel if the system could see the train waiting at the TTC/Epcot station AND see a train coming down the track into the waiting train, ((Easily done)) ), the track would have automatically dropped power. "but thats another thread" Disney needs to get this by them before a new budget for new trains or they will leave an impression on the guests that the current fleet was flawed and had something to do with the accident. ID
