Originally Posted By disney pete When did the dry dock incident happen,and what is the burnt out monorail this is the first time iv'e heard of this?
Originally Posted By SJHYM In 1983 or 1984 the last car of a monorail caught on fire on its way from EPCOT to TTC. The park had just closed and the monorails were full. The power was turned off when the fire was reported and the guests kicked out the windows and climbed out of the monorail and climbed on top of the car and then walked down towards the front on top of the train. When the fire was finally put out the entire car had completely burnt to the frame. Disney held the car for several years in a warehouse because of 3 lawsuits filed. All were settled out of court. I have the unique priviledge of being the person in charge of the monorail system the night of the fire. My wife called me as the fire was going on and I said...CANT TALK NOW. At 11 she turned on the news and saw the footage on the news.
Originally Posted By SJHYM Sorry I cant remember the year. The cause was a problem with the hoist part of the crane. It broke off and dropped the boat.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo WAIT! This just occured to me... is the refurbishing taking place because The Liberty Belle has a-crack in it? HA, HA, HA... ahem. Blackie Pueblo check out my short films at: <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By SJHYM Ah the monorail fire...it was determined that an axel had failed and was dragging on the beam but the monorail did not get an axel indicator light which it should if a tire goes flat. After awhile the head from the metal made the plastic shell melt and then the air bag system (which is the suspension system) exploded and flamed the melting with a rush of air (think of a fireplace bellow). That caused the train to catch fire.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I will never forget the day--back in the late 80's, while at Disneyland in California--we watched the monorail pulling out of the Hotel's station--only to see fire and smoke coming from the back of THAT particular monorail. We tried to look around and find a cast member to report this to but, by the time we found one, the monorail was out of sight and everyone must have thought we were merely 3 old ladies experiencing some sort of dimentia, due to the heat. ORWEN: Well, I remember seeing that fire and smoke very well--as though it was just yesterday. But we never did hear the outcome of it all.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>I'm just glad that our beloved Catfish is okay!<< Hahaha ... thanks, Mele! This thread is kind of weird for me to read. Seriously though, I hope nothing happens to the LB and that this is just a rumour.
Originally Posted By Wbnemo1 the fowler lives ya know as does the irvine....they combined parts of the boats to make the liberty belle William
