Originally Posted By familyguy I'm going at the the beginning of November and staying at the DLH. Last time I was there only one monorail was running and so it wasn't much of a benefit to us. How many are running now?
Originally Posted By DlandDug There are presently three monorails that can be run. Monorail purple is the last of the Mark Vs. It is wrapped in a Year of a Million Dreams ad. It runs fairly regularly. Monorail red is one of two Mark Viis that have been running. Red has been carrying guests, just not when it is over 80 degrees. That shouldn't be a problem in November. Red also carries no more than 15 guests per car. Monorail blue has been making the rounds, though I haven't seen guests on it yet. It is safe to assume it will operate in the same manner as red. Once blue goes on line, purple may go away. We are also waiting on monorail orange. Hope this is helpful.
Originally Posted By familyguy Very helpful. Thanks! I really enjoy using the monorail in the afternoon to go back to the hotel. I don't like using it in the morning to enter the park. There's just something about walking through those front gates!
Originally Posted By Roger55 I saw Blue VII carrying Guestz last weekend. Haven't seen Orange VII on the tracks running.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Will the new monorails ever run at full capacity or when it is over 80 degrees?
Originally Posted By barboy What's this 80 degree business? What does the temp. have to do with the operating schedule?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah, I dont understand either, what does the temp have to do with it? And also, when its all settled, how many monorails will there be, 3 or 4?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I believe there is an issue with the way the windows open and the lack of circulation when the temp reaches above 80. They are not air conditioned and the windows do not open like the Mark V's do.
Originally Posted By barboy If true(and it does sound most plausible), then whoever engineered/designed that model should be laughed out of town; if one doesn't have enough intellect to factor in southern Cal. weather then maybe he/she shouldn't be involved in creating attractions down there.
Originally Posted By -PLP- Monorail Red was put online last nite when it cooled off. I didn't look at the time but it was already dark. Purple was offline for over an hour due to a guest pushing a stroller out of the car and tearing off the exterior side molding. It was taken back to the shed for repairs and made it back online.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>What's this 80 degree business? What does the temp. have to do with the operating schedule?<< Wow! I guess many people haven't heard. Side note: As long as the new Mark VIIs run fewer people than the Mark Vs did ... then I don't see a weight issue by adding A/C units. I think the only issue I might recall ... the bus line underneath that carries the electrical current .. can't be made to carry a heavier electrical load to run A/C units built into each train.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't think the weight of the cars is that big of a deal, but air conditioning would certainly add a lot of power needed for the trains. I don't really know much about how much power runs on the beam, but I would assume they would need to update the power supply to get it all working right.
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Originally Posted By wolfchild The blue has been up and running guests for at least a week now. DH and I rode it either the 21st or 22nd. It was one of the last two days of our last trip.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It was 100 degrees today in Anaheim. And if any Mark VII was out .... I bet you it was a nice roasty oven inside!!
Originally Posted By oc_dean But we are going to have a huge drop in temps by Saturday. From 100 to 68! But back up into the mid 90s the following week. I see the operation of the Mark VII ... in and out in and out in and out in and out So how long are they going to play Yo-yo with with the Mark VIIs and the lone Mark V? This is nuts!
Originally Posted By DlandDug The temperature issue is a result of too many hands involved in the design. Disneyland monorails ran successfully for years without A/C. The new trains were given a late design modification at the behest of safety/lawyers to prevent the windows from opening too far. As a consequence, the cars heat up. A couple of "solutions" to this are: No trains running when the outside temperature is over 80 degrees and; No more than 15 people per car. There will be three trains eventually: red, blue and orange.
Originally Posted By BrnardM Or a costly window redesign! Either way, now that it's getting cooler they have some time to form a plan and fix it already.
