Attention all monorail personnel!

[PapaMouse]

POP QUIZ

For some of you that have been doing this for years this should be easy. For some of the new recruits, it should be easier.

1) "Base" located on in the central control booth on the Epcot load of TTC. True or False?

1b) If not then where is it located?

2) Lines running to the MK. OFFICIAL names of the interior and exterior beams?

3) 2 Monorails have white deltas on them Coral and Lime.
Coral has a delta to identify it from what color?
Lime has a delta to identify it from what color?

4) Radio chatter is recorded in a central location. True of False?






Thanks :)

[Big Wallaby]

POP QUIZ

For some of you that have been doing this for years this should be easy. For some of the new recruits, it should be easier.

Fun! I am covering my answers so that if anyone else wants to play, they don't have a cheat sheet unless they want it.

1) "Base" located on in the central control booth on the Epcot load of TTC. True or False?

[spoiler]False {This text intentionally added to extend the text box...}[/spoiler]

1b) If not then where is it located?

[spoiler]Base is the area where we load and unload the Exterior and Lagoon beams... oops, that's Express and Resort. :D:

The place that acts as a control tower is simply "Monorail Central" and is located at the Concourse Station... the extension of Base that services the Epcot beam. It is the thing that looks like a control tower next to the front cab of trains operating under regular operation on that beam.[/spoiler]

2) Lines running to the MK. OFFICIAL names of the interior and exterior beams?

[spoiler]Official names now? Sadly, Express and Resort. However, for those of us who love Monorail history, you can still see the original names on the consoles where we control power to the sections of the beams near stations: Exterior and Lagoon. They were originally named this because monorails on both beams went the same direction and made all the same stops... then the Contemporary, Magic Kingdom, Polynesian and TTC Base.[/spoiler]

3) 2 Monorails have white deltas on them Coral and Lime.
Coral has a delta to identify it from what color?

[spoiler]Pink and Orange. {...so that the instructions telling you to...}[/spoiler]

Lime has a delta to identify it from what color?

[spoiler]Green {...highlight this text don't take up four lines each...}[/spoiler]

4) Radio chatter is recorded in a central location. True of False?

[spoiler]I don't know the official answer, but it is true. I know for a fact that everything is on record... in fact, the other night I verified something that I knew that I knew that I knew to be true, but I wanted it on the radio record. I actually have several things that I put on record just to cover my rear end... I don't have to, but I do.[/spoiler]

Now for a few trivia questions of my own. Pilots, please 10-23.

1) How long is each Monorail at Walt Disney World?

2a) How many cars did the Mark IV Monorails originally have?

2b) How many cars did the Mark IV Monorails have when they were decommissioned?

2c) Which Monorail did not have that extra car?

3) How many wheels are on the Mark VI Monorail?

4) What is the term that we Monorail pilots use to describe regular operation?

5) On the Epcot beam, when you are travelling from TTC to Epcot, you pass a runway and a lake on the left side of the Monorail's forward motion. What are their names, respectively? What is the importance of that runway?

6) How many ways are there to exit a Monorail car?

7) What part of the Monorail is a Disney Trademark?

8a) What is the top speed of a Disney Monorail?

8b) What is the top speed of a Monorail according to Bombardier?

9) What are the colors of the stripes that identify the Monorails?

10) At what resorts might you have to sign paperwork stating that Disney has the right to use part of the land to build a Monorail line at their option?*

11) At most, how many people can be operating a Monorail at one time in the United States?

12a) How high is the highest point on the Monorail?

12b) How low is the lowest?

13a) How many power settings are there on the console?

13b) How many brake settings are there on the console?

14) How many miles of track are there on the entire Walt Disney World Monorail System, including switches and spurlines?

15) Monorails Coral and Lime, as PapaMouse stated earlier, have deltas to differentiate them from some other Monorails. What is the original color of the deltas on Lime?

16a) Where are the Monorails stored at night?

16b) How many Monorails can be stored at this facility at one time?






*Here's wishing they would...

[PapaMouse]

Now for a few trivia questions of my own. Pilots, please 10-23.

1) How long is each Monorail at Walt Disney World?
[spoiler]203 Feet 6 Inches (6 cars)[/spoiler]

2a) How many cars did the Mark IV Monorails originally have?
[spoiler]5 cars, Later some Mark IVs had a 6th car added.[/spoiler]

2b) How many cars did the Mark IV Monorails have when they were decommissioned?
[spoiler] 6 cars[/spoiler]

2c) Which Monorail did not have that extra car?
[spoiler]Silver because of the fire?[/spoiler]

3) How many wheels are on the Mark VI Monorail?
[spoiler]12 load tires and 48 guide tires for a total of 60 tires/wheels. The tires are nitrogen-filled to reduce the possibility of fire.They also have run-flat capability and can last 100,000 miles in normal operation. Maximum speed for these tires is 65 mph and the load capacity of these tires are 12,800 pounds each at maximum inflation. The guide tires help to steer the suspension in 3 deg in each direction.[/spoiler]

4) What is the term that we Monorail pilots use to describe regular operation?


5) On the Epcot beam, when you are travelling from TTC to Epcot, you pass a runway and a lake on the left side of the Monorail's forward motion. What are their names, respectively? What is the importance of that runway?
[spoiler] I do not know the name, but the runway is where Walt would land his plane during the building and surveying of the land for WDW. it is currently used for bus parking I believe. [/spoiler]

6) How many ways are there to exit a Monorail car?
[spoiler] 3. Doors, Emergency Window Hatch, Emergency Roof hatch[/spoiler]

7) What part of the Monorail is a Disney Trademark?
[spoiler] Near the door of the cab is the old Disney "D" logo [/spoiler]

8a) What is the top speed of a Disney Monorail?
[spoiler]A Mark VI can reach speeds of 100 MPH, but they are limited to MAX speed of 55 MPH at WDW and Drivers are not to go over 40-45 MPH[/spoiler]

8b) What is the top speed of a Monorail according to Bombardier?
[spoiler] 100MPH[/spoiler]

9) What are the colors of the stripes that identify the Monorails?
[spoiler]Original colors: Red, Orange, Pink, Gold, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Silver, Black Added colors: Lime, Coral[/spoiler]

10) At what resorts might you have to sign paperwork stating that Disney has the right to use part of the land to build a Monorail line at their option?*
[spoiler]AKL?[/spoiler]

11) At most, how many people can be operating a Monorail at one time in the United States?

12a) How high is the highest point on the Monorail?

12b) How low is the lowest?

13a) How many power settings are there on the console?

13b) How many brake settings are there on the console?

14) How many miles of track are there on the entire Walt Disney World Monorail System, including switches and spurlines?
[spoiler]14.5 (or 14.7) miles[/spoiler]

15) Monorails Coral and Lime, as PapaMouse stated earlier, have deltas to differentiate them from some other Monorails. What is the original color of the deltas on Lime?
[spoiler]yellow[/spoiler]

16a) Where are the Monorails stored at night?
[spoiler]10 are stored at the monorail shop. 2 are stored at TTC unless it gets to freezing temps and they are stored inside the Contemporary. No train is left ou tof the shop more then 2 nights in a row.[/spoiler]

16b) How many Monorails can be stored at this facility at one time?
[spoiler]10 (see above)[/spoiler]


Please IM me with grade and correct answeres.

Thanks this was fun.

I want to note that no I did not "cheat" and Google any of the information. I have my own monorail site. :)

[mechurchlady]

6. There is through the windshield, the hatch in the roof, firemen cut a hole in the roof, SG gets thrown out the windows, out the doors.

I know the monorail uses rubber wheels/tires but not how many. They do not allow me under the monorail sigh.

I bet Zazu can get most of them questions right.

I know the Monorails are parked in a barn but only 10 at a time and the runway is an airstrip and is used for bus parking on special events and bus training. I can be used to reroute traffic from the intersection also as a detour. That was discussed long ago in this site and I did a lot of research on that airstrip.

[Goofyernmost]

I do not know the name, but the runway is where Walt would land his plane during the building and surveying of the land for WDW. it is currently used for bus parking I believe.

The runway was for small plane traffic, not Walt's, he was long dead before construction ever began at WDW. It didn't work out because there was not enough space to park planes and shelter them. It is now used to store vehicles. Walt used the Orlando airport when looking at the land (after purchase, of course). They hadn't even started to clear any land until the late 60's.

[BRWombat]

5) On the Epcot beam, when you are travelling from TTC to Epcot, you pass a runway and a lake on the left side of the Monorail's forward motion. What are their names, respectively? What is the importance of that runway?

[SPOILER]I've always heard the runway referred to as the STOLport (STOL being an aviation acronym for Short Take Off and Landing). The body of water I believe is Lake Bambi?[/SPOILER]

[Shorty82]

[SPOILER]I've always heard the runway referred to as the STOLport (STOL being an aviation acronym for Short Take Off and Landing). The body of water I believe is Lake Bambi?[/SPOILER]

[SPOILER]That's the name of the airstrip. Used primarily for bus training and parking and, I believe, parking for the construction workers working on Bay Lake Tower. Bambi Lake is the name of the body of water, you were very close but not quite right.[/SPOILER]

[hobie16]

[SPOILER]I haven't got anything to add. I just wanted to try this out. :D: [/SPOILER]

[hhsrat]

Pretty sure the STOLport runway carries the IATA Designation "DWS" but since it's an inactive airfield, some websites don't list it as such.

[Shorty82]

Pretty sure the STOLport runway carries the IATA Designation "DWS" but since it's an inactive airfield, some websites don't list it as such.

I do not believe the STOLport has an official designation anymore. According to this article from Jim Hill Disney said "no" to anybody using the Lake Buena Vista STOLport in the 80's because of fears that a freak downdraft could send a plane right into the Epcot Monorail beam, or worse into a train (the only approach to the strip is from the southwest, right over the monorail beam).

Even after the airfield was shut down the strip still showed up on FAA charts for many years, only taken off after 9/11 which turned WDW into a no-fly zone.

Disney doesn't let ANYBODY land at the STOLport anymore. They didn't even make an exception for Mickey Mouse One (Walt's private plane) when it was brought in to be put into Studios' boneyard. Instead they closed down World Drive to land it and towed it to Studios from there.