Stupid Guest Tricks

Big Wallaby wrote:Well, I would have worded it differently, but yes. However, the driver should be talking to you when you are stopped.

Yes, I know, but sometimes one has to be blunt to get the message across. Sorry, didn't mean to offend.

DonutGoddess wrote:I don't think three trains long will do it at the Magic Kingdom.

I should have worded this better, sorry. The trains themselves are 5 cars long (which has been the standard train length @ Disneyland since the Mark III Monorail) but we only have 3 trains total. The Mark V fleet consisted of 4 trains total. The nice thing about having 4 trains means that you could run 3 trains at any given time, and still have a backup for swapping purposes. I had several conversations with Monorail CMs during my shuttle trips backstage, and many of them told me that it's impossible to run 3 trains now anyways, but it'd still be nice to have a fourth in case two of your trains decided not to play nice. Still, WDW's fleet is twice ours will ever be. :p:

The only thing that many people (still) complain about is the lack of A/C on the Mark VIIs. Not sure if the Mark VI's carry A/C in them. I think the lack of A/C on DL's line might be a voltage/amperage issue... I think if I recall correctly, our monorail beams are very small compared to other monorail beams.

Last night as we came from N O Sq to take monorail to DTD only blue was running. DL sure could have used at least one more as line was long. May be wear & tear on DL Monorails but the ride seemed smooth, calm, & much better than walking through the crowded park.

Freak wrote:The only thing that many people (still) complain about is the lack of A/C on the Mark VIIs. Not sure if the Mark VI's carry A/C in them. I think the lack of A/C on DL's line might be a voltage/amperage issue... I think if I recall correctly, our monorail beams are very small compared to other monorail beams.

The Mark VI's have AC. You have to have AC in Florida otherwise the passengers would roast. The beams at DLR are smaller than the ones at WDW. I don't recall what voltages/amperages the two systems run on but I wouldn't be surprised if DLR uses a lower voltage/amperage being a smaller, older system.

Shorty82 wrote:The Mark VI's have AC. You have to have AC in Florida otherwise the passengers would roast. The beams at DLR are smaller than the ones at WDW. I don't recall what voltages/amperages the two systems run on but I wouldn't be surprised if DLR uses a lower voltage/amperage being a smaller, older system.

I think a lot of times the problems with the AC stems from capacity. At the end of a hot Florida day with all those hot smelly bodies in a standing room only situation isn't going to make for a pleasant situation no matter what.

The buses also seem to go to extremes. We were on one bus where the AC wasn't working right and then someone couldn't contain their gas. I was almost ill. Then when we went to leave DHS we had to wait for a bus and the bus that ended up transporting us had sat empty for about 10 mins in the lineup(not asking why) and that bus was ice cold when we got on. It was heaven.

Main Streeter wrote:Last night as we came from N O Sq to take monorail to DTD...

What were you doing in that backwater? ;)

Shorty82 wrote:The beams at DLR are smaller than the ones at WDW. I don't recall what voltages/amperages the two systems run on but I wouldn't be surprised if DLR uses a lower voltage/amperage being a smaller, older system.

Yeah, our teeny tiny beams have a 600 Volt DC, unsure of the amperage though..But I've been told A/C would push it over maximum capacity of both volts and amps.

hobie16 wrote:What were you doing in that backwater? ;)

To be honest, a VERY WONDERFUL friend gifted me with table for 10 at the most elegant place in in DL. Backwaters area also cuz I was arm & arm with the most popular CM @ DisneyLand & ya can't walk Main Street due to his throng of fans. Always need a dark escape route. :D: We were only arm n arm cuz I wore heels. The only time I need him. ;) Total class!

hobie16 wrote:What were you doing in that backwater? ;)

Slumming it ;)

Main Streeter wrote:Total class!

HAH! Class clown :D:

ktulu wrote:Slumming it ;)



HAH! Class clown :D:

Always slumming! Guess it shows. Yes, I suppose he was the class clown. Never asked. Just assumed. ;) Wait Kman! Did you mean I was class clown? Quiet, shy, wall flower me? Ha!