Stupid Monorail Management Tricks

[theinsideguy]

Per the new policy of having to call in for clearance to drive backwards at all, Teal was sitting in the stations for 5 minutes with guests on board waiting for clearance... so they could back up about 2" so the door tags would align and could be opened.

[Shorty82]

Now that is dumb. I can understand needing clearance to back up an appreciable distance but not a few inches to correct a minor overshoot in a station.

[Cranbiz]

There needs to be a little discretion allowed. We are not susposed to back up a bus without a spotter either but can for slight overshoots in a loadzone. (of course, if you hit something, you're toast)

Now how do you overshoot in a load zone? If you miss the mark to extend the HC ramp you can end up lined up on a post, etc. and need to backup a foot or so.

[CptnSkippy]

This is why zero tolerance doesn't cut it.

However, how difficult would it be to install a camera in each nose with a small display in the cab (like a rear view mirror)? Wouldn't even have to record, just give a view.

[Kifaru]

However, how difficult would it be to install a camera in each nose with a small display in the cab (like a rear view mirror)? Wouldn't even have to record, just give a view.

Not very difficult; but you're not asking the right question. The right question would be "How difficult could it be made to install..."

[GuestJockey]

Not very difficult; but you're not asking the right question. The right question would be "How difficult could it be made to install..."

Wow...if that's not the money quote to explain every decision ever made in Parks and Resorts, I don't know what is.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Not very difficult; but you're not asking the right question. The right question would be "How difficult could it be made to install..."

sounds like they studied the way the government does business!

[Doctor McKey]

Per the new policy of having to call in for clearance to drive backwards at all, Teal was sitting in the stations for 5 minutes with guests on board waiting for clearance... so they could back up about 2" so the door tags would align and could be opened.

I know how you feel... As a pilot myself, I can tell you that we find this hard for us.. on a daily basis we have guests pounding on the windows to be let out and we can not do anything. This is not a managment thing.. this was sent down from Global OPs/Disney Legal. The bigest thing is that we have to wait for a clear radio channle, advise we have to reverse, wait for central to locate the rear train, get a spotter in place, and then instruct use to back up. this is bad for the guests and the image it has on the team.

We had a kid go up to a mono pilot and ask if she was driving the train.. her response was.. "Yes, I am".. he then says..."Oh... because everytime we have a women driver.. we over shot our stop and have to wait for the train to back up" She was almost in tears that the kids dad put him up to this.

Rails is becomming a bad work enviroment....


The Doctor


PS.. Their is a way for a camera system to work... just look at DLR's monorails

[TomMorrow]

This is why zero tolerance doesn't cut it.

Zero tolerance = zero common sense.

[ktulu]

I do wonder how much of this policy is the Government's "urging"...

It does have the scent of lawyer all over it :)