Disneyland goes greener: handcars replacing monorails
“With California shutting down electrical power, it’s the natural next step.” ANAHEIM, CA — In a sign of the times, Disneyland is replacing its entire monorail fleet with guest-powered handcars. This signals a move away from environmentally suspect (and unreliable) sources of energy, such as electricity, to renewable sources like people. “Of course the Disney…
![Guests try out the new Disneyland handcar on the former monorail track. Photo by FASTILY [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia and the National Park Service [CC0].](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/disneyland-dumps-monorail-for-handcars-768x432.jpg)
![Just one version of multiple Magic Band Swords coming to Walt Disney World! Photo [CC0] via DepositPhotos and MaxPixel.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/magic-band-swords-768x432.jpg)

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