Mark VII Monorail Discussion Thread

[Jacques]

The parks alternate monorails.

Mark I - DL
Mark II - DL
Mark III - DL
Mark IV - WDW
Mark V - DL (current)
Mark VI - WDW (current)
Mark VII - DL (new)

It will be some time before WDW gets new trains.

[hulamoongirl]

I was just at Disneyland yesterday and Monorail Red was running the track. Test runs are going on all week with the anticipated opening of this Friday, April 25.

Interesting tidbit of info...Monorail Red was made in Vancouver, BC, Canada and shipped down to sunny CA.

[Destination]

Wow, thanks for sharing that hulamoongirl. I hope to see it soon as well.

[awsomered]

What about WDW??

[Destination]

I dont think their getting any new monorails anytime soon.

[Jacques]

Originally Posted by awsomered

What about WDW??

I posted this above...

The parks alternate monorails.

Mark I - DL
Mark II - DL
Mark III - DL
Mark IV - WDW
Mark V - DL (current)
Mark VI - WDW (current)
Mark VII - DL (new)

It will be some time before WDW gets new trains.

[reallycoolcoolconc]

Ok everyone here is a quick update about the New Mark VII at Disneyland. Yesterady I went to Disneyland and I saw the Mark VII Runing and I saw the Inside of it and Outside!! Don't get exited yet bc they are Testing it But they said it should be running By Friday!! Thats all i got for ya now when I visit DLR again i will update this post
It is a NEW Monorail
EDIT!! i forgot to say it has Light Blue glow inside and WAY WAY different then other monorails

[DisneyDesi]

What is that?

Oh sweet! ~ ♥ WiLd ~

[AwesomeM]

I know a CM who got to see the inside of the monorail in testing yesterday.
WHAT HE SAID:
The monorail's colors will be the same as the name. eg. monorail red will be red, monorail blue will be blue etc.
There is a blue glow inside.

[Jacques]

That is a switch from the current trains. From the inside, you can't tell any difference.

[Destination]

As much as I would love to, there is this other site that has over 25 pages of pictures of the red monorail testing. I will post the link but if the Mods remove it, sorry.

EDIT: Nevermind, the link wont show up. Sorry! Ill try and post a few pictures later.

[Destination]

New Article from The Los Angeles Times

Disneyland's new monorail glass changes color in sunlight

Disneyland has updated its classic monorail train meandering through the amusement park, adding a better seating arrangement and glass that changes color in the sunlight.

The new Monorail Red, or Mark VII, train debuts Friday.

Monorail lead designer says Disneyland is "always looking for ways to update and refresh classic attractions."

The first electric monorail cars have blue glass and red stripes that change color in the sunlight. The next two cars are blue with purple glass and orange with blue glass.

Visitors will now have a better view from bench seats facing the windows.

The Disneyland monorail started in 1959.

Credit goes to the Associated Press at the Los Angeles Times

Whoah that sounds so amazing! I think my brother has glasses that do that in the sun. It's so awesome!

[slinkyman]

So much for these new monorails to come out 10 plus days ago. Both of them were sitting inside the Train/Monorail Parking building. They still have not made it to public use.

I was looking forward to riding them too! Oh well - I am sure they will be up "soon"

[reality]

arg really... I was hoping they would be there next time I'm there. Can't wait to see, if there up I'll have my camera, here's hoping!

[NaviMap]

It seems they have started regularly using the monorail to transport guests now. I got a chance to ride in it during a late afternoon. Visually the monorail does have very sleek, futuristic look both inside and outside.

Fortunately, in that late afternoon a strong Marine Layer (Typical coastal phenomena in SoCal where low clouds & fog come ashore from the ocean) was quickly rolling in which made the weather much cooler. I noticed the middle cabins may have as many as 6 fans that try to circulate the air along with 2 overhead vents to catch air, but it was a little warmer in the cabin than outside despite the cooling teperatures outside.

Under normal SoCal weather and temperatures it seems they have accomplished the task of getting enough air circulation to prevent it from being too uncomfortable. However, in a heat wave or warmer temperatures, those fans and vents unfortunately will most likely not be able to keep the temperatures down.