News Round Up 2018

[2Infinity&Beyond]

Monorail troubles continue...
https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

 

[rteetz]

News

Monorail breakdown

https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

The windows did not fall off the monorail. It is my understanding guests were instructed to remove the windows to provide airflow due to power loss. There were bad storms in the area that could have caused that.

 

[rteetz]

Monorail troubles continue...
https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

WDWNT needs to get their stories right.

 

[umichigan10]

News

Monorail breakdown

https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

The windows did not fall off the monorail. It is my understanding guests were instructed to remove the windows to provide airflow due to power loss. There were bad storms in the area that could have caused that.

Well a power loss from a storm makes me feel better than the train saying “nah I think I’m tired and just take a nap here”.

I remember something similar happened 6 or 7 years ago after a storm. I think a tree hit a transformer in that case

 

[2Infinity&Beyond]

WDWNT needs to get their stories right.

Dang....I fell victim to the clickbait!

Lets see how long it takes them to adjust the headline.

 

[skier_pete]

It's getting to the point where I think we'll stay off the monorail until they get the new cars.

 

[rteetz]

Dang....I fell victim to the clickbait!

Lets see how long it takes them to adjust the headline.

But that would mean less clicks!

 

[unbanshee]

News

Monorail breakdown

https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

The windows did not fall off the monorail. It is my understanding guests were instructed to remove the windows to provide airflow due to power loss. There were bad storms in the area that could have caused that.

That seems like the probable reason. I guess I can't blame wdwnt though (as much as we usually do), the social media post made it sound like they fell out

 

[rteetz]

That seems like the probable reason. I guess I can't blame wdwnt though (as much as we usually do), the social media post made it sound like they fell out

Yes but if you use common sense I am not sure how multiple windows could just randomly fall out. The original social media post is at fault as well.

 

[WiredForFlight]

Yes but if you use common sense I am not sure how multiple windows could just randomly fall out. The original social media post is at fault as well.

Looks like they are apologizing for the errors. I agree, windows don't randomly fall out with how they are designed. Bad reporting on WDW News Today's part.

https://twitter.com/WDWNT/status/1006002904543703041

 

[unbanshee]

Yes but if you use common sense I am not sure how multiple windows could just randomly fall out. The original social media post is at fault as well.

Agreed. It's a tough situation because usually an in-person report with photos should be trusted, but the multiple windows thing should have been a lightbulb

 

[rteetz]

Looks like they are apologizing for the errors. I agree, windows don't randomly fall out with how they are designed. Bad reporting on WDW News Today's part.

https://twitter.com/WDWNT/status/1006002904543703041

Yes, I saw that and it was nice that Tom apologized.

 

[tarak]

We were at the MK yesterday around four and one of the monorails (orange, I think, or peach?) was stopped just beyond the Contemporary. They were directing everyone to the buses and the ferry. That was around 4pm.

 

[OKW Lover]

News

Portion of World Drive Closed Nightly on June 10-12 at Walt Disney World

I wonder what this is about. Just drove that stretch of road a few days ago and didn't see anything obvious going on. Maybe they were doing some work on the water bridge?

 

[Violetspider]

Haven't seen this verified here yet, but Touring Plans is reporting that Be Our Guest will be closed 8/20/18 through 8/25/18.

 

[hertamaniac]

Monorail troubles continue...
https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/breaking-...ngers-onboard-towed-to-magic-kingdom-station/

It makes me think that maybe the new monorails will have an emergency onboard battery back-up to drive them "home" until power is restored.

 

[rteetz]

 

[SureAsLiz]

We were at the MK yesterday around four and one of the monorails (orange, I think, or peach?) was stopped just beyond the Contemporary. They were directing everyone to the buses and the ferry. That was around 4pm.

That time of evening is generally when they start bringing monorails onto the track to prepare for evening crowds. When a switch happens, no trains are able to move and it can cause a pretty decent backup if they don't route guests to other forms of transportation.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Video

The cast of Frozen: The Broadway Musical performs "First Time In Forever/Let It Go" at the 2018 Tony Awards!

Frozen was nominated for 3 Tony Awards including Best Musical, but it did not win any awards that it was nominated for.

 

[rteetz]

News

Camp inside Pandora!

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-glamping-experience-heres-how-you-could-win/

How awesome is this!