New Disneyland Mark VII Monorail train spotted!

[RIP Psyclone]

Finally!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4V0JbRCbYY

And a little closer...

Mark VII from afar.

No, I wanna go this way!

Looks a little unfinished

[Spokker]

From MousePlanet:

 

http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/NewMonorail1_122007_AVP_Sized.jpg

 

http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/NewMonorail3_122007_AVP_Sized.jpg

 

Cropped shots:

 

http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/NewMonorailCloseCrop1_122007_AVP.jpg

 

http://albums.mouseplanet.com/AdrienneVincentPhoenix/NewMonorailCloseCrop4_122007_AVP.jpg

 

Just in time. The current monorails are falling apart.

 

There has been some debate as to just how new this monorail is. Based on what I have read, I would consider it a massive refurbishment, but I would take these Internet musings with a grain of salt.

 

Whatever the case may be, we may finally be able to ride in some monorails without plastic peeling off the interior walls.

[kraken613]

That looks awsome! When are they going to start being used?

[Spokker]

Drat, beaten by 3 minutes. That's what I get for typing so much.

[Cyber.Fiber]

Sleek and Stylish! Those look amazing!

[Meteornotes]

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[TheRapidsNerd]

Ohhhhh Beeeeeaaaammmmerrr!

 

Cool design, but I kinda like the current style's lines. Hey, if they need 'em, they need 'em, so cool.

[Homer]

I like the retro styling of these new trains.

 

NICE!

[Jew]

RIP Psyclone: are those your pictures?

[DarkMeasures]

These are like the coolest looking monorails. ever.

[ahecht]

 

Is it just me or does the trim not quite line up in the picture below (near the top)?

[RRollergod]

When will these be at WDW?!

[Shockwave]

This is Scott's birthday and Christmas present all rolled into one.

[cfc]

 

Is it just me or does the trim not quite line up?

 

I think it's just you.

[knottslover77]

I see it, look at the second picture.

 

--Jay

[astroworldfan1]

When will these be at WDW?!

 

 

 

Not for a long long long long time. WDW has 12 Mark VI monorails. They take care of their really well and they don't constantly run the same monorail. And they are the updated version of DL's older one. All the monorails @ WDW now have computer screen control panel.

 

 

Hope that helps.

[RIP Psyclone]

This is Scott's birthday and Christmas present all rolled into one.

 

I don't know about that, I think he's a WDW snob.

[Coasterlvr_nc]

^^^ I think I do see the trim that doesnt align, I wonder what disney will do about that, afterall, I'm pretty sure they wouldnt want to have brsnd new trains that already have problems

[ECZenith]

As a conductor at Disneylad, I'm often in the roundhouse where the monorails and trains are stored. Maybe tomorrow I can ask the monorail crew if I can go upstairs for a peek. They look even better than I was hoping they would.

[Captain Jack]

The reason the trim doesn't line up there is because these are pretty much Mark V monorails with new nose cones, aka front and rear cars. Despite the inner 3 cars being rehashed Mark V's, they have supposedly been reworked as far as the windows go and all of the electric mechanisms and interior components have been replaced and/or completely overhauled.

 

Although I would've preferred that Disneyland spent the money and got truly new MVII monorail chassis, the way Walt Disney World got *really* new MVI's, it's a more than welcome change and update. The retro styling of the nosecones and the metallic red paint instead of the Mark V white paint with color-coding stripe is beautiful.

 

This is what a Disney refurb should be about, taking something old and making it as "new" as possible. Great work!

 

-Captain Jack

[BeemerBoy]

This is Scott's birthday and Christmas present all rolled into one.

 

I don't know about that, I think he's a WDW snob.

In this case, I shall not discriminate. They look beautiful.

 

 

I need some time alone now.

[Spokker]

So how long before it takes for the first jackass to etch some graffiti in the interior?

 

Takin' all bets!

 

I have a feeling that after the first Summer I'm going to wonder why we deserve refurbished monorails at all. I might as well renew my AP and enjoy them while they still look good.

[Top Thrill Dragster]

^ I say one day.

 

 

Are these new monorails suppose to have air conditioning? During the summer it gets very uncomfortable inside the current monorails, air conditioning would be a major plus.

[Sean Menefee]

I've heard air-conditioning will only be available in the nose cones of the train.

 

-Sean

[Team Thriller]

^^

Well of course in California it would. But it isn't THAT hot here in Europe during the Summer. Of course, it still might get extremely hot it the cars.

 

All I can say is: It's about freakin time!

I truly hope it goes in and out of both parks, like DL and DCA.

And I also hope it is similar to all the others layout.

 

Disneyland Paris is going up.

 

--James