UPDATE: The Monorail is now running and operating. We will continue to monitor the Monorail lines in the coming days and we will let you know of any operating changes as we see them.
Things in Disney World can change rapidly. Sometimes rides or forms of transportation need to be evacuated or temporarily shut down for technical issues or other problems.
Monorail
Right now, some issues seem to be affecting the Disney World monorail. If you’re staying at a monorail hotel, or are planning on leaving from or going to Magic Kingdom, here’s what you need to know.
As we left Magic Kingdom today (May 21st), we saw that both monorail lines were CLOSED. When we spoke with Cast Members they noted that both lines were in fact down.
Monorails Closed
The walkway to Disney’s Contemporary Resort from Magic Kingdom was also closed. So, if you were planning to utilize that path, that’s something to keep in mind.
Walkway Closed
Guests were being redirected to forms of transportation other than the monorail. Guests at Disney World hotels could utilize a bus to get where they needed to get to.
If you need to get back to the Transportation and Ticket Center, the ferry was the only option we saw available at the time we were exiting the park.
Line for the Ferry
When we drove near Magic Kingdom, we saw some construction crews on the scene. It appears something may have happened to this part of the monorail track.
Construction Crews
We received some photos from an anonymous source showing a little bit more of what happened — it appears that a truck that was too tall to safely pass underneath the Monorail track accidentally the underside of it.
Photo by Anonymous Source
This caused some damage to the track.
Photo by Anonymous Source
We’re on the lookout for more information about this closure and we’ll be sure to keep you updated.
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Too many cutbacks during the -anthemic period may have taken its toll 0n maintenance and inspections. Now frequent breakdowns I. The infrastructure including Disney transportation seem to be common place. Bad show Disney…
All the time the parks were closed, now that things are getting back to normal, things are falling apart. Shut down would have been a good time for preventive maintenance.
Disney cannot continue to avoid a permanent solution to the monorail. The trains are worn out and refurbishing interiors and repainting won’t solve the mechanical age of them. The beam itself reached the projected life expectancy many years ago. I grew up loving the monorail in the 70s and 80s, but sadly it has since become a form of transportation to avoid.
Ageing Infrastructure and the quest for the bottom line profit do not mix well
Apparently yesterday a truck with some type of extension on top was driving under the monorail track yesterday and hit it. The article said there was some damage to the track and the monorail was subsequently closed.
WDWNewsToday reported a work truck hit the monorail beam.
I wondered why if the monorail was closed the walkway was also closed. As I kept reading, the resaon was obvious. The truck driver is NOT TOO SMART!!! (Hope the repiar is easy AND hope the EPCOT mono rail opens soon. (Dinsey commercial onTV as I am typing this. Open up. It is time for fast passes, all monorails, fireworks and parades. People that do not want vaccines are never going to get. A return to normal is due.
They need to EXPAND the monorail , instead of using buses
This is nothing new. We stayed at Contemporary before Covid and we chose it because we had an elderly parent that we wanted to accommodate and make trips to the park as easy as possible for her. Every afternoon the monorail was down, with some vague excuse. Cast members told us that the monorail is expensive to run and management was cutting costs, and this was in a busy week. So it really made things inconvenient and when you stay at the monorail hotels you are paying a premium for that service so we were really disappointed and annoyed at the whole thing.