Disneyland Monorail
1959 is when the Disneyland Monorail
debuted but was named Alweg Monorail System
.08 mile was the total length of the Monorail on opening day
1961 the track was extended 2.5 miles so that it could be used as a
transportation system
2.5 miles is the length of track at Disneyland.
15 minutes is the time of a roundtrip ride
1 billion and more riders have been on the monorail since it first
opened.
4 trains are used in Disneyland
4 colors are used on the monorail trains and they are Red, orange,
Blue and Purple
1 monorail has been taken out of service that was the orange
monorail
3 monorails are used at 1 time during normal operations.
13 minutes is the total ride duration of the monorail.
3 car train was the Mark I used in June 14, 1959.
4 car train was the Mark II put into service in 1961; it also had
the big dome on top.
1961 the track was expanded to include the Disneyland Hotel
5 car train was the Mark III put into service in 1969 and was built
by WED Enterprises.
137 feet long was the newer Mark III trains
5 car trains were the Mark V that were put into service on January
23, 1987 and were built by Ride and Show Engineering.
27 passengers in the 3 middle cars can be seated on the Mark V
monorail.
32 passengers in the 2 end cars can be seated on the Mark V
monorail.
145 passengers are the total number of passengers per each monorail
train.
4 generations of monorails have been used at Disneyland.
1959 to 1961 the Mark I were the original Monorails used
1961 to 1968 the Mark II monorails were in service
1969 to 1988 the Mark III monorails were in service
1988 to 2007 the Mark IV monorails were in service
2007 was the year the new Mark VII was put into service, with new
seating configuration and sleeker designed.