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Originally posted by Elgin Clock
Taken From another post recited by Jessica Boucher:
"::sigh:: Elgin was our "responsible adult chaperone" our last day in FL...and we were on the monorail from Magic Kingdom to Epcot and he decided that he'd hold onto one of the top panelings, which proceeded to come loose in his hands (turns out it was the emergency exit, and if it had fallen any further, the alarm wouldve tripped)...soooo, he had to hold it up alllll the way to Epcot...I wish I had my camera"
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This is the part where I get to share Walt Disney World's Monorail Evacuation procedures.
In the event of a fire or other monorail emergency, the train will be stopped ( of course ) . . . Guests are then expected to remove the emergency exits (I'm glad Elgin now knows how!) and use a provided rope (it's beneath the seats, or along the inclined portion, I believe) to climb onto the monorail roof. From there, you'd be expected to walk the length of the train, slide down the glass window on the cab unit and walk the beamway to the next station.
Now, keep in mind - the beamway is flanked by two 220 volt busbars that power the trains.
Try to figure out what happens if there's a disabled guest on the monorail, too.
I know it's probably a useless factoid - but think what could've happened if you'd set the alarm off
It can be a looooong walk back to the Magic Kingdom or Epcot on that beamway. . . it's about 8 miles long.