The Mark VI Monorail made its debut at Walt Disney World Resort in June 1989. Below is a look at one of the first trains being loaded onto the monorail track.
The Mark VI trains had wider monorail doors, improved air conditioning (great for that warm, summer Florida weather) and communication systems and increased interior height for standees.
The first two Mark VI Monorails were operated and tested at night without guests until December 1989 when Monorail Blue started transporting guests. This new fleet of monorail trains, built by Bombardier, increased guest capacity by 30 percent.
Today, the Mark VI Monorail trains carry an average of 16 million passengers annually at the Walt Disney World Resort, and is still one of the coolest “non-attraction” attractions, in my opinion, at Walt Disney World Resort.
See the posts below for more on the history of Monorails at Disney Parks:
- The History of the Walt Disney World Monorail: Mark IV, 1971-1989
- The History of the Disneyland Monorail: Mark V, 1986-2008
- The History of the Disneyland Monorail: Mark I, 1959-1961
The History of the Walt Disney World Monorail: Mark VI, 1989-Present by Nate Rasmussen: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog
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