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Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Trains of the Walt Disney World Monorail System (foreground) and Walt Disney World Railroad (background) at the entrance to Magic Kingdom

Yes, in one way or another I have always loved trains.

—Walt Disney[1][2]

Rail transport can be found in every theme park resort property owned or licensed by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, one of the four business segments of the Walt Disney Company.[3][4] The origins of Disney theme park rail transport can be traced back to Walt Disney himself and his personal fondness for railroads, who insisted that they be included in the first Disney park, the original Disneyland (a key component of the Disneyland Resort) in California in the United States, which opened on July 17, 1955.[5][6] The Disney tradition of including transport by rail in, and adjacent to, its parks has since been extended to other Disney properties with the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida in the United States,[7] Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan,[8] Disneyland Paris in France,[9] Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in China,[10] and Shanghai Disney Resort in China.[11] The Disney theme park chain is the largest on the planet by annual attendance with over 155 million visitors in 2019, and the rail systems located inside its properties play key roles as modes of transportation and as attractions for its visitors.[12]

Each Disney theme park resort has a rail transport system serving its general resort area, whether it is a monorail system located inside the Disney resort properties in the United States and Japan,[13][14][15] or a conventional rail system connecting external rail networks to the Disney resorts in France and China.[16][17][18] The Disneyland Monorail System in California was the first monorail system in the United States; the Walt Disney World Monorail System in Florida, with an estimated 150,000 passengers per day, is one of the busiest monorail systems in the world.[19][20] Both Disney park resort properties in the United States, as well as those in Japan and France, contain theme parks that feature genuine steam-powered railroads.[21] The Disney park chain has one of the world's largest private collections of operational steam locomotives, with seventeen in total spread across the globe.[21] Additional rail systems within the theme parks in both United States resorts and the Hong Kong resort resemble steam-powered railroads, but their locomotives are powered by internal combustion engines.[22][23][24] Other rail transport modes found in Disney parks include horse-drawn streetcar rail lines within both resorts in the United States and the resort in France,[25][26][27] replica vintage electric rail lines in California and Japan,[28][29] and a people mover in Florida.[30]

Disneyland Resort Edit

Name Location Image Motive power type Track gauge Opened Closed Notes
Disneyland Monorail System[13] General resort area[13] Electric
(busbar)[31][32]
Monorail[13] June 14, 1959[33] First operational monorail system in the United States.[19] Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark status.[34] Valid admission to Disneyland is required to ride this monorail.[35]
Disneyland Railroad[36] Disneyland[36] Steam[37] 3 ft (914 mm)[38] July 17, 1955[37] Design inspired by Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad and Ward Kimball's Grizzly Flats Railroad.[39][40]
Main Street Vehicles[25] Disneyland[25] Working animal[25] 3 ft (914 mm)[41] July 17, 1955[37][42] Besides the tramway with horse-drawn streetcars, non-rail, old-fashioned motor vehicles are also part of this attraction.[25]
Casey Jr. Circus Train[43] Disneyland[43] Internal combustion
(gasoline)[22]
2 ft (610 mm)[44] July 17, 1955[45] Based on the anthropomorphic locomotive character Casey Junior from the Disney 1941 animated feature film Dumbo[45]
Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland[46]
(formerly Rainbow Caverns Mine Train)[45]
Disneyland[47] Electric
(battery)[48]
2 ft 6 in (762 mm)[48] July 2, 1956[45] January 2, 1977[49] Replaced by the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad mine train roller coaster attraction[50]
Viewliner Train of Tomorrow[51] Disneyland[52] Internal combustion
(gasoline)[51]
2 ft 6 in (762 mm)[52] June 10, 1957[51] September 30, 1958[52] Replaced by the Disneyland Monorail System[52]
PeopleMover[53] Disneyland[53] Electric
(track-embedded spinning tires)[53]
People mover[54] July 2, 1967[54] August 21, 1995[54] The former line's elevated track infrastructure is still present at the park.[54]
Jolly Trolley[55] Disneyland[55] Internal combustion
(diesel)[56]
3 ft (914 mm)[57] January 24, 1993[58] December 2003[59] The former line and ride vehicles are still present at the park as static displays.[55]
Red Car Trolley[28] Disney California Adventure[28] Electric
(battery)[60]
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge[60] June 15, 2012[61] Non-operating overhead wires are in place to recreate the appearance of a heritage streetcar line.[62]

Route diagrams Edit

Disneyland Monorail System
Maintenance facility
(not open to public)
Disneyland
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside Disneyland)
Downtown Disney
Disneyland Railroad
Roundhouse
(open to public during certain runDisney events)
Mickey's Toontown
Monorail transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Ferry transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Tomorrowland
New Orleans Square
Horse-drawn streetcar transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Main Street, U.S.A.
Parking lot tram and bus transfers
(via short walks outside park)
Main Street Vehicles
(Disneyland)
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Central Plaza
Car barn
(not open to public)
Main Street, U.S.A.
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Roundhouse
(not open to public)
Fantasyland
Red Car Trolley
Car barn
(not open to public)
Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
Carthay Circle
Buena Vista Street
Bus and parking lot tram transfers
(via short walks outside park)

Walt Disney World Edit

Name Location Image Motive power type Track gauge Opened Closed Notes
Walt Disney World Monorail System[14] Magic Kingdom and Epcot resort areas[14] Electric
(busbar)[63]
Monorail[14] October 1, 1971[64] One of the world's busiest monorail systems with an estimated 150,000 passengers each day.[20] No purchase of any kind is required to ride this monorail.[65]
Walt Disney World Railroad[66] Magic Kingdom[66] Steam[67] 3 ft (914 mm)[68] October 1, 1971[69] All four locomotives were purchased from the Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán; they were originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works.[68]
Main Street Vehicles[26] Magic Kingdom[26] Working animal[26] 3 ft (914 mm)[70] October 1, 1971[71] Besides the tramway with horse-drawn streetcars, non-rail, old-fashioned motor vehicles are also part of this attraction.[26]
PeopleMover (Magic Kingdom)[30] Magic Kingdom[30] Electric
(track-embedded linear induction motors)[30]
People mover[72] July 1, 1975[72] An early concept model for Epcot can be seen during the ride.[30]
Fort Wilderness Railroad[73] Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground[73] Steam[73] 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)[74] January 1, 1974[75] February 1980[76] Numerous operational problems, poor design, and high costs led to the closure of this railroad.[77]
Wildlife Express Train[78] Disney's Animal Kingdom[78] Internal combustion
(diesel)[23]
3 ft (914 mm)[23] April 22, 1998[79] Despite the dated and weathered appearance of the trains, they are actually brand-new models built by Severn Lamb.[80]

Route diagrams Edit

Walt Disney World Railroad
Roundhouse
(open to public during special tours only)
Fantasyland
Frontierland
Ferry transfer
(via short walk inside park)
People mover transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Horse-drawn streetcar transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Main Street, U.S.A.
Monorail transfer
(via short walk outside park)
Watercraft and bus transfers
(via short walks outside park)
Main Street Vehicles
(Magic Kingdom)
Cinderella Castle
Central Plaza
Car barn
(not open to public)
Main Street, U.S.A.
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside park)
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Storage facility
(not open to public)
Space Mountain
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside park)
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List of rail transport installations Trains of the Walt Disney World Monorail System foreground and Walt Disney World Railroad background at the entrance to Magic Kingdom Yes in one way or another I have always loved trains Walt Disney 91 1 93 91 2 93 Rail transport can be found in every theme park resort property owned or licensed by Disney Parks Experiences and Products one of the four business segments of the Walt Disney Company 91 3 93 91 4 93 The origins of Disney theme park rail transport can be traced back to Walt Disney himself and his personal fondness for railroads who insisted that they be included in the first Disney park the original Disneyland a key component of the Disneyland Resort in California in the United States which opened on July 17 1955 91 5 93 91 6 93 The Disney tradition of including transport by rail in and adjacent to its parks has since been extended to other Disney properties with the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida in the United States 91 7 93 Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan 91 8 93 Disneyland Paris in France 91 9 93 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in China 91 10 93 and Shanghai Disney Resort in China 91 11 93 The Disney theme park chain is the largest on the planet by annual attendance with over 155 million visitors in 2019 and the rail systems located inside its properties play key roles as modes of transportation and as attractions for its visitors 91 12 93 Each Disney theme park resort has a rail transport system serving its general resort area whether it is a monorail system located inside the Disney resort properties in the United States and Japan 91 13 93 91 14 93 91 15 93 or a conventional rail system connecting external rail networks to the Disney resorts in France and China 91 16 93 91 17 93 91 18 93 The Disneyland Monorail System in California was the first monorail system in the United States the Walt Disney World Monorail System in Florida with an estimated 150 000 passengers per day is one of the busiest monorail systems in the world 91 19 93 91 20 93 Both Disney park resort properties in the United States as well as those in Japan and France contain theme parks that feature genuine steam powered railroads 91 21 93 The Disney park chain has one of the world s largest private collections of operational steam locomotives with seventeen in total spread across the globe 91 21 93 Additional rail systems within the theme parks in both United States resorts and the Hong Kong resort resemble steam powered railroads but their locomotives are powered by internal combustion engines 91 22 93 91 23 93 91 24 93 Other rail transport modes found in Disney parks include horse drawn streetcar rail lines within both resorts in the United States and the resort in France 91 25 93 91 26 93 91 27 93 replica vintage electric rail lines in California and Japan 91 28 93 91 29 93 and a people mover in Florida 91 30 93 Contents 1 Disneyland Resort 1 1 Route diagrams 2 Walt Disney World 2 1 Route diagrams 3 Tokyo Disney Resort 3 1 Route diagrams 4 Disneyland Paris 4 1 Route diagrams 5 Hong Kong Disneyland Resort 5 1 Route diagrams 6 Shanghai Disney Resort 7 See also 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links Disneyland Resort Edit Main article Disneyland Resort Name Location Image Motive power type Track gauge Opened Closed Notes Disneyland Monorail System 91 13 93 General resort area 91 13 93 Electric busbar 91 31 93 91 32 93 Monorail 91 13 93 June 14 1959 91 33 93 First operational monorail system in the United States 91 19 93 Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark status 91 34 93 Valid admission to Disneyland is required to ride this monorail 91 35 93 Disneyland Railroad 91 36 93 Disneyland 91 36 93 Steam 91 37 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 38 93 July 17 1955 91 37 93 Design inspired by Walt Disney s Carolwood Pacific Railroad and Ward Kimball s Grizzly Flats Railroad 91 39 93 91 40 93 Main Street Vehicles 91 25 93 Disneyland 91 25 93 Working animal 91 25 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 41 93 July 17 1955 91 37 93 91 42 93 Besides the tramway with horse drawn streetcars non rail old fashioned motor vehicles are also part of this attraction 91 25 93 Casey Jr Circus Train 91 43 93 Disneyland 91 43 93 Internal combustion gasoline 91 22 93 2 160 ft 610 160 mm 91 44 93 July 17 1955 91 45 93 Based on the anthropomorphic locomotive character Casey Junior from the Disney 1941 animated feature film Dumbo 91 45 93 Mine Train Through Nature s Wonderland 91 46 93 formerly Rainbow Caverns Mine Train 91 45 93 Disneyland 91 47 93 Electric battery 91 48 93 2 160 ft 160 6 160 in 762 160 mm 91 48 93 July 2 1956 91 45 93 January 2 1977 91 49 93 Replaced by the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad mine train roller coaster attraction 91 50 93 Viewliner Train of Tomorrow 91 51 93 Disneyland 91 52 93 Internal combustion gasoline 91 51 93 2 160 ft 160 6 160 in 762 160 mm 91 52 93 June 10 1957 91 51 93 September 30 1958 91 52 93 Replaced by the Disneyland Monorail System 91 52 93 PeopleMover 91 53 93 Disneyland 91 53 93 Electric track embedded spinning tires 91 53 93 People mover 91 54 93 July 2 1967 91 54 93 August 21 1995 91 54 93 The former line s elevated track infrastructure is still present at the park 91 54 93 Jolly Trolley 91 55 93 Disneyland 91 55 93 Internal combustion diesel 91 56 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 57 93 January 24 1993 91 58 93 December 2003 91 59 93 The former line and ride vehicles are still present at the park as static displays 91 55 93 Red Car Trolley 91 28 93 Disney California Adventure 91 28 93 Electric battery 91 60 93 1 000 160 mm 3 160 ft 160 3 3 8260 8 160 in metre gauge 91 60 93 June 15 2012 91 61 93 Non operating overhead wires are in place to recreate the appearance of a heritage streetcar line 91 62 93 Route diagrams Edit vteDisneyland Monorail System Legend 32 Maintenance facility not open to public 32 Disneyland 32 Steam train transfer via short walk inside Disneyland 32 Downtown Disney vteDisneyland Railroad Legend 32 Roundhouse open to public during certain runDisney events 32 Mickey s Toontown 32 Monorail transfer via short walk inside park 32 32 Ferry transfer via short walk inside park 32 Tomorrowland New Orleans Square 32 Horse drawn streetcar transfer via short walk inside park 32 Main Street U S A 32 Parking lot tram and bus transfers via short walks outside park 32 vteMain Street Vehicles Disneyland Legend Sleeping Beauty Castle Central Plaza 32 Car barn not open to public 32 Main Street U S A 32 Steam train transfer via short walk inside park 32 vteCasey Jr Circus Train Legend 32 Roundhouse not open to public 32 Fantasyland vteRed Car Trolley Legend 32 Car barn not open to public 32 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard Carthay Circle Buena Vista Street 32 Bus and parking lot tram transfers via short walks outside park 32 Walt Disney World Edit Main article Walt Disney World Name Location Image Motive power type Track gauge Opened Closed Notes Walt Disney World Monorail System 91 14 93 Magic Kingdom and Epcot resort areas 91 14 93 Electric busbar 91 63 93 Monorail 91 14 93 October 1 1971 91 64 93 One of the world s busiest monorail systems with an estimated 150 000 passengers each day 91 20 93 No purchase of any kind is required to ride this monorail 91 65 93 Walt Disney World Railroad 91 66 93 Magic Kingdom 91 66 93 Steam 91 67 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 68 93 October 1 1971 91 69 93 All four locomotives were purchased from the Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatan they were originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works 91 68 93 Main Street Vehicles 91 26 93 Magic Kingdom 91 26 93 Working animal 91 26 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 70 93 October 1 1971 91 71 93 Besides the tramway with horse drawn streetcars non rail old fashioned motor vehicles are also part of this attraction 91 26 93 PeopleMover Magic Kingdom 91 30 93 Magic Kingdom 91 30 93 Electric track embedded linear induction motors 91 30 93 People mover 91 72 93 July 1 1975 91 72 93 An early concept model for Epcot can be seen during the ride 91 30 93 Fort Wilderness Railroad 91 73 93 Disney s Fort Wilderness Resort amp Campground 91 73 93 Steam 91 73 93 2 160 ft 160 6 160 in 762 160 mm 91 74 93 January 1 1974 91 75 93 February 1980 91 76 93 Numerous operational problems poor design and high costs led to the closure of this railroad 91 77 93 Wildlife Express Train 91 78 93 Disney s Animal Kingdom 91 78 93 Internal combustion diesel 91 23 93 3 160 ft 914 160 mm 91 23 93 April 22 1998 91 79 93 Despite the dated and weathered appearance of the trains they are actually brand new models built by Severn Lamb 91 80 93 Route diagrams Edit vteTransport in Walt Disney World Legend Disney University 56 300 Maintenance facility not open to public Magic Kingdom in park Contemporary Resort Fort Wilderness Resort Grand Floridian Resort Wilderness Lodge Polynesian Village Resort Transportation and Ticket Center 56 300 Shades of Green US DoD guests only Port Orleans Resort Riverside Port Orleans Resort French Quarter Saratoga Springs Resort Treehouse Villas Old Key West Resort Saratoga Springs Resort Disney Springs Marketplace Disney Springs The Landing Town Center Disney Springs West Side 300 350 Typhoon Lagoon Epcot World Celebration entrance in park Epcot World Showcase entrance in park BoardWalk Resort Beach Club Yacht Club resorts Riviera Resort Dolphin Swan resorts Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Coronado Springs Resort Caribbean Beach Resort Hollywood Studios Animal Kingdom in park Animal Kingdom Lodge Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Blizzard Beach Art of Animation Pop Century resorts All Star Movies Music Sports resorts ESPN Wide World of Sports 32 I 4to Airport SeaWorld and Universal Orlando 32 Celebration 56 Disney Transport bus service 32 Monorail service passengers no passengers 32 Gondola lift service Watercraft service Parking lot tram service Free parking limited Disney bus service Lynx bus service vteWalt Disney World Railroad Legend 32 Roundhouse open to public during special tours only 32 Fantasyland Frontierland 32 Ferry transfer via short walk inside park 32 32 People mover transfer via short walk inside park 32 32 Horse drawn streetcar transfer via short walk inside park 32 Main Street U S A 32 Monorail transfer via short walk outside park 32 32 Watercraft and bus transfers via short walks outside park 32 vteMain Street Vehicles Magic Kingdom Legend Cinderella Castle Central Plaza 32 Car barn not open to public 32 Main Street U S A 32 Steam train transfer via short walk inside park 32 vteTomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Legend 32 Storage facility not open to public 32 Space Mountain 32 Steam train transfer via short walk inside park 32 Tomorrowland img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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