Monday, July 6, 2009

Disney Disaster: Monorail Crash

1 Dead In Disney Monorail Crash

A former monorail pilot told Local 6 that all Disney monorails are equipped with a sophisticated "anti-collision" system that automatically stops the trains if they get too close to each other. The former pilot said the system must be shut off when the monorails are put into storage for the night.

"In order for that train, the blue train, to get close to that red train, you've got to override the safety system, basically," the former monorail operator said.

Ethan Meus, who was visiting the theme park from Dubuque, Iowa, said he and his family took the monorail to dinner at a resort hotel Saturday night. Meus, 17, watched the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the monorail on the way back to his hotel and didn't notice any problems with the train, he said.


The deceased was 21 years old. That would be 7+7+7.

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