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Disney Monorail Loses Power and Strands Riders for About 90 Minutes

Passenger accounts point to a nearby lightning strike with no official confirmation from Disney

Overview

  • A monorail bound for EPCOT lost power and remained stalled with passengers on board for roughly an hour and a half before being towed back to a station.
  • Riders said the operator used the public address system to instruct guests on removing windows for airflow and video shows three people removing panes to help ventilate the car.
  • Disney staff escorted passengers off the train safely and offered bottled water, a Lightning Lane pass, and $50 Disney gift cards to those affected.
  • Passengers and local outlets have attributed the outage to a lightning strike but Disney has not publicly confirmed the technical cause and news organizations have sought comment.
  • The incident follows other recent weather-related disruptions at Walt Disney World and reporting so far relies mainly on passenger accounts and shared video rather than published technical findings.