Holiday Crowds Snarl Disney World Monorails, Overwhelming Deluxe Resorts
Viral footage captures resort monorail queues during a period of parade viewing capacity limits.
Overview
- An X video by Nick Chappell shows switchback lines at the Grand Floridian monorail station.
- Similar monorail bottlenecks were reported at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, indicating a loop-wide constraint.
- Magic Kingdom announcements told guests the Disney Starlight parade viewing areas had reached capacity.
- Park attraction waits regularly topped two hours during the holiday surge, underscoring resort-wide strain.
- Reports note no announced fix from Disney as premium monorail access loses its advantage for $1,000‑plus rooms.