Disneyland Monorail

The Disneyland Monorail was the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere. It is celebrated its 60th anniversary June 14, 2019.

Enjoy incredible, one-of-a-kind views on this classic 2.5-mile, 13-minute round-trip journey. 

Fly over Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, past the majestic Matterhorn Bobsleds. Glide over Grizzly Peak, Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land in Disney California Adventure Park. Zoom through Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and the Downtown Disney District.

Built at Disney Studios. Based on Alweg monorail systems and concepts.

• Mark I : 1959 - 1961
  • 3-car trains
  • Colors: red and blue
• Mark II : 1961 - 1969 (Added with track expansion to Disneyland Hotel)
• Same physical hardware as Mark I, with minor upgrades and improvements
• 4-car trains (1 new car for Red and Blue trains, yellow was all new train)
• Bigger dome on top of front car
• Colors: red, blue and yellow

Built by Walt Disney Imagineering/WED Enterprises

• Mark III : 1969 - 1987
  • Entirely new design and physical hardware. No re-use from Mark I & II.
  • 5-car trains
  • 137 feet (41.76 m) long
  • colors: red, blue, yellow and green.
• Mark V : 1987 - 2008
  

Built by Dynamic Structures

• 5-car trains
• Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering
• Car bodies built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm of Germany
• Seats 24 passengers in each of the five cars, plus 7 passengers in the tail cone, and 5 passengers with 1 driver in the nose cone.
• Total number of passengers per train: 132
• Utilizes Mk III chassis as re-engineered by Ride & Show Engineering, Inc. of San Dimas, CA.
  
• The Mk V was designed to resemble the appearance of the Mark IV series monorails which were operating in the Walt Disney World Resort.
• colors: red, blue, orange and purple
• Mark VII : 2008–Present
• Sleek/Retro design accomplished by installing a Mark III style nose on the existing Mark V trains.
• New island seating configuration, with one row of inward-facing seating at the front and rear ends of each car.
• The main cabins have a capacity of 22 passengers
• The tailcone has a capacity of six passengers while the nosecone has a capacity of four passengers and a pilot.
• Designed and engineered in-house by Walt Disney Imagineering and TPI Composites
• Colors: Red, Blue, and Orange.
• The first Mark VII monorail, Red, was delivered to Disneyland on December 20, 2007. It began service on July 3, 2008.
• The second Mark VII, Blue, was delivered to Disneyland on April 10, 2008. It began service September 16, 2008.
• The Third Mark VII, Orange, was delivered to Disneyland on August 14, 2008. It began service on April 7, 2009.

Catch a ride inside Disneyland Park at the Tomorrowland station right above Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. 

Guests with valid theme park admission can skip the Main Entrance by boarding the Monorail at the Downtown Disney District station—and travel straight to Tomorrowland!  Trains run approximately every 10 minutes.

The Disneyland Monorail track was expanded in 1961 to transport guests to and from the hotel, making it the only monorail in the country to cross a public street.

FUN FACTS
Attraction type: straddle-beam Monorail
Designer: WED Enterprises
Height: 41 ft
Speed: 30 mph
Vehicle type: Monorail Trains
Vehicles: 3
Riders per vehicle: 120
Duration: 11 minutes
Vehicle names:  Monorail Red, Monorail Blue, Monorail Orange
Track gauge:  Single straddle-beam