The Walt Disney World monorail system will be operating at reduced capacity--and speed--due to damage in a joint of the beam on the portion between the Grand Floridian and the Magic Kingdom. Extremely low temperatures in the Orlando area are said to be responsible for the damage, and no timeline has been given as to when repairs might take place or be completed. But for now, monorails are forced to travel at a crawl in the critical area, slowing down the system.
Guests should expect increased wait and travel times on both the Resort and Express monorail lines. (The Epcot line, however, is running at its usual speed.) It might be a good time to check out the ferry boats if that's not your typical mode of transportation. They can actually be as fast as the monorail, even on a good monorail day.
[...] This closure is actually unrelated to the recent weather-related beam issues I told you about here. Instead, this closure is to allow for construction on the Grand Floridian DVC property which is [...]
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