Monorail, March 1983
Oh yeah, it's the sleek Mark III Monorail, right after it got a coat of Simonize car polish. You know what they say: "Monorail wise - SIMONIZE". Both of today's scans are from 1983, which is typically a bit later than what I tend to share, but they are great nevertheless.
Let's start with this shot of the Green Monorail, or "Big Greenie" as I like to call it. Bubble dome! I realize that it doesn't look very green, but it was a sort of "olive" tint (I'm sure General Motors would come up with a much more poetic name for the hue, like “Zombie Green”), and the warm afternoon sunlight did funny things.
Next is this Skyway view looking down on the Sub Load queue, and the Monorail queue. It's a busy day for March - just a regular Saturday, perhaps? Or maybe it was St. Patrick's Day. Just two years after these photos were taken, the Mark III Monorail trains were phased out one by one, stripped to the chassis, and rebuilt as Mark V trains.
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I've always liked the Green Monorail. It was running all three days when we were there in 1975. We were camped in the trailer park northwest of the Park (I think Wookiee World is there now). It's where Chuck peered over the fence to see, IIRC, a Peter Pan ride galleon backstage. We took the Green Monorail into the Park, from Disneyland Hotel, a couple times while we were there. And yeah, that Monorail is sort of an olive green, like pimento-stuffed olives that have been in the fridge for six years.
The late afternoon lighting in the second photo makes it look like a 1950s kodachrome slide. There's a lot to see in this picture: Besides the Subs (It appears that almost all of then have been put into service), and the Red Monorail, there are a couple of Autopia cars, and a red PeopleMover train. Oh, and a red Mickey-ear balloon! (And a couple of trashcans.)
Nice pics! Thanks, Major.
The rear nose cone of the red Monorail appears to contain two gentlemen who are a little too dressed up for DL in the 1980s. I bet they were employees. I bet they were "corporate." Maybe they were even surveying Tomorrowland, and pointing out the various attractions that they were planning on ruining. I was told by many Tomorrowland employees in 1982 and 1983, that after the New Fantasyland was completed, that Tomorrowland was next on the list for a "redo." At least, that's what they had all been told. And I think Mike has confirmed that, but I forgot the reasons why it was derailed. Probably Eisner! That's okay, by postponing the redo of Tomorrowland, we were able to keep most of the 1967 New Tomorrowland look for another 15 years! Too bad the 1998 New Tomorrowland plans weren't derailed!
Thanks, Major!
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When at Disneyland, I was excited whenever Monorail Green was in operation. It seemed a rare sight to me. The Mark III Monorails were the best IMO. Thanks, Major.
JB, good memory! It was the Drum and Eagle float from America on Parade rather than a pirate galleon, but I'm touched that you remember.
I don't recall ever seeing "Big Greenie" in operation. That doesn't mean I didn't - it just didn't leave an impression (please don't be disappointed in me, Ken). That shade of green was nearly identical to our 1972 AMC Ambassador station wagon. If only the Monorail had fake wood paneling...
Note that both the Monorail and the PeopleMover in the last shot are red. That means something. But what?
Thanks again, Major! Hope you are enjoying your trip!
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