- Passengers got stuck on the Disney monorail Tuesday morning due to a flat tire
- It took over an hour to evacuate a total of 71 guests on board
- No injuries have been reported
Several guests were stuck on the Walt Disney World Resort monorail after hearing a boom and seeing a flash of light before it became stuck on the tracks Tuesday.
Passengers were evacuated after emergency crews rushed to the scene of the EPCOT parking lot toll plaza in Florida.
The train stopped after suffering a flat tire, a Disney World spokesperson confirmed VOC35 after the incident.
After a “loud tire explosion” and “a big flash of light,” the train slowed down and got stuck, Kris Lenk told the outlet.
The passenger, who was stuck on the monorail, said he could smell the smoke and burning rubber.
According to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, it took more than an hour to evacuate a total of 71 passengers and no injuries were reported.
Several guests were stuck on the Walt Disney World Resort monorail after hearing a boom and seeing a flash of light before it became stuck on the tracks Tuesday
The train stopped after suffering a flat tire, a Disney World spokesperson confirmed
According to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, it took more than an hour to evacuate a total of 71 passengers and no injuries were reported.
Walt Disney World’s iconic monorail is known as one of the most widely used monorail systems in the world
‘There was a loud bang and then we saw some kind of big flash of light. Then the monorail slowed down,” Lenk said.
The Reedy Creek Fire Department and Orange County Fire Department responded to the incident and rescued passengers on board.
Walt Disney World’s iconic monorail is known as one of the most widely used monorail systems in the world.
Stops are made at Magic Kingdom park, the Transportation and Ticket Center, and multiple resort locations throughout the Walt Disney World Resort
More than 50 million people use the monorail at Walt Disney World Resort every year.
The passengers were evacuated after emergency crews responded to the scene near the EPCOT parking lot toll plaza, Florida.
More than 50 million people use the monorail at Walt Disney World Resort every year
The Reedy Creek Fire Department and Orange County Fire Department responded to the incident and rescued passengers on board
The most serious accident, which occurred in 2009, proved fatal when a train collision claimed the life of a 21-year-old train driver.
In July 2009, a train rammed into the back of a stationary car as it was carrying tourists out of the Magic Kingdom section of the park on the last run of the day.
There were only a family of five and two employees on board. The driver, Austin Wuenneberg, had to be cut from his taxi but died before he could be taken to hospital.
It was the first and only fatal accident in the 52-year history of the Disney World monorail.
In 2018, a red monorail was seen transporting passengers through the theme park with a carriage door wide open.
A passenger recorded the video while aboard the monorail traveling to Epcot theme park in Orlando.
In some parts of the video, parkgoers can be seen on the ground below and a female passenger can also be seen sitting near the open door while grabbing onto a pole.
A Disney spokesperson said the Red Line monorail was immediately removed from service after the incident.
‘We regret that this has happened. Safety is our main concern,” the spokesperson said.