Overview
- Riders reported hearing the updated Express monorail spiel on Wednesday that explicitly states vaping is not permitted while traveling between the Transportation and Ticket Center and Magic Kingdom.
- The recorded script replaces the gendered phrase “host or hostess” with “Cast Member” and keeps familiar lines like “ladies and gentlemen.”
- At least one outlet confirmed new audio was recorded by a voice actor for all three monorail lines and not generated by artificial intelligence.
- Observers noted mismatched clips and playback glitches during the August 26–27 rollout, indicating the update is being deployed unevenly across the fleet.
- Disney has not explained the timing or motive for the edits, and the added vaping line reiterates an existing resort rule that smoking and vaping are allowed only in designated outdoor areas rather than creating a new ban.