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Monorail Teal Breaks Down at Disney World as Riders Remove Windows for Air

The power loss with sweltering cabins renewed questions about an aging monorail fleet.

Overview

  • Monorail Teal, which lost power Saturday, April 4, stalled on the EPCOT beam and was towed back to the Transportation & Ticket Center.
  • With air conditioning and intercoms down in sealed cars, heat built fast and riders used emergency tools to pop out windows for airflow.
  • Disney suspended the EPCOT monorail line during the incident and ran buses between EPCOT and the Transportation & Ticket Center to move guests.
  • The company said all safety protocols were followed and that evacuations used a tow unit and ladder trucks from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District fire department.
  • The breakdown drew fresh scrutiny of the 1989‑era Mark VI trains, now about 37 years old, and followed a brief system shutdown after a monorail fire in November 2025.