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View Poll Results: Do you "find a reason" to ride the monorail each time you visit WDW?

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  • Yes -the monorail is a must do for us each trip.

    110 81.48%
  • No - its no big deal if we ride it or not.

    25 18.52%
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    Default Do you always ride the monorail?

    While answering another thread I realized that while we have only stayed in the monorail resorts a handful of times, we have ridden the monorail at least once on every trip that we have taken to WDW. Just wondering what the percentage of folks were who feel the same way we do...i.e. a trip to WDW is not complete without riding the monorail.
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    Sometimes after MK has been closed for a little while, I'll just ride the resort loop and window shop at the GF, the Poly and the Contemporary. I just love it.

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    I'd say that we probably do ride it at least once every trip but most of the time it's as a form of transportation, not because we "have" to ride the monorail to complete our trip.
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    I think I ride the monorail on most trips - can't remember whether we've had a long weekend trip on occasion where we may have missed a monorail ride. It's not a must-do for us.
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    It just wouldn't be a Disney trip without a ride on the monorail! Maybe it's memories from childhood or just my favorite Disney line of all time, "Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas".
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    It is unique and fun, but not a "must-do" for us.

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    A trip to WDW would not be complete without a ride on the monorail. My kids have loved riding the monorail since they were babies, and I think they look at it more as an attraction than transportation. We always take a spin around the resort loop on our first night, either before or after dinner at Ohana's. Then we usually ride it several more times during our trip.
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    We'll often take the epcot loop to mk when we leave epcot. Just to get a ride under the belt.

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    We always ride the monorail, although on our most recent trip we never got a chance to do the Epcot monorail - just the Resort one. I have to admit I was mildly disappointed. That's just how it worked out this time, we either drove to Epcot or took the bus. No need for the monorail.
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    Because of ADRs we try to eat at Epcot a lot... So we usually take the monorail over during dinner time.
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    Abso-freakin-lutely! I've always loved the monorail, and now my son does, too. Whenever, I go to WDW, I always plan a day when we take the monorail somewhere. Like a dinner at Chef Mickey's - then a loop around the lagoon, and then onto Epcot (which happens to be my favorite part of the ride).
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    Definitely! I always plan something where we can take the monorail...we especially like the ride between MK and EP. We just love it!
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    A trip is definitely not complete without riding the MK and Epcot monorail. Epcots loop is def my favorite
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    We ride at least once every trip.
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    Both loops are a must do for us each trip, whether it be for transportation or just for fun! We all enjoy the different view & perspective from the heights of the monorail!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mfarquar View Post
    my favorite Disney line of all time, "Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tink#64 View Post
    This is my message alert on my cell!
    how funny...its Mrs. Mousemates message alert as well.
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    We almost always ride it at least twice. If we have breakfast ADRs at Chef Mickey's, we will take the monorail to T&TC then switch to monorail to Epcot. (I try to schedule this each trip.) And on last full day, we take monorail from MK to Epcot.
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    Default Monorail BEN!

    We always ride the monorail every trip.

    This last trip Aug 2 thru Aug 9th we met MonoRail BEN. Ben is a 5 year old "cast member " who only works the monorail. According to his grand parents, they come to Disney often ,locals I assume , and ONLY ride the monorails. He wears a CM costume his grandmother made for him. He gets out at every stop and replicates every sinlge thing the actual CMs do. Right down to the hand gestures! He even passes out monorail stickers and driver cards.


    His GP sid they stopped going into parks because he only wanted to go back out on the monorail.

    We need to start a Monorail Ben Sighting forum.

    Has anyone else experienced Ben?

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    Wow, I guess we are in the minority. After riding it the first time, it just hasn't been a big deal for us. It's purely for transportation.


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