News: Disneyland receives new monorail train

Posted at 2:33 PM EST (1933 GMT)

Dec. 21st, 2007 -- Disneyland is getting a makeover up above your head.  The park received its first new monorail train in over twenty years and installed it Thursday.

The new train arrived beginning Monday and took about an hour and 15 minutes to be hoisted onto the track.

The monorail began operation in 1959 and the current trains have been in-use since 1987.  Disney’s Imagineers have been working on the upgrades for the ride for three years. 

The new train’s first car features blue glass and red stripes that change color in sunlight.  The second and third cars will be blue with purple glass and orange with blue glass.

Bench seats will face the windows, allowing visitors a full view of the parks, Downtown Disney and the Disneyland Hotel. The capacity and speed will remain the same.

The new train will debut in February and the park will be making additional upgrades throughout the coming season.

For more information and photos visit The Orange County Register.

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