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Dozens of passengers were stuck on the Disneyland monorail on Thursday, Jan. 8, due to a power outage
There were no injuries from the incident
Disneyland’s monorail opened in 1959 and was the first method of transportation of its kind in the country
A power outage caused dozens of Disneyland monorail passengers to make a lengthy unplanned stop.
On Thursday, Jan. 8, 60 people got stuck on the park’s monorail near the Space Mountain ride. Per CBS News Los Angeles, the outage occurred in the late afternoon and affected two trains.
First responders came to the rescue around 5 p.m., according to KTLA, and brought two ladders close to the park’s entrance where the trains had lost power.
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Disneyland monorail
Between the time first responders arrived to the scene and everyone was removed from the monorail, the evacuation took two hours. A park visitor told KTLA that the outage happened around 3:30 that afternoon.
A spokesperson for the Anaheim Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that a mechanical issue caused the power outage and that there were no injuries from the incident.
PEOPLE reached out to Disneyland Resort and did not receive an immediate response.
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Disneyland monorail evacuation
Power outages have frequently been the cause of riders becoming stranded on amusement park attractions in the past. Eleven people were stuck on the Transformers ride at Universal Studios Hollywood in April 2022. One of the park’s Harry Potter rides was also affected in the same incident.
In January 2023, a 400-ft tall ferris wheel at Orlando’s ICON Park left dozens of riders stuck for hours after a power failure. Over 80 firefighters responded to the call, and the rescue operation took three hours.
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Disneyland monorail
Disneyland’s monorail is a historic transportation system that connects the park. The zero-emission train spans 2.5 miles and takes riders on a 13-minute round-trip journey, per the park’s website. The trains run every 10 minutes and is open every day from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The monorail passes by Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Buena Vista Street, Hollywood Land in Disney California Adventure Park, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, and Downtown Disney District, among other stops.
It opened in 1959, four years after the park opened, and was the first daily transportation system of its kind in the country. It has two boarding stations: at Tomorrowland inside of Disneyland Park, and in the Downtown Disney District near the Disneyland Hotel.
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Disney World in Orlando, Fla., opened its own monorail system in 1971.
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