
PeopleMover Information
Last Updated:9/26/2012 8:32:38 PM
| PeopleMover (July 1967-
August 1995
) |
| Guests were transported around Tomorrowland and through various Tomorrowland attractions via a train of cars that never stopped moving along the elevated track. |

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View Of PeopleMover From Tomorrowland En
PeopleMover
PeopleMover In Load Station
Aerial View Of PeopleMover Load Station

Backstage Photos
PeopleMover Vehicle During Construction
(1967)
PeopleMover During Construction
(1967)
PeopleMover During Construction
(1967)
PeopleMover Construction Near Autopia

Standard Operating Procedure Manual

Videos
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(:14 1974)
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(:32 1967)
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Audio Clips
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Secrets
The people mover was built 1/5 its actual design size. It was tested at Disneyland and then supposed to be used in the City of Epcot (which was never built) to move people from the neighborhoods to the hub of the city where they would catch a monorail to go to work. 20% of the electro-magnet motors can go down and it will still function properly.
The SuperSpeed Tunnel was added in 1977.
Tron footage added in 1982.
4,900 guests could ride per hour
The ride traveled at 6 mph.
The electro-magnet motors operated on 480VAC and were spaced 9 feet apart
There were 55 trains that could carry 4,600 people per hour
The design for th

Spiel
[Female Voice]
You are now beginning a grand circle tour of Tomorrowland, aboard the Peoplemover. The first system of its kind in the world. Since its 1967 opening, the Peoplemover has carried over 50 million guests.
Across the way is Star Tours, a thrilling new adventure, inspired by the George Lucas Star Wars film.
[C3PO]
Hello, I am C3PO, and this is my counterpart, R2D2, welcome to the Star Tours Tomorrowland space port.
[Female voice]
Below us is the Star Trade, where you'll find the largest selection of Disney signature clothing, toys and gift items here at the Magic Kingdom.
You are about to enter one of Tomorrowland's most exciting attractions, Space Mountain. For everyone's safety, we remind you to please remain

Articles
Disney Top 10 Innovations Of All Time
Dateline: August 01, 2012
Status: Current
The Walt Disney Company is known for its creativity, innovative thinking and technological advances.
Who, but Walt Disney, could have given us a motion picture like "Snow White," the first full-length animated feature film which was a
Graveyards At Disneyland Weird Finds At The Happiest Place On Earth
Dateline: December 07, 2010
Status: Current
You may be distracted by the holiday lights and decorations at Disneyland this time of year, but if you look closely, lots of weird secrets are waiting to be discovered all over the iconic amusement park.
Strodder told AOL News that one of his
Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom
Dateline: October 01, 2010
Status: Current
About five or six months ago I received an e-mail from the 1313 Club & Ape Pen Publishing Informing me of an event to take place at the Disneyland Hotel. The event, "The Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom" was to feature the talents and stories of
Is Disneyland Bringing Back Peoplemover
Dateline: September 25, 2010
Status: Current
The Disneyland Resort president hinted this weekend that the park could bring back a popular attraction: the PeopleMover.
But George Kalogridis revealed no specific plans to do so soon.
Kalogridis was asked Saturday about plans
Disney's PeopleMover Gets A New Name
Dateline: August 27, 2010
Status: Current
The PeopleMover has always been among my favorite Disney attractions. It's quiet, relaxing and there's rarely a wait. It affords riders a panoramic view of Tomorrowland, as well as many other sections of the Magic Kingdom.
When it was

Death And Injury
Ricky Lee Yama Crushed To Death
Death
Date: August 01, 1967
Ricky Lee Yama, a 17-year-old Hawthorne, CA, resident, was killed when he disregarded safety instructions and exited his People Mover car as the ride was passing through a tunnel. Yama slipped as he was jumping from
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Gerardo Gonzales Crushed To Death
Death
Date: June 01, 1980
Gerardo Gonzales, a recent San Diego high school graduate, was killed on the People Mover. Gonzales, in the early morning hours of a Grad Nite celebration, was climbing from car to car as the People Mover entered the
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4 Castmembers Suffer Smoke Inhalation
Injury
Date: June 26, 1993
A fire broke out on a Disneyland attraction Friday, causing minor injuries to four people and forcing the closure of the Tomorrowland section for about 90 minutes.
About 15 firefighters from Anaheim and several
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