Thunderstorm, power outage shuts down monorail at Disney World
Digital Reporter
Monday, July 14, 2014, 8:52 AM - A power outage led to the evacuation of a monorail train at Disney World on Sunday evening.
Fire officials say about 120 passengers had to exit the ride at Epcot through the emergency hatch on the roof of the train.
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Thunderstorms were reported in the area at the time and a lightning strike may have been the cause of the power outage.
"There was just some bad weather in the area and because of the power outage, the monorail guests were evacuated," the spokeswoman said.
She says there was no fire and all got down calmly with the aid of firefighters and a mechanical lift.
Several Twitter users reported the evacuation just after 6 pm. Photos showed the monorail stopped with emergency vehicles nearby.
Cherry picker off rhe monorail just became a Tier 1 FP+ selection for EPCOT guests. (photo by @WDWNT) pic.twitter.com/cAlLdDiiXq
— Derek Burgan (@derekburgan) July 14, 2014Literally stuck on a monorail at disney, lighting struck and we immediately stopped. I'm convinced that I'm going to die
— natalie (@nnaaatttalliiie) July 13, 2014
With files from The Associated Press
