This is the 7.8 mile trip from the Ticket and Transportation Center to EPCOT that I shot in 1984. A practically identical video shot from the pilot's cabin in 2006 can be seen at a RU-vid video called "WDW EPCOT MONORAIL FRONT VIEW." In both videos, it's monorail yellow arriving. If you watch both videos simultaneously, side-by-side, you can see just how much things have changed in 22 years. WARNING!: If you actually DO this, you qualify as a Disney obsessee with a lot of time on your hands!
At the end of this video is a short dedication to Austin Wuennenberg, the 21-year-old young man who lost his life in the early morning hours of July 5th while shuttling a very few passengers back to the TTC. Austin had likely been enjoying his July 4th evening, doing something he loved, carefully and thoughtfully, when fate stepped-in. Of all those involved in Austin's death, it seems he was the only one doing everything right. Austin was, and is, a hero.
Quoting a reader's comment from the Orlando Sentinel, "Sounds to me like the ONLY person who didn't have the ability to stop this from happening is the one innocent young man who died."
The Austin montage near the end of this video is credited to Mom2i&e on Flickr. www.flickr.com/....
The final photo composition at the end is credited to Kiki FL. www.flickr.com/...
10 сен 2024