Monorail Collides with Tow Tug, No Injuries; Happy Birthday Micke

Disney World Monorail Collides with Tow Tug:

Photo Credit: @MartinsVids on Twitter

This afternoon during a planned testing of the TCS (Train Control System) on the Express Monorail at Disney World, Monorail Coral and a tow tug collided. There were no injuries during the accident as it was during a test. 

The incident occurred between the Contemporary and the Ticket & Transportation Center. The train collided with enough force to cause considerable damage to the nose and front window of the train (as seen in the above picture). Disney confirmed the monorail was being tugged and became separated. An investigation seems to be on the horizon to see what errors caused the separation. 

Due to the accident, traffic had been shut down on World Drive and pedestrians are being kept out of the area. With the Train Control System that is being tested it could bring driver-less monorails to Walt Disney World in the future.

Happy Birthday 87th Birthday Mickey Mouse:

We couldn't end today's news without giving a shout out to everyone's favorite mouse. It was on this day 87 years ago that Walt Disney created the magic of Disney by creating Mickey Mouse. It All Started With a Mouse and it's all history from there.

Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!!!!!

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